CCTV shows Diana’s driver signalled to paparazzi

HENRI PAUL, Princess Diana’s driver, signalled to paparazzi moments before setting off on the fateful journey, video footage revealed last night.

Mr Paul, who was acting head of security at the Ritz Hotel in Paris, also repeatedly spoke to photographers waiting for the princess, the inquest into her death was told.

CCTV images shown to the jury yesterday also captured the final moments between Diana and Dodi Fayed before the fatal accident. The clips revealed how the princess snuggled in Dodi’s arms in the rear service exit of the hotel.

Henri Paul was at the centre of a decoy attempt to evade the paparazzi.

However, while paparazzi gathered at the main entrance to the hotel, CCTV images showed a handful of paparazzi in the side street moments before the couple’s car arrived to pick them up.

Mr Paul is seen clearly waving at one of them, Jacques Langevin, allowing him to align his shot.

By the time the car leaves with Mr Paul at the wheel, a handful of photographers are already there, some of whom pursued the car.

Minutes later it crashed in the Pont de l’Alma tunnel, killing Diana, Dodi and Mr Paul himself.

Inspector Paul Carpenter of the Metropolitan Police, explained Mr Paul’s actions: “You will see him raise his hand, as if waving to the paparazzi across the road.

“If you look at the paparazzi across the road, you will see one of them raise his camera, and that is Jacques Langevin.”

The inquest is adjourned until Monday, when it will reassemble in Paris to visit the crash site and other locations. Jury bailiffs and court staff travelling with the jury, were sworn before the inquest before the hearing adjourned.