Family of Princess Diana's chauffeur slam Netflix for fatal Paris car crash ... trends now
The family and best friend of Princess Diana's tragic chauffeur Henri Paul have condemned Netflix for 'raking over the bones' of her fatal Paris crash in the name of 'entertainment'.
The latest instalment of the loosely-historical series will include the devastating crash in the early hours of August 31st 1997 in the Pont d'Alma tunnel that claimed the lives of Diana, Dodi Fayed – and chauffeur Henri Paul.
But the incendiary footage and flash-back reconstruction have sparked fury among those closest to former French Air Force pilot Henri Paul who have spent more than two decades living with the fact he was blamed for the most infamous car crash in history.
The row comes after Netflix signed a $100million deal with the Duke and Duchess of Sussex which has already provoked anger from the Royal Family at the way they were treated in last year's Harry and Meghan documentary series.
The family and best friend of Princess Diana's tragic chauffeur Henri Paul (pictured) have condemned Netflix for 'raking over the bones' of her fatal Paris crash in the name of 'entertainment'
Alain Paul (pictured), the driver's only surviving brother, and Claude Garrec, Henri Paul's best friend, have condemned the filmmakers for exploiting the crash victims and 'throwing him to the wolves'.
Now The Crown risks a fresh row after pictures emerged showing a replica of the mangled Mercedes which had carried Princess Diana – on set at Elstree Studios
Alain Paul, the driver's only surviving brother, and Claude Garrec, Henri Paul's best friend, have condemned the filmmakers for exploiting the crash victims and 'throwing him to the wolves'.
Speaking from his home in Lorient, France, Mr Paul told MailOnline: 'I don't want to have to see the wreckage of a car that my brother died in over and over again. It's inhumane.
'This Netflix dramatization of my brother's death is cruel to me and my family. They did not warn me they were going to bring this tragedy back into the spotlight again.
'Yet again people are trying to profit from the death of my brother and of Princess Diana.
'I don't know how they can call this entertainment. For them it is simply business. And as it's only business for them they should send me a cheque.
'But they won't. They didn't even have the decency to inform me about it.
'Every year it's the same. At the end of August there is someone wanting to rake over the bones of the victims.
'Me and my family have had to learn to live with it. It destroyed my parents. But now they are dead and my brothers are dead, it is me that has to deal with it on my own.
'It will bring it all back, the grief, the sadness, the accusations.'
The Crown actors Elizabeth Debicki and Khalid Abdalla pictured filming Princess Diana and Dodi Fayed's tragic final day
A scene from the upcoming season of Netflix's 'The Crown' is seen filming in October last year
Speaking from his home in Lorient, France, Mr Paul told MailOnline: 'I don't want to have to see the wreckage of a car that my brother died in over and over again. It's inhumane'
He added: 'This Netflix dramatiziation of my brother's death is cruel to me and my family. They did not warn me they were going to bring this tragedy back into the spotlight again'
He said: 'Me and my family have had to learn to live with it. It destroyed my parents. But now they are dead and my brothers are dead, it is me that has to deal with it on my own'
He questioned why the horrific night has to be replayed in a show which has a reputation for taking liberties with the facts
Separate investigations by the French and British authorities concluded that the accident was caused because the car was being driven too fast by Henri Paul who was three times over the legal blood-alcohol limit.
His brother may have come to terms with that,
