Prince Harry should share ‘messy details’ in memoir, says Jones
princess Dianathe last hours can play a major role in the Duke of SussexHarry’s investigators are looking for information about the car accident that killed her 25 years ago, official judicial sources in Paris say.
A source who was involved in the original investigation into the crash, according to The Sun, said: “There have been approaches suggesting Prince Harry is intensely focused on getting more information about his mother’s death.
“There are plenty of people in France who remember the night of the accident.”
The princess died at the age of 36 when the car she was traveling in hit an underpass pillar in the French capital in the early morning of August 31, 1997.
Dodi Fayed, Diana’s partner, and Henri Paul, the driver of the Mercedes-Benz W140 S-Class, were also killed in the crash in the Pont de l’Alma tunnel.
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Prince Harry has ‘heavily focused’ on his mother’s death ahead of his upcoming memoir, sources say (Image: GETTY)
A six-month investigation in 2007 concluded that the accident was caused by Mr Paul losing control of the vehicle while driving at high speed while intoxicated.
The way the paparazzi drove in the back and the fact that Diana, Mr Fayed and Mr Paul were not wearing seat belts also influenced the outcome of the accident, a jury found.
Harry was 12 when his mother died.
The prince, who lives in the United States with… his wife Meghan, Duchess of Sussex and their two young children, has been working on the book since 2020 with the help of ghostwriter JR Moehringer, a Pulitzer Prize-winning author.
Harry was 12 and William 15 when Princess Diana died (Image: GETTY)
The Duke of Sussex’s interest in his mother’s death is ‘normal’, it is alleged (Image: GETTY)
He first revealed he was writing it in July 2021, confirming that the as-yet-untitled memoir would explore the “experiences, adventures, losses and life lessons that have shaped him over the past four decades”.
While he said he spoke “not like the prince I was born, but like the man I have become,” he promised the “highs and lows, the mistakes, the lessons learned” as a member of the Royal family.
Penguin Random House described the upcoming memoir as “intimate and heartfelt,” Harry, whom they called “one of the most fascinating and influential world figures of our time,” said “for the very first time,” the truth about “the experiences.” adventures, losses and life lessons” that have made him who he is today.
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The publisher continued: “About his life in the public eye from childhood to the present day, including his dedication to service, the military duty that took him twice to the front lines of Afghanistan, and the joy he found in the of a husband and father, Prince Harry will offer an honest and captivating personal portrait.”
His report, they added, will prove that behind what readers “think they know” is something else — “an inspiring, courageous and uplifting human story.”
The source speaking about investigators’ interest in the death of the Princess of Wales said: “It’s only natural that Diana’s son would want to know more about it for his book.”
Claims about the recording of the tragic event in the memoir emerged when the Duke of Sussex and his brother, the Duke of Cambridgewere not consulted about a new documentary about their late mother that aired this month.
Diana investigation: death in Paris will air on Channel 4 at the end of August to coincide with the anniversary of her death.
The four-part series explores the conspiracy theories that producers say to “stop”.
Sources confirmed to the Telegraph that Harry, 37, and William, 40, were left in the dark about the production and were not shown a preview.