After decades of silence, Princess Diana’s former driver has spoken out, offering a rare, intimate look into her life—and the night of the tragic crash that claimed it. Choosing to remain anonymous, he shared deeply personal memories and raised new questions about the pressures Diana faced in her final days.
He described her not just as a princess, but as a loving mother and kind soul, someone who “wanted to change the world.” Despite relentless paparazzi attention, he recalled, Diana remained warm, funny, and determined to live on her own terms.
On the night of the fatal accident in Paris, he said Diana seemed anxious and tired of being hunted by the press. “She wanted to escape—just for a while,” he remembered. As they drove through the city, flashes from cameras followed them constantly. “It felt dangerous,” he said. “Like she was never truly safe.”
While he didn’t support any conspiracy theories, he admitted the atmosphere surrounding Diana was “toxic” and that she lived under constant threat from the media. “They were like wolves,” he said. “Always circling.”
But his memories weren’t all somber. He spoke of Diana’s compassion, especially for the sick and the vulnerable. “She made people feel seen,” he said. “That was her gift.”
The driver’s words have struck a chord with the public, offering a raw, human side of Diana that’s often lost in headlines. As the world continues to reflect on her legacy, his testimony is a powerful reminder: before she was a royal icon, Diana was a woman—one who gave her heart to others, even as her own was breaking.