The 11-member jury in the inquest into the death of the late Princess Diana and her last lover Dodi Al Fayed has concluded that the couple were unlawfully killed through the reckless actions of their driver and the paparazzi eleven years ago.

The $6 million inquest into the Aug. 31, 1997 crash in Paris has found no evidence of conspiracy. Instead, Henri Paul, their driver, had alcohol in blood three times over the drink-drive limit. He was speeding to escape paparazzi and crashed the car. Also, the lack of seatbelts contributed to their death.

The jury could choose one of five verdicts: unlawful killing due to the grossly negligent driving of the vehicles which followed the Princess from the Ritz Hotel to the Alma tunnel, unlawful killing because of the gross negligence of Henri Paul, unlawful killing because of both factors, accidental death or an open verdict. They chose the gravest, unlawful killing.

The coroner in the case, Lord Justice Scott Baker, told the jury to ponder well before drawing a conclusion, as there was no rush. Following the inquest into Diana’s death, Scott Baker concluded that there was absolutely no evidence that members of the British royal family or the British secret service had plotted the accident in which the princess died. That is why he told the jury members they were not allowed to conclude that Diana’s death was arranged.

He also said that the accusations made by Mohamed Al Fayed, Dodi’s father, were completely unfounded, so that even Fayed’s lawyer stopped pursuing them. "I am disappointed," Mohamed Al Fayed said in a statement. "It comes as a blow to many people around the world who have supported my struggle."

The paparazzi are all foreign and thus out of reach of British justice, even if Diana was British. Most of them were charged with manslaughter in France, but the charges were thrown out in 2002. Only three of them were convicted, for invasion of privacy, in 2006.

"I just hope that this can bring closure to what has been a traumatic event for many people, said Lord Justice Scott Baker, quoted by BBC. "Mr. Al Fayed said that he will accept the verdict of the jury. The verdict has been clear. They have said they are absolutely sure that there is no conspiracy in relation to this matter. I do hope everybody will take this verdict as being closure to this particular tragic incident and the people who've died will be allowed to rest in peace," Lord Baker said.

Diana, her lover Dodi al-Fayed and their driver Henri Paul died after the car they were in smashed at high speed into a pillar of the Pont d'Alma tunnel on August 31, 1997. The only survivor of the tragic accident was the couple’s bodyguard Trevor Rees-Jones.