Diana's sister, Lady Sarah McCorquodale left court at 4.50pm and got into a waiting black car without commenting to the waiting press.

She ignored members of the public who were shouting: “It is an MI5 cover-up.”

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Mohamed Al Fayed, who appeared at the High Court to hear the verdict today, said in a statement he was “disappointed” at the verdicts, which would come as a blow to the “many millions” of his supporters around the world.

He said: "It has been a long fight.

"I'm not the only person who said they were murdered."

Mr Al Fayed - who has tirelessly campaigned that Princess Diana and Dodi were killed in a murder plot orchestrated by Prince Philip and the MI6 - said today's verdict did not change his theory.

He said: "I still believe that Prince Philip and the Queen hold valuable evidence but they were not questioned - no one should be above the law."

The Harrods tycoon added: "I still believe the MI6 know what happened."

He concluded: "Diana and Dodi were taken away at their prime of their life.

"I will always mourn their loss."

Former Metropolitan Police commissioner Lord Stevens welcomed the inquest verdicts as a “justification” of the inquiry he led into the deaths.

He said: "I just hope that this can bring closure to what has been a difficult matter for all.

"The jury were absolutely sure that there has been no conspiracy in this case.

"I just hope that now the people who died can rest in peace."


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