France - Funeral of Diana's driver

(20 Sep 1997) T/I: 10:13:09
Henri Paul, the driver of the car in which Diana, Princess of Wales was killed on August 31, was buried in his home town, Lorient, on Saturday (20/9) amid tight security. Paul, 41, deputy head of security at the Ritz Hotel in Paris, is the focus of speculation over who was to blame for the fatalaccident, which took his life, as well as Diana's and her
companion Dodi Fayed's. While the accident is still under judicial investigation, three tests carried out on Paul indicated that he was well over the French blood-alcohol limit, and that he was on anti-depressants and sedatives.
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LORIENT, BRETAGNE, FRANCE 20/09
WS of the seaside port of Lorient;
MS boat on port with name "Lorient" on it;
WS street in Lorient where Henry Paul's parents live;
CU sign with name of the street "rue Bleriot";
VS of Henri Paul's parents home;
WS street in the centre of Lorient with policemen and church in background;
sign saying the road is closed;
CU policemen;
sign indicating the centre of Lorient;
MS of church Sainte Therese de Lorient with police officers deployed between two security barricades around the church;
vs of policemen;
MS policemen laying flowers in front of the church;
WS of the church;
VS of residents looking on;
VS of people arriving for the funeral, entering the church;
MS people arriving at church with flowers as bells ring;
man laying flowers in front of the church before entering;
MS policeman on motorcycle;
van with coffin inside arriving outside church;
MS and CU of parents getting out of van, mother first followed by Henri's father and they are escorted into the church;
MS man opening the van (with coffin inside)
VS of priest getting out of church and talking to the family;
priest in front of coffin in car and crossing it;
priest getting back in church;
VS of the coffin going into the church;
WS of church;
VS of coffin inside church;
coffin put in front of the altar;
CU parents;
VS of service;
MS family
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[@joshuadieringer5873]

POOR GUY WAS DOING WHAT HIS BOSS TOLD HIM TO DO..REST IN PEACE HENRI..

[@phillipsimpson3359]

More RESPECTFULLY titled.... it should have been "FUNERAL OF HENRI-PAUL"!! He WAS a Human Being too!!!!! Shame on AP Archive!!!

[@ilonabruinen7531]

Phillip Simpson yes, Henri Paul was a human too 👍

[@ilonabruinen7531]

Iedereen heeft hem afgebrand in de media , maar ik geloof echt niet dat hij dronken achter het stuur is gekropen, die ratten van de pers zijn de daders, maar het feit dat hij een beroemde dame in z'n wagen vervoerde heeft de focus op een nare manier naar hem gelegd, een zondebok van hem gemaakt, dat heeft deze goede en talentvolle man en z'n familie niet verdiend !!!

[@teevee7678]

he was a silly goose. Sparing his life in order to act drunk to go along the plan, to kill diana. That costed his life.

[@kaydavis4652]

Everyone seems to forget Diana was not only one killed that night. Another thing people need to remember, to this day the circumstances behind what happened is still not proven. Every life should be looked at as important, and everyone who loses a loved one should be given respect to mourn and remember their loved one.

[@elisabethdakak878]

No respect for human life.

[@dazjackson3812]

it appears the al-fayeds stayed well clear. obviously blaming henri paul but why ?????. we will never know the truth but there are enough photos that shows camera flashes in their eyes whilst bikers are in front of the car in the tunnel. camera flashes are bright enough for henri paul to lose control

[@chollaalertdalla9342]

Spot on

[@juliedurlak]

Very sad he was made a scapegoat

[@sunnydelight5255]

He caused most of it. Tipsy, speeding like a maniac that night, he already dared a pap to try and catch them, they didn’t. For many minutes no pap was in that tunnel because he sped so fast.

[@AB-fp2dq]

Sad. 😢rest in peace 🙏 🕊

[@iome1129]

He was not drunk and not under antidepressants. Stop saying all these bullshits

[@shellingford9983]

back your claims

[@dianecooper8760]

Only got the royals to blame

[@sunnydelight5255]

No he’s to blame. Tipsy, speeding like a maniac that night, he already dared a pap to try and catch them, they didn’t. For many minutes no pap was in that tunnel because he sped so fast.

[@patriciapattinson3231]

We will never know the real truth

[@audreym2910]

Reposez en paix chef Henri . Je termine le livre de Belle Sebaste. Je sais que vous étiez une très belle personne.

[@psmith9789]

Both of his paremts look extremely young to have had a son his age.

[@elisabethdakak878]

Muslims marry at young age

[@insaa43]

Henri Paul a muslim. I dont think so.

[@kariimahyusriyyah8039]

@@elisabethdakak878 No he isn't

[@krugerfuchs]

We know you did nothing wrong rest in peace

[@sunnydelight5255]

He did many things wrong. Tipsy, good at hiding he loved to drink, speeding like a maniac that night, he already dared a pap to try and catch them, they didn’t. For many minutes no pap was in that tunnel because he sped so fast.

