Jeffrey Epstein's 'Connections to Figures' Around Princess Diana Prompt 'Renewed Questions About What She Really Knew': Source

Princess Diana has been drawn into a new and controversial conspiracy claim alleging her death may have been linked to knowledge of Jeffrey Epstein's network, OK! can reveal.

Diana, Princess of Wales, who died at age 36 in a 1997 Paris car crash alongside Dodi Fayed, 42, is now being linked to allegations involving financier Epstein, who was found dead at age 66 in a New York jail in 2019 in a suspicious "suicide" while awaiting trial for s-- trafficking.

The new Diana claims center on links between Epstein and Mohamed Al-Fayed, Dodi's father, who died at age 94 in 2023, as well as Epstein's documented associations with members of Britain's royal circle, including the former Prince Andrew, Duke of York, now 66, and his ex-wife Sarah Ferguson, also 66.

Sources familiar with the allegations have suggested the claims are speculative but point to new concerns about Jeffrey's reach into elite networks, including Diana's orbit.

One source claimed: "There is no verified evidence connecting Diana directly to Epstein, but his connections to figures around her have prompted renewed questions about what she really knew."

Another insider said: "Epstein made it his business to move within the highest social circles – that inevitably brought him into proximity with individuals linked to the royal family, including Andrew."

The latest claims stem in part from a female accuser who has alleged that Jeffrey trafficked her as a teenager to Mohamed. The allegation has not been proven in court, and Mohamed denied wrongdoing during his lifetime. The claims have nevertheless drawn attention because of Mohamed's connection to Diana through her relationship with his son in the months before her death.

Jeffrey's links to Andrew have been widely documented, though the disgraced royal has repeatedly denied allegations he had sexual contact with Jeffrey s-- trafficking victim Virginia Giuffre, who accused him of bedding her when she was a teen in a civil case.

The dispute was settled in 2022 without an admission of liability. Following the controversy, Andrew was stripped of his royal titles by his brother, King Charles, now 77, and has since withdrawn from public duties.

Diana's death has long been the subject of conspiracy theories, despite multiple official investigations concluding that the crash was caused by reckless driving and paparazzi pursuit.

A source said: "The emergence of new allegations tied to Epstein has added another layer to longstanding speculation."

The renewed attention comes amid continued public fascination with both Diana's legacy and the global fallout from Jeffrey's crimes, which exposed networks of influence spanning politics, business and royalty.

Speaking of Mohamed, an insider claimed: "Epstein's tentacles were absolutely everywhere. He made it his mission to befriend or at least get to know everyone worth knowing as far as celebrities, politicians, and VIPs within high society – and, of course, royals fell very heavily into that latter bracket."

Evidence released by the U.S. Department of Justice has shown Diana's former brother-in-law, Andrew, and his ex-wife, Ferguson, had close friendships with Epstein.

Andrew has denied allegations that he twice had s-- with alleged Epstein slave Giuffre, though he paid the late woman an estimated $15 million in 2022 to settle her civil lawsuit against him.

As well as having their royal titles removed as punishment for their longstanding friendships with Jeffrey, Andrew and Ferguson also recently – and reluctantly – obeyed miffed monarch Charles' order to vacate the crown-owned $40 million Royal Lodge they called home for decades, as courtiers say Buckingham Palace seeks to distance itself from the ballooning Epstein scandal.

A source insisted Diana is now in danger of being tainted by Jeffrey's revolting legacy, with one insider saying: "She would inevitably have had Epstein in her world due to moving with the likes of playboy Dodi. There is a huge theory out there that she was rubbed out to shut her up from spilling secrets she knew about Epstein and the shady characters who funded him."