‘New evidence’ found in Diana probe

The man leading the investigation into the death of Diana, Princess of Wales, has said that fresh witnesses and forensic evidence has been gathered.

Sir John Stevens made the disclosure during an interview, but refused to elaborate on the nature of the new material, admitting that he had revealed more than he intended to.

The former Commissioner of the Metropolitan Police was speaking at the Hay Festival in Hay-on-Wye on a range of subjects that included the controversial proposed police mergers and how to combat the increased threat of terrorism in the United Kingdom after 9/11.

When asked by the festival’s director, Peter Florence, about his inquiry into the events leading to Diana and Dodi Al Fayed’s deaths in August 1997, Sir John said: “We’ve got new witnesses and new forensic evidence.”

When asked whether the new witnesses were eye-witnesses, Sir John refused to be drawn, saying: “I can’t tell you at this stage … you’ve already got under my radar.”

Sir John said his team had taken possession of the black BMW car involved in the Paris crash from the French authorities, and had dismantled it as part of the investigation.

He also said they would be dealing with each conspiracy theory individually.

“At the end of the day we have to do a job that draws a line under this one way or another,” said Sir John.

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