Tests show Diana was not pregnant

DODI FAYED may have been planning to propose to the Princess of Wales on the weekend they died, John Stevens’s report concluded.

But the “weight of evidence” suggested the Princess was not intending to become betrothed or married to him, it added.

The report also dismissed claims that she was pregnant at the time of her death.

It disclosed new forensic tests were conducted on a sample of the princess’s blood obtained from the wrecked Mercedes.

There was evidence that Dodi had selected a ring from the “Tell Me Yes” range at the Repossi jewellers in Paris, and that it was at his apartment in the Rue Arsene Houssaye, the report said.

However, the only evidence which inferred that Princess Diana had been presented with the ring and accepted his proposal came from Dodi’s butler, Rene Delorm.

Examining suggestions that their betrothal was to be announced on the Monday after the crash, the report said: “Those involved in the daily organisation of the Princess of Wales’s life were ... unaware of any engagement or announcement.

“An announcement of this magnitude by the Princess would have required planning, of which there was no evidence.

“There was no evidence from any family, friends, confidantes or other associates that any announcement was to be made.”

On the suggestion that Princess Diana was having Dodi’s child, Mr Stevens concluded there was “overwhelming evidence” she was not pregnant.

“There was no indication of pregnancy given by the Princess of Wales to her doctor, family, friends or associates,” his report said.

“The evidence: pathological, scientific, medical and anecdotal showed that the Princess was not pregnant.”

Forensic tests carried out on the Princess’ blood before she received a blood transfusion in the wake of the crash showed no evidence of pregnancy.

Mr Stevens’s report went on: “There is witness evidence from close friends and others that the Princess of Wales in mid-August 1997 was in her normal menstrual cycle.”