Daily Mail
August 20, 2013
It said it was ‘scoping’ the information, which surfaced in the second court martial of Sergeant Danny Nightingale, the SAS sniper convicted of illegally stashing a pistol and 338 bullets in his bedroom.
The allegation was contained in a letter from the parents-in-law of Soldier N, Sgt Nightingale’s former housemate, which was sent to the SAS’s commanding officer in September 2011.
It is understood the information was passed to the Metropolitan Police through the Royal Military Police.
The letter says Soldier N claimed the SAS ‘was behind Princess Diana’s death’ and it had been ‘covered up’, the Sunday People has reported.
The letter said: ‘He (soldier N) also told her (his wife) that it was XXX who arranged Princess Diana’s death and that has been covered up.’
A statement issued by Scotland Yard said: ‘The Metropolitan Police Service is scoping information that has recently been received in relation to the deaths and assessing its relevance and credibility.
‘The assessment will be carried out by officers from the specialist crime and operations command.
‘This is not a re-investigation and does not come under Operation Paget.’
Police said they are not prepared to discuss the matter further, while a royal spokeswoman said there will be no comment on the matter from Prince William or Prince Harry, or from Clarence House.
Diana, Dodi and chauffeur Henri Paul died after their Mercedes crashed in the tunnel, which left the Ritz Hotel on the morning of August 31 1997.
The hearing into the deaths of Diana and Dodi lasted more than 90 days with evidence from around 250 witnesses.
The inquests concluded on April 7, 2008, with a jury returning a verdict that the ‘People’s Princess’ and her boyfriend were unlawfully killed.