[@arcticmonkey3]

Diana's death car driver.

[@elisabethdakak878]

Three people died in that car accident

[@alanaliyev456GT]

R.I.P HENRI PAUL he was 1 great driver and a virtuoso I.F.R pilot not a murder. He was 2 times first prize of Music Academy (piano)... its a shamz to reduce him at a bad driver or alcoholic...its not true ! He was off when he was called unexpectedly for drive Diana At home !!! Even in fail means(for over alcolemy level ) he was better than a lambda driver

[@elisabethdakak878]

Fatal car accident. Speed is the killer, nothing else

[@someonesomewhere6123]

Did he have any children?

[@alanaliyev456GT]

@@someonesomewhere6123 no

[@alanaliyev456GT]

@@someonesomewhere6123 he dead before his parents !

[@sunnydelight5255]

Tipsy, good at hiding he loved to drink, speeding like a maniac that night, he already dared a pap to try and catch them, they didn’t. For many minutes no pap was in that tunnel because he sped so fast.

[@disneyfanatic9658]

He was done a real injustice, if he wasn’t driving drunk.

[@audspod1]

So sad that this poor man had to take the blame, a scapegoat, but the true blame was the evil paparazzi who hounded the princess to her death.

[@sunnydelight5255]

He is partly to blame. Tipsy, speeding like a maniac that night, he already dared a pap to try and catch them, they didn’t. For many minutes no pap was in that tunnel because he sped so fast.

[@elfowl135]

They both died. Respect for both is now necessary. God Bless them both.!!!!

[@ilonabruinen7531]

Dear Henri Paul, Love you, r.i.p.

[@elisabethdakak878]

Three people died in a car accident. No matter how good a driver speed kills

[@kevinbergin9971]

I wonder if that driver, Henri Paul, had gone up to Mohamed Al-Fayed and said he was too drunk to drive would he have been fired on the spot? Not suggesting he wasn't wrong but I'm wondering.

[@kennethbrynleyjohnsweet4252]

You do know henri Paul was deputy head of security for the Ritz carlton and not a driver don't you...somebody else was driving that night, I've seen the CCTV footage

[@terenceskill9526]

@@kennethbrynleyjohnsweet4252 Somebody else was the driver? Enlighten me - how did the other driver manage to wear Henri Paul´s face when the photo of all the people in the car was taken only seconds before the impact?

[@agussholeh0866]

We ask governments in all countries to unite the bridge pillars as high as one or two meters so that if a car hits a bridge support, it can still slide not as badly as a car crashes into a bridge pillar so that an accident hitting a pillar like what happened to Princess Diana does not happen again,.

[@psmith9789]

Q: where did the large amount of money that the press reported was in his bank account come from?

[@terenceskill9526]

Playing the late bird: He wasn´t that rich...about 1.700.000 Francs from about a dozen of bank accounts were found afterwards. Nothing unusual in France, where banks often make several internal accounts for the same client for different purposes. He was living single, didn´t have any children and had been working in well-paid jobs since he had been a young man. He also owned an apartment or flat that he didn´t live in, so he had also generated a passive income from the rents. The amount of money he carried on his body in the night of the accident was about 12.500F, which is also not unusual for an employee in his position who regularly provided the Rich and Famous with all kinds of services that a hotel like the Ritz has to offer. Honestly, the most fishy thing about Henri Paul is his blood sample...it´s simply impossible that he was so much over the legal limit without anybody around him would have taken notice. Even the CCTV captures from the Ritz show him in total control of his body. You can see him kneeling down to lace up his shoes some minutes prior to his last tour around town, and he doesn´t show the slightest sign of physical insecurity, which would be typical for a person with over 1 permille of blood alcohol that is said to be anything but a regular drinker. I´ve been diving pretty deep down the whole Diana-iceberg for years and, to me, the most logical explanation is that Henri Paul has been made the scapegoat for whatever kind of covert-ops with a manipulated blood sample. Best regards.

[@dfcvda]

he was drunk

[@chollaalertdalla9342]

Drunk from the shinning bright light a witness said he seen

[@candicestevens2110]

Where is Charles, Philip and the queen. They killed him

[@someonesomewhere6123]

No, someone else killed him.

[@donnamills79]

He was drunk !

[@duchfilms]

He shouldn’t have been drinking tho.

[@RK-ln6kg]

Speed kills

[@sunnydelight5255]

Indeed. He sped so fast that he did lose the paps. For about 10 minutes no pap caught up with them.

[@freqeist]

he is in an unmarked grave.

[@aurorarain1415]

really?

[@lmn1966]

No he's not! I have photos on find a grave. Look him up

[@licdaysi]

🤦🏻‍♀️You can’t believe in humanity anymore , was he drunk or not?

[@cherylmills9700]

Dodo I believe is part of rolling stone group