The only survivor of the accident in which Princess Diana
was killed, said that he is not implicated in a murder cover-up.
Former bodyguard Trevor Rees, formerly known as Trevor
Rees-Jones, was on the front- seat passenger in the car on the fatal night of
August 31, 1997. He was the only survivor in that crush which killed Princess
Diana, Dodi Fayed, her boyfriend, and Henri Paul, their driver.
Rees took the stand into the deaths of Diana and Dodi at the
central London inquests with scars still on his
face as a testimony of the crash in Paris.
He told the jury with a soft voice: "I am not part of a
conspiracy to suppress the truth at all. All I have ever done is given the
truth as I see it."
He was questioned by Ian Burnett QC, counsel to the inquest,
about the Mohamed al Fayed's claim that Diana was actually murdered, the Press
Association reports.
Burnett said: "What is being suggested by Mohamed al
Fayed is that you are part of a conspiracy to suppress the truth that his son,
the Princess of Wales
and Henri Paul were murdered by the British security services, MI6, call them
what you will."
Rees was Dodi Fayed's bodyguard and at the time of the
accident he didn’t wear the seat belt, according to the job description.
He had injuries at his lower jaw, pulmonary system and the
base of his brain.
Rees published in 2000 a book, which he wrote along with
American author Moira Johnston, "The Bodyguard's Story: Diana, the Crash,
and the Sole Survivor," in which he told his side of the story about the
crash.
The book is based on some interviews with Rees, Jill, his
mother and Dr. Luc Chikhani, the surgeon who helped Rees recuperate from the
crash.
Burnett asked Rees: "It has also been alleged by Mr al
Fayed that the book was written either by or at the behest of the security
services, in particular MI6. Is there any truth in that?"
Rees answered: "None whatsoever."
Burnett asked: "It has also been suggested that the
book was written with Dominic Lawson, who was the editor of the Sunday
Telegraph. Is that true?" at which Rees responded: "That is not
true."
The inquest is on.