Diana's Death Deemed a 'Tragic Accident'

LONDON, UK -- British police released an inquiry Thursday that concludes the car crash which killed Princess Diana and her lover Dodi Fayed in Paris in 1997 was an accident and that all the allegations of foul play are unfounded.

“Our conclusion is that, on all the evidence available at this time, there was no conspiracy to murder any of the occupants of the car. This was a tragic accident,” said Lord John Stevens, who led the investigation into the couple's death.

Diana, Dodi, and their driver Henri Paul were killed when their car slammed into the wall of the Pont d’Alma tunnel in Paris on Aug. 31, 1997, while being chased by paparazzi.

Stevens’ report is hardly going to calm down the rumors and conspiracy theories surrounding the death of the British princess but it will allow an inquest into Diana’s death finally to get under way.

The inquest will formally resume next year under judge Dame Elizabeth Butler-Sloss with preliminary hearings being held in the beginning of January at the Royal Courts of Justice.