Bodyguard van Diana had genegeerde hulppleidooien

Bodyguards voor Prinses Diana en haar minnaar Dodi Fayed hadden verzoeken extra veiligheid die tijdens hun fateful reis aan Parijs wordt verworpen, heeft inquest in hun sterfgevallen gehoord.

Trevor Rees, die één van twee bodyguards die aan het paar wordt toegewezen was, zei hij Dodi geloofde en Diana zou moeten vier veiligheidswachten gehad hebben die hen beschermen tegen hordes van fotografen en toeschouwers in de dagen alvorens hun fatale auto in het Franse kapitaal verplettert.

De foto's van het paar waren bespat over kranten rond de bol aangezien zij aan boord van het jacht van Dodi in recent Augustus 1997 holidayed.

By the time they arrived for a one-night stopover in Paris on August 30, dozens of photographers were waiting to track their every move.

In the early hours of the next day, Diana, Dodi and their driver Henri Paul were killed after their Mercedes crashed in an underground tunnel after apparently being pursued by photographers. Mr Rees was the only survivor.

Making his second appearance at the inquest, Mr Rees told how he and his fellow bodyguard Kes Wingfield repeatedly contacted top security chiefs for Dodi’s father, Harrods billionaire Mohamed Al Fayed, in London pleading for extra help during the couple’s holiday but none ever showed up.

“At that stage, it (the relationship between Diana and Dodi) was in the open, in the media, and the attention both from the paparazzi and general public would have been a lot higher,” he said.

“I would have expected, or I would have thought, it would have been good to have a four-man team, the same as would have been with Mr (Al) Fayed.

“We didn’t get any extra security. I believe at one stage we got an extra crew member to help the crew on the yacht, but we didn’t get any extra security.”

Mr Rees suffered extensive injuries in the crash which claimed the lives of the princess, Dodi and their driver.

He has rejected recent media reports suggesting his memories about the crash were gradually returning.

The inquest continues.

© 2008 AAP

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