Rees denies 'conspiracy' over Diana

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Former bodyguard Trevor Rees took the stand at the central London inquests into the deaths of Diana and her lover, Dodi Fayed, still bearing scars on his face from the August 1997 crash in Paris.

In a soft voice, Mr Rees told the jury: "I am not part of a conspiracy to suppress the truth at all. All I have ever done is given the truth as I see it."

He was answering a question in which Ian Burnett QC, for the Coroner, outlined Mohamed al Fayed's controversial claim that Diana was murdered.

Mr Burnett said: "What is being suggested by Mohamed al Fayed is that you are part of a conspiracy to suppress the truth that his son, the Princess of Wales and Henri Paul were murdered by the British security services, MI6, call them what you will."

Mr Rees was Dodi Fayed's bodyguard and the front seat passenger in the Mercedes. He broke every bone in his face and suffered serious chest injuries.

The former paratrooper, formerly known as Rees-Jones, worked with American author Moira Johnston on a book called The Bodyguard's Story, which was published in 2000.

The book is written in the third person and based on a series of interviews with Mr Rees, his mother, Jill, and Dr Luc Chikhani, the surgeon who performed miracles in reconstructing Mr Rees's face.

Mr Burnett asked: "It has also been alleged by Mr al Fayed that the book was written either by or at the behest of the security services, in particular MI6. Is there any truth in that?" Mr Rees replied: "None whatsoever."

Mr Burnett asked: "It has also been suggested that the book was written with Dominic Lawson, who was the editor of the Sunday Telegraph. Is that true?" Mr Rees answered: "That is not true." The inquest continues.