Diana theory only reopens old wounds Scotland Yard say they are assessing new information reportedly passed on to them that reportedly suggests Diana and Dodi al-Fayed were killed by a British soldier. I JUST don't believe Princess Diana was assassinated. I am suspicious about new claims she was murdered by SAS soldiers in Paris 16 years ago. The explosive revelation has made global headlines just two weeks before a new movie about the late royal is due to be released. It is one of many lingering conspiracy theories surrounding the death of Diana and her boyfriend, Dodi Al Fayed, but is the only one to be given the credibility of attention from Scotland Yard. The allegation is that a unit of the SAS "arranged" Diana's death, then covered it up, making it look like a car accident in a tunnel under the streets of Paris. The source of the information was not even a former SAS soldier, but his wife's estranged parents. We should be asking why the information is now being made public, given that the initial claims were forwarded to authorities in September 2011. Already, other SAS soldiers have come forward disputing the murder claim. However, there are still many people out there who believe that Diana was murdered because she was an embarrassment to the British government and because she was about to marry a Muslim man. It all brings back the dark days after Diana's death, when the media was full of conspiracy theories fuelled primarily by Mohamed Al Fayed, Dodi's father. Far-fetched theories abounded: that the princess was pregnant, was engaged to Dodi, and had been killed by M16 agents on the orders of the Duke of Edinburgh and the Queen. It didn't help that Diana herself was pushing such theories from beyond the grave. Years after her death, UK newspapers published a letter Diana wrote to her former butler claiming Prince Charles was plotting to kill her in a car crash. Diana wrote that her husband was planning an accident to clear the way for him to marry the princes' nanny, Tiggy Legge-Bourke. Camilla, she wrote, was nothing but a "decoy." It must have been a horrific time for Diana's young sons, William and Harry, who were still grieving the sudden death of their beloved mother. However, we must remember that every single formal inquiry or inquest into Diana's death has come to exactly the same conclusion: that she died because the man driving the car she was travelling in was heavily intoxicated and speeding. The fact that Diana, and the two other men who died in the crash, were not wearing seatbelts has consistently been found to be a vital contributing factor. This was the finding of the 1999 French inquiry and a 2004 French court case. This was also the conclusion of the longest-running and most expensive inquest in British history, led by Lord Justice Scott Baker. This was no government whitewash. Lord Baker's inquest sat for more than 90 days and heard evidence from 250 witnesses. A separate inquiry by London's Metropolitan Police spent three more years reinvestigating the deaths and came to the same conclusion. At the time, Mr Al Fayed refused to accept the finding, vowing to find the "killers" of Dodi and Diana. To many of us back then it was the act of a desperate, broken man mourning the loss of his beloved son and heir. We felt his pain, but we wanted him to accept the deaths and move on. The official findings came almost as a relief. Blog with Susie It was a reminder that despite all the crazy theories, these three people were killed the same way as thousands of others the world over. It was a tragic combination of a drunk driver, speed and a lack of seatbelts. Even now, conspiracy theorists continue to peddle their ridiculous scenarios, but this is the first time Scotland Yard has agreed to examine new information. Note it has not reopened the investigation, but is merely assessing the evidence that has come forward. Of course, authorities should examine any fresh evidence surrounding any death - whether it's a pauper or a princess. In this case, however, they have a responsibility to consider only credible claims backed up by evidence. Time will tell whether this is a valid piece of evidence pointing to a government cover-up of massive proportions, or just the ramblings of a deluded man. If, in fact, this latest claim is nothing more than a publicity stunt for a movie, then it is a very low act. Although many of us mourned Diana, we have to remember that she has left two grown sons and many family members who will no doubt be distressed by this latest development. What's your view? Blog with Susie at heraldsun.com.au