A Morte da Princesa Diana

In this documentary, each person gives his or her perspective on the tragic car accident that claimed the life of the most photographed woman in the world inside that tunnel in Paris 25 years ago. Whether Princess Diana's death was just an accident or a conspiracy, it's up to individuals to decide based on the facts and evidence presented by French and British experts, who spent years and millions of dollars to investigate that case and get to the bottom of what happened on that fateful night.

This is a very interesting documentary for fans of unsolved mysteries and crimes, it also sheds light on the events that took place prior to the incident and those who knew Diana and her new companion.

Very atmospheric show. Really well-made. There are subtitles in the first two episodes, but I found it interesting to hear the French perspective before the British police come in. Do we need another Diana documentary? Yes actually, as long as so many people still think she was murdered. This series does its best to set the record straight. Highly recommend.

This series deals with the several investigations conducted after the tragic crash. The last was Operation Paget by the British. It concluded a sole glancing blow from the Fiat caused Henri Paul to over correct. Since then there has been a theory put forth that after colliding with the Fiat, Henri Paul jumped the sidewalk on the right side and rode up the wall causing the right front tire to blow. When the car landed there was no way to control the car with a blown tire. This sounded a little more plausible to me. Of course several other factors were involved, including intoxication by the chauffer and lack of seat belts worn by Diana and Dodi.

I normally listen to documentaries while doing something else around the house. The first 2 episodes you have to actually watch. This is because talking is done mostly by the French and the translation is only by subtitles. These 2 episodes are about the investigation done by the French police.

The next 2 episodes are about the Stevens enquiry and talking is done mostly in English.

All the key figures on both sides of the Channel are interviewed. At first it looks like you'll be getting a comprehensive answer to all questions. However, towards the end I couldn't help feeling that there are gaping holes that are not properly covered, whether deliberately or not. The French just dismiss questions left open by their investigation out of hand. And the British united front about the conclusions of the Stevens enquiry just reeks of a cover-up. The end result is that instead of making the conspiracy theories go away this series is likely to boost them.

This was a very good series, bilingual French/English. This bilingual fact makes for the series' most compelling statement, by Lord Stevens. In the final episode, he asks how an investigation is done so many years after the accident in territory under the jurisdiction of England's closest ally.

A French documentary, totally French, done by the French investigative journalist and true-crime specialist Karl Zero takes the focus into the countryside, where James Andanson was found dead. I almost wished I hadn't seen it, because then "The Diana Investigations" would have convinced me it was--as (French) Brigadier Leader Monteil (sp?) repeats at least twelve times--a "banal" car accident.

As another review says, this is a very good documentary series, but it won't change conspiracy theorists' minds.