- Paul Burrell rubbished claims that chauffeur Henri Paul was driving over limit
- He insisted Diana’s bodyguard Trevor Rees-Jones would not have let him drive
- Claimed toxicology report stating he was over limit must have been ‘mixed up’
- Mr Paul, Diana and Dodi Fayed died when car smashed into pillar in Paris tunnel
Princess Diana’s driver could not have been drunk on the night she was killed in a traffic accident in Paris, her former butler has declared.
Paul Burrell rubbished claims that chauffeur Henri Paul was driving over the limit, insisting Diana‘s bodyguard Trevor Rees-Jones would not have allowed him to get behind the wheel.
According to toxicology reports, Mr Paul was three times over the French drink-driving limit when the car smashed into a pillar of the Pont de l’Alma tunnel.
He was killed instantly in the crash, as was Diana’s lover Dodi Fayed, while the Princess of Wales died hours later in hospital. Mr Ree-Jones was the only survivor.
On the eve of the 20th anniversary of Diana’s death, her former butler Mr Burrell visited the scene of the crash for the first time.
He told The Mirror: ‘Why would Trevor let a drunk man drive him? Let alone Diana and Dodi? That’s rubbish. I think there was a mixing up of toxicology results.’
