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Hindustan Times
02-07-2025
- Hindustan Times
Meghan Markle could face Diana-like end, Royal insider's grim warning here
Meghan Markle is being warned to stay quiet about the Royal Family or will face a fate similar to Princess Diana, per a Radar Online report. Meghan Markle warned to remain silent about the Royal Family or face dire consequences similar to Princess Diana. The warning, steeped in longstanding conspiracy theories and suspicions surrounding Diana's 1997 death in a Paris car crash, comes amid growing concern that the Duchess is treading dangerous ground. ALSO READ| Remembering Princess Diana as Prince William is set to celebrate his mom's 64th birthday 'Gray Men' resurface? Meghan Markle warned of Diana-style threat Radar Online claimed a secretive group of enforcers, 'Gray Men,' have resurfaced, and Meghan could become their next target if she continues speaking out. 'I fear if Meghan and Harry's star rises too high, that will be perceived as the courtiers Princess Diana called men in grey as a threat to the heir,' Royal biographer Anne Pasternak, who has written about Diana's life, told Radar Online. 'Meghan cannot set the agenda, she has to toe the line, and support the monarch and heir. I don't think she realizes that.' Those 'men in grey' were also feared by Princess Diana, who worried that royal courtiers and insiders resented how she modernised the monarchy. Diana's death has long been surrounded by conspiracy theories, including those investigated in Operation Paget, a lengthy inquiry by the Met Police. The probe reviewed nearly 200 claims, many coming from Mohammed Al Fayed, the father of Diana's partner Dodi Al Fayed, who died alongside her. Al Fayed believed the royal establishment wanted to prevent Diana from marrying his Muslim son and orchestrated their deaths. Though the official 832-page report ultimately concluded the crash was caused by their intoxicated chauffeur, Henri Paul, many remain unconvinced. ALSO READ| Prince Harry, Meghan Markle to play key roles in King Charles' funeral: Report Princess Diana's fears resurface in Meghan Markle's story Among them is veteran French photographer Lionel Cherruault, who claimed his home was mysteriously burglarised after Diana's death. 'The next day, a police detective appeared at the apartment. 'I must tell you something,' he said clutching a sheaf of papers in his hand. 'I've just read this report. I have to confirm that you were not burgled,'' Cherruault recalled in a book titled Death Of A Princess, by Thomas Sancton and Scott MacLeod. ''You mean they were gray men?'' Cherruault asked, invoking Diana's own fears. Darryn Lyons, a former paparazzi mogul known as 'Mr. Paparazzi,' also voiced suspicions that Diana's death was orchestrated. Another photographer, James Andanson, was found dead in 2000 in his burned-out car discovered in remote French woodland. Although he had two bullet wounds in the head, his death was ruled a suicide, per the book. ALSO READ| Meghan Markle embraces simple pleasures in new summertime snap, reveals 'weekend plans' 'With all this evidence, Meghan and Harry should learn to shut up. Harry and her's repeated attacks on the royal family could end very badly,' Pasternak warned.
NDTV
23-06-2025
- NDTV
Mohamed Fayed Paid Egyptian Spies Millions To Probe Diana's Death Conspiracy
Mohamed Al-Fayed, whose son Emad El-Din "Dodi" Mohamed Fayed was killed in a car crash alongside Princess Diana, paid Egyptian secret service agents millions in exchange for information about the death of the Princess of Wales. The former Harrods boss spent close to a decade funneling money to the Egyptian spies in London, via a secret network of companies, according to a report in The Telegraph. Al-Fayed, who died in 2023, aged 94, was desperate to obtain secret intelligence about the death of his eldest son and Prince Diana in the 1997 Paris car crash. He had been convinced that the British bourgeois class feared that an Egyptian could be the possible stepfather to the future king. "Sources say he hoped to receive confirmation from Egyptian secret service operatives of his belief that the British intelligence services had a hand in the fatal crash in the Alma tunnel," the report highlighted, adding that at one point, he told the spies that British intelligence had his son killed. Despite Al-Fayed's beliefs in the conspiracy, Sir John Stevens, the former Metropolitan Police commissioner, laid bare the truth in his three-year Operation Paget investigation. Sir John concluded that the pair died as a result of an accident for which the driver, Henri Paul, was responsible. Paul was reportedly three times over the alcohol limit and overspeeding at the time of the accident. Allegations against Al-Fayed Last year, Al-Fayed, was accused of rape by more than 100 women, dating back to the 1970s. Last year, the BBC released a documentary titled Al-Fayed: Predator at Harrods, revealing the murkier things that happened during Al-Fayed's ownership, where Harrods not only failed to intervene but helped cover up abuse allegations. One woman alleged that the billionaire raped her at his London apartment. "I made it obvious that I didn't want that to happen. I did not give consent. I just wanted it to be over," she said. Al-Fayed, born in Egypt, moved to the United Kingdom in 1974 and was already a well-known public figure when he took over Harrods in 1985. In recent years, the new generation has come to him through the Netflix series The Crown.
