Diana – the Conspiracy Theory Can’t Now Die
Why? Well simply because unless the Duke of Edinburgh had taken the stand to prove himself inept at personal relationships but innocent of being party to any conspiracy, the theory must remain. To have allegations that the Duke was in any way part of the situation and then for the powers that decide such things decide that he needn’t face his accusers questions in a court situation raises more questions than the silence answers in my opinion.
It’s a well known fact that the Duke of Edinburgh is more than capable of putting his foot in things, and is one of the UK’s most high profile politically incorrect people (he was once rumoured to have said that cosmetic surgery was a good thing). By his not taking the stand looks as if his advisers were afraid that he may say something that whilst not implicating him directly in Diana’s death, certainly would place him in a negative light.
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As a UK native however, as well as a royalist, I fear that his lack of a courtroom appearance doesn’t absolve him of any responsibility – despite what the jury have been advised. Rather I believe if he was innocent of anything which was relevant to the charges made, he ought to have had the grace and dignity to stand up in court as any other British subject would have had to do.
The Duke’s failure to be interviewed in court means that this inquest is nothing more than a crowd pleaser. Something to wave in front of the conspirator mongers to say “we held an inquest and you were wrong.” Unfortunately they didn’t go the extra step that would have given more credence to any outcome the inquest may have, and so the conspiracy theory will continue to burn long after the courtroom clears.