Mohammed Al Fayed claims Tony Blair, the Duke of Edinburgh and others were responsible for Diana's death

Mohamed Al Fayed claimed the British royal family including the Duke of Edinburgh and Prince Charles, the UK and French security services, the CIA, Tony Blair, police chiefs, senior politicians, judges, Paul Burrell, newspaper editors and Diana's sister were responsible for murdering his son Dodi Fayed and Diana Princess of Wales.

Giving evidence on oath in the High Court, Al Fayed claimed that these individuals conspired in the murders in 1997 to prevent Diana marrying a Muslim.

The coroner, Lord Justice Scott Baker, told him: "There seems to be an awful lot of people involved in this conspiracy."

Al Fayed said Charles and the Duke of Edinburgh could not accept that "my son as a person who is different religion, naturally tanned, curly hair" could be the stepfather of Prince William, a future king.

He called the royals the "Dracula family", and the Duke of Edinburgh "Frankenstein".

The lengthy coroner's inquest into Diana's death has been dragging on for months.