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As for which parties plotted the assassination of Diana and Dodi, conspiracy theorists' favorite suspects include the couple's driver, Henri Paul. Paul was the security manager at the Ritz Hotel, which is owned by Fayed, and had been in the family's employ for a decade. As the theory goes, Paul was paid by MI6 to assassinate Diana and Fayed. Former MI6 officer Richard Tomlinson famously attested that he had seen Paul's file and could confirm that he was an informant. Despite the fact that Paul made just $35,000 a year, he had nearly $250,000 in his bank account at the time of his death, in addition to a significant amount of cash with him when he died, prompting further speculation that MI6 paid him off.
Princess Diana: Conspiracy theories endure
As for which parties plotted the assassination of Diana and Dodi, conspiracy theorists' favorite suspects include the couple's driver, Henri Paul. Paul was the security manager at the Ritz Hotel, which is owned by Fayed, and had been in the family's employ for a decade. As the theory goes, Paul was paid by MI6 to assassinate Diana and Fayed. Former MI6 officer Richard Tomlinson famously attested that he had seen Paul's file and could confirm that he was an informant. Despite the fact that Paul made just $35,000 a year, he had nearly $250,000 in his bank account at the time of his death, in addition to a significant amount of cash with him when he died, prompting further speculation that MI6 paid him off.