Princess Diana Poll
Fieldwork: March 20th 2008 - March 22nd 2008
published by BBC
An inquest into the death of Diana, Princess of Wales, has been taking place at London's High Court since October of last year and is due to come to an end in the next few weeks. Do you think that the inquest into how Princess Diana died will put an end to the speculation about her death?
| | Total | Male | Female | 18-24 | 25-34 | 35-44 | 45-54 | 55-64 | 65+ |
| Yes | 20% | 18% | 22% | 22% | 16% | 13% | 14% | 17% | 36% |
| No | 78% | 79% | 76% | 73% | 80% | 86% | 84% | 81% | 62% |
| | Total | AB | C1 | C2 | DE |
| Yes | 20% | 17% | 19% | 16% | 29% |
| No | 78% | 83% | 80% | 79% | 68% |
On balance, do you think that Princess Diana's death was the result of a conspiracy to murder her, or the result of an accident? If you are unsure please say so.
| | Total | Male | Female | 18-24 | 25-34 | 35-44 | 45-54 | 55-64 | 65+ |
| Conspiracy to murder her | 15% | 14% | 16% | 19% | 17% | 20% | 13% | 15% | 10% |
| An accident | 45% | 49% | 41% | 32% | 33% | 43% | 45% | 55% | 55% |
| Unsure | 38% | 35% | 42% | 47% | 48% | 35% | 41% | 30% | 34% |
| | Total | AB | C1 | C2 | DE |
| Conspiracy to murder her | 15% | 10% | 16% | 17% | 19% |
| An accident | 45% | 60% | 43% | 36% | 39% |
| Unsure | 38% | 29% | 39% | 47% | 41% |
By the time it is over, the inquest into Princess Diana's death will have taken around six months and cost the taxpayer an estimated £10million. Do you believe that the inquest will prove to have been worthwhile in terms of...
| | | Total | Male | Female | 18-24 | 25-34 | 35-44 | 45-54 | 55-64 | 65+ |
| Cost | Yes | 16% | 17% | 15% | 18% | 13% | 12% | 17% | 20% | 18% |
| | No | 82% | 82% | 82% | 80% | 83% | 85% | 80% | 79% | 81% |
| Discovering the truth about Princess Diana's death | Yes | 22% | 25% | 20% | 29% | 23% | 19% | 18% | 20% | 28% |
| | No | 75% | 72% | 78% | 69% | 74% | 80% | 76% | 79% | 70% |
| Bringing final closure to all affected by the Princess' death | Yes | 28% | 26% | 30% | 37% | 24% | 24% | 22% | 23% | 40% |
| | No | 69% | 71% | 67% | 60% | 72% | 75% | 75% | 75% | 56% |
| Easing suspicion among the general public towards the events surrounding Princess Diana's death | Yes | 29% | 30% | 27% | 43% | 26% | 23% | 20% | 30% | 34% |
| | No | 68% | 66% | 69% | 55% | 69% | 76% | 77% | 67% | 60% |
| | | Total | AB | C1 | C2 | DE |
| Cost | Yes | 16% | 15% | 15% | 17% | 18% |
| | No | 82% | 83% | 83% | 81% | 79% |
| Discovering the truth about Princess Diana's death | Yes | 22% | 18% | 20% | 25% | 28% |
| | No | 75% | 79% | 78% | 74% | 68% |
| Bringing final closure to all affected by the Princess' death | Yes | 28% | 23% | 23% | 28% | 40% |
| | No | 69% | 75% | 73% | 70% | 56% |
| Easing suspicion among the general public towards the events surrounding Princess Diana's death | Yes | 29% | 27% | 27% | 28% | 34% |
| | No | 68% | 70% | 70% | 70% | 62% |
In your opinion have the reputations of the following people been improved or damaged by the inquest into Princess Diana's death: [greatly improved / somewhat improved / stayed the same / somewhat damaged / greatly damaged / don't know]
| | | Total | Male | Female | 18-24 | 25-34 | 35-44 | 45-54 | 55-64 | 65+ |
| Princess Diana | NET: Improved | 12% | 14% | 9% | 19% | 16% | 13% | 9% | 11% | 7% |
| | NET: Damaged | 21% | 23% | 20% | 20% | 17% | 22% | 16% | 18% | 31% |
| | Stayed the same | 61% | 57% | 65% | 55% | 58% | 62% | 68% | 69% | 55% |
| Mohammed al Fayed | NET: Improved | 7% | 9% | 5% | 7% | 9% | 7% | 6% | 7% | 6% |
| | NET: Damaged | 52% | 54% | 50% | 47% | 40% | 53% | 56% | 49% | 62% |
| | Stayed the same | 34% | 30% | 37% | 37% | 41% | 36% | 31% | 38% | 23% |
| Paul Burrell | NET: Improved | 3% | 4% | 2% | 8% | 3% | 2% | 2% | 3% | 2% |
| | NET: Damaged | 70% | 68% | 73% | 66% | 68% | 72% | 73% | 67% | 73% |
| | Stayed the same | 18% | 19% | 17% | 15% | 20% | 18% | 16% | 21% | 17% |
| The Duke of Edinburgh | NET: Improved | 7% | 8% | 6% | 7% | 6% | 6% | 6% | 9% | 8% |
| | NET: Damaged | 24% | 22% | 25% | 15% | 27% | 26% | 24% | 25% | 23% |
| | Stayed the same | 60% | 60% | 61% | 59% | 55% | 62% | 63% | 61% | 60% |
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| | | Total | AB | C1 | C2 | DE |
| Princess Diana | NET: Improved | 12% | 8% | 12% | 13% | 13% |
| | NET: Damaged | 21% | 22% | 16% | 22% | 25% |
| | Stayed the same | 61% | 65% | 65% | 57% | 56% |
| Mohammed al Fayed | NET: Improved | 7% | 6% | 7% | 6% | 9% |
| | NET: Damaged | 52% | 59% | 50% | 47% | 52% |
| | Stayed the same | 34% | 30% | 33% | 40% | 32% |
| Paul Burrell | NET: Improved | 3% | 2% | 1% | 6% | 4% |
| | NET: Damaged | 70% | 73% | 75% | 67% | 65% |
| | Stayed the same | 18% | 16% | 15% | 18% | 23% |
| The Duke of Edinburgh | NET: Improved | 7% | 7% | 4% | 10% | 8% |
| | NET: Damaged | 24% | 19% | 21% | 26% | 30% |
| | Stayed the same | 60% | 66% | 66% | 52% | 53% |
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