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Diana Inquest

MY SON WAS NOT DRUNK, SAYS HENRI PAUL'S MOTHER

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SECONDS FROM DEATH: Henri Paul at the wheel

Tuesday April 8,2008

By Tim Finan in Brittany

THE elderly mother of Paris Ritz driver Henri Paul said she was “deeply saddened” by the verdict.

Wiping away tears, Gisele Paul spoke of her despair at the jury branding her son a drunk and speeding driver who caused his own death and those of the Princess and her lover Dodi Fayed.

Speaking at her home in Lorient, Brittany, Mrs Paul, 74, said: “I had hoped that the jury would see reason but I am really not surprised that they have condemned Henri as the other two inquiries did.

“They should have taken into consideration the statements and the evidence that showed that the tests carried out on Henri’s blood were flawed and should have been dismissed as evidence. My son was not an alcoholic and he was not drunk at the wheel of the Mercedes. The verdict of the jury is not the truth.”

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Gisele and her husband Jean have always maintained that the blood sample which showed their son to be three times over the limit, and which contained a massive level of carbon monoxide, did not come from Henri.

They claim the blood samples were either switched by unknown parties or mixed up by incompetent doctors who
carried out the post mortem examination on their son and analysed his blood.

“How could my son have driven with 1.8 grammes of alcohol and 20 per cent carbon monoxide in his blood? It’s ridiculous,” said Mrs Paul.

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MAY THE FUTURE BRING US HOPE

09.04.08, 10:18pm

yes nimue we do live in a cruel world but if we can lift all the trash from it we will find that it is indeed quite beautifull

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HENRI PAUL

09.04.08, 10:00pm

was driving the car
had drunk 2 Ricards on duty (at least)
drove above the speed limit
in a car he was not familiar with.

Whilst I have every sympathy for his parents it is nonsense to say he was totally innocent.

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TASHA20 WHAT A CRUEL WORLD WE LIVE IN..........

09.04.08, 9:25pm

tasha20 What a cruel world we live in that a man such as Henri Paul has been used as a scapegoat in the murder of Princess Diana and Dodi. There has been nothing but lies after lies regarding the death of Diana and thinking about it there never was going to be any evidence left behind by the Secret Servoce as this is what they do. They plot and plan to make sure that there is not a trace of evidence left to link them to the deed. Henri Paul's parents now have to live with knowing that their son has been blamed for something that he didn't do. I hope the people responsible get their just desserts the only sad thing about it is if and when they do we won't know about it.

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MRS PAUL YOU ARE NOT ALONE MILLIONS OF PEOPLE KNOW YOUR SON WAS NOT RESPONSIBLE

08.04.08, 11:05pm

this poor lady she has to live with the fact that her son has been branded a killer
he is innocent of any wrong doing he lost his life .mrs paul lost her son and now she has been given more pain to bear I hope mr alfyed carries on with his quest for the truth if he should persue the pap in a civil court then and if mrs paul could allow it vital dna from her son

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P+A+T+H+E+T+I+C ... BECAUSE THE MAN IS NOW BITING THE TONGUE WHICH TOLD THE ... T+R+U+T+H! ...

08.04.08, 10:07pm


... There was his statement in The Royal Courts of Justice; recorded for us in black and white on 31st January 2007:

... "IT'S AN AFFRONT TO ANY SCIENTIST".

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YES, DIANA, YOU ARE SO RIGHT! IT WAS ALL TOO EASY; THE DRUNK-AS-A-PIG-DRUGGED-UP-TO-THE EYEBROWS LINE! - WHAT A ... F+A+R+C+E!

08.04.08, 10:02pm


... NOW what does the pathetic statement mean from Lord Justice Scott Baker concerning the trumped up blood tests:"it's an affront to any scientist" ?????????????

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