Princess Diana’s former chauffeur has spoken up for the first time in decades, boldly claiming that if he had driven that night, she would still be alive today. 27 years later, the mystery and intrigue surrounding her murder remain a hot issue, as many continue to wonder what occurred on that fatal day in Paris. The Princess of Wales, 36 at the time of her death, died from injuries incurred in the early hours of August 31, 1997.

In the early hours of the morning, the Royal Family member was in a car in Paris with her lover, director Dodi Fayed, Diana’s driver, Henri Paul, and Fayed’s bodyguard, Trevor Rees-Jones. Something terrible happened when nine journalists chased the automobile through the Pont de l’Alma underpass. Paul lost control of the vehicle and crashed into a column in the underpass, instantly killing himself and Fayed while severely injuring Diana and Rees-Jones. Emergency services rushed to the site to retrieve the injured and send them to the hospital, where a fireman heard Diana’s last words, ‘Oh my God, what’s happened?’

Sadly, the former British Princess died at 4 a.m. in hospital.
However, Princess Diana’s former chauffeur has spoken out about the sad event, saying, “I would have taken a bullet for Diana.” My job was my life. I was always here for her. I transitioned from pursuing my dream career to having to start anew.” “All I know is that if life had taken a different trajectory and I had been driving her that night in Paris, she would still be here today… because I would’ve kept her safe,” he said. Steve expressed his indescribable anguish over Princess Diana’s death.

He, a former army man, described how he lost his position after eight years of service. He had long pondered why, and it took him viewing Netflix’s The Crown series to figure out what had happened. Journalist Martin Bashir circulated stories about the driver to gain Diana’s trust before his notorious Panorama interview with her. He informed her that Steve had released information on her to the press. Fortunately, Steve obtained compensation in May of this year as a result of Bashir’s bogus charges. Still feeling dissatisfied, Steve continued, “In essence, he told her I was a traitor, when the treachery was all his.”