Egyptian Theories Abound That Diana Was Murdered

Since Princess Diana and her Egyptian suitor, Dodi Fayed, died Aug. 31 in a Paris car crash, Egyptian publishers have churned out a half-dozen books based on the chilling, if wholly unsubstantiated, claim that the two were killed on orders from Buckingham Palace. By this account, the royal family could not countenance the idea that the princess might marry a Muslim.

Nearly two months after the crash, Egypt’s burgeoning tabloid-style press continue to offer regular installments on the same theme. One of Egypt’s best-known directors, Khairy Beshara, plans a film on the ill-starred couple’s short and tragic romance. He will not point fingers, he said, but will “give people all the information and let them draw their own conclusions.”