The first conspiracy theory that is widely believed is that the paparazzi purposely caused the car crash. No charges were brought against the paparazzi who had been pursuing the princess' car (“BBC on This Day | 31 | 1997: Princess Diana Dies in Paris Crash”). Princess Diana was known for her celebrity status within the Royal Family, and became a target for the paparazzi, ensuring that every aspect of her life became a profitable opportunity for them. This theory alleges that the group of paparazzi chased and pushed Diana’s Mercedes so that her car would crash (Griffin). The photographers following her car were not the perpetrators because they were too far away to have caused the wreck (Puente). This means that they were not actively responsible; however, some argue that members of the paparazzi encouraged an environment where a crash could happen (Griffin). Photos taken of Princess Diana worth a large amount. The most expensive paparazzi photo ever sold, and of course, it’s of Princess Diana and her boyfriend, Dodi Fayed. The $6 million photo was taken in July 1997, just a month before both of them would perish in a high-speed car crash in Paris (Burtt). Many initially blamed the paparazzi for causing the crash but a French judge cleared them of wrongdoing in 1999 (Mansoor). Despite the accusations of involvement in the case, the paparazzi might have caused a frenzy but were not responsible. 

The second conspiracy regarding the death of Princess Diana suggests that driver Henry Paul's negligence caused the crash. A French judicial investigation concluded in 1999 the car crash that killed Diana was caused by Paul, who lost control of the car at high speed while intoxicated (“Princess Diana... Car Accident Death...”). Numerous tests showed that Paul’s blood had alcohol in it though there were mistakes made with the tests (Griffin). There was confusion over when the blood samples were collected from the driver, who was also killed in the crash, and the body numbering for Paul and Doddi Fayed was mixed up at one stage, the inquest jury was told (“Expert Casts Doubt on Accuracy of Diana Driver’s Blood Tests'').  There were repeated checks of those samples that have certified that Paul had indeed been drinking. 

This conspiracy theory also is believed to have been misinterpreted when looking at information from Andrew Griffin. People who doubt the official course of events say that its central claim about Paul being drunk at the time of the crash was not only false but was a lie spread in the media to cover up the killing (Griffin). Doubters argue that the official account of Paul's drunk driving was false and a media lie to cover up the death of Diana. There is no proof of this matter and the claims continue to be just hearsay. 

The last conspiracy was that Princess Diana was potentially pregnant. Diana had supposedly become pregnant with Dodi Fayed’s child and that idea was unpalatable to the British state. Fayed said that the Royal Family “could not accept that an Egyptian Muslim could eventually be the stepfather of the future King of England. And so they plotted to kill her off” (Griffin). It is possible that the royal family could scheme against Diana to protect their future bloodline; however, contradictory to the conspiracy theory that Princess Diana was pregnant, there is no evidence that she was pregnant. There was no sign of pregnancy during the post-mortem examination. Further tests on Diana’s blood found there was no sign of pregnancy there, either (Griffin). Her close friends also mentioned that her menstrual cycle was normal, that she was using contraception, and that she hadn’t mentioned even the possibility of being pregnant to her confidantes (1). There is no evidence of pregnancy, and friends also confirming, show that Diana could not have been pregnant at the time of her death. There was no motive regarding pregnancy. 

Princess Diana's death remains a tragic event that has caused global attention. We can examine each conspiracy that could have played a role in her death. The individuals were not responsible for the accident since they were at a distance, there is no reason for them to have caused the collision. Paul's alcohol consumption was confirmed by his blood tests, despite inaccuracies, and verifications reaffirmed his drinking patterns. There is no indication of pregnancy, and the testimony of friends supports the conclusion that Diana was not pregnant at the time of her passing. Based on the evidence we can conclude that Henri Paul, Princess Diana's driver, was intoxicated while driving, which means that there is a likelihood that driver Henri Paul's negligence caused the car crash.