Who is Princess Diana’s bodyguard Trevor Rees-Jones and where is he now?
PRINCESS Diana's bodyguard Trevor Rees-Jones was the only person to survive the car crash that went down in history in 1997.
His life changed forever that day, but what else do we know about him?
Who is Trevor Rees-Jones?
Trevor Rees-Jones was born on March 3, 1968, in Rinteln, Germany.
He was the middle son of three boys born to British Army surgeon Colin Rees and his wife Gill who was a nurse.
The family moved to Oswestry, a town close to the Welsh border when he was ten years old, where he attended the Fitzalan School and met his future wife Sue Jones.
Trevor enrolled in the Combined Cadet Force at school and after his A-levels joined the 1st Battalion Parachute Regiment, serving one tour in Northern Ireland.
In 1995, he went to work as a private security guard for Harrods owner Mohammed al-Fayed, father to Dodi Fayed, and later Princess Diana.
When did he become Princess Diana's bodyguard?
While working for Mohamed al-Fayed, he started doing security for his playboy son Dodi, and later his girlfriend Princess Diana.
He accompanied them on a holiday in the summer of 1997, when the tragic car crash took place.
The bodyguard later shut down claims by his former boss that Dodi and Diana had chosen an engagement ring together in Monte Carlo a week before they died in Paris.
On August 30, Dodi and Diana stopped in Paris on their way to London after spending nine days on Dodi's yacht in the Med.
They intended to stay at the Ritz hotel owned by Dodi's father, but found themselves ambushed by paparazzi.
Ritz head of security Henri Paul hatched a plan to leave by the back door to dodge photographers and drive to Dodi's apartment near the Champs Elysées.
The black Mercedes S280 limo driven by Mr Paul crashed into a pillar at 65mph in the early hours of August 31, 1997, at the Pont de l'Alma underpass.
The driver and Dodi were killed instantly, and Diana died soon after in hospital.
What injuries did Trevor Rees-Jones suffer in car crash?
Trevor spent ten days in a coma after the crash, suffering severe brain and chest injuries.
Every bone in his face was broken.
Surgeons used 150 pieces of titanium to rebuild his smashed face, using family photos as a guide.
He still bears the scars from the 1997 accident.
Trevor also suffered profound memory loss, and struggles to remember many details from the crash. An investigation found none of the four people in the car were wearing seat belts.
Tests showed the driver was three times the drink-drive limit.
An inquest jury found Diana was unlawfully killed by Mr Paul's dangerous driving and the actions of the pursuing paparazzi.
What does Trevor Rees-Jones do now?
Trevor is now reportedly working as the global head of security for vaccine giant AstraZeneca. A source told The Sun: "His life is quiet and uneventful now. He certainly doesn't court publicity or speak much about it. He's tried to move on and get on with his life."
The Trevor has rebuilt his life since the infamous crash.
His LinkedIn profile describes him as being based in Shrewsbury and having experience in international operations.
Following the crash, Trevor returned to England and quit his job with al-Fayed.
He was interviewed four times by French authorities but said he could not recall the incident.
He later claimed his boss had put "intense" pressure on him to remember details from the night his son was killed.
Trevor moved back to Shropshire where he was nursed back to health by mum Gill and step-dad Ernie. He worked for a time in a friend's sports shop.
In 2000, he published a book called The Bodyguard's Story: Diana, The Crash, And The Sole Survivor, which earned him a rumoured £1million.
But most of that is said to have been consumed up by legal fees after he was embroiled in a series of lawsuits with al-Fayed in England and France.
He had split from his first wife Sue months before the crash.
In 2003 he married second wife Ann Scott, a teacher.
Trevor recovered well enough to turn out for a local rugby team in North Wales and set up a business as a security consultant.
In 2008, he worked in war-torn Iraq before he was called to give evidence at the inquest, his face still deeply scarred more than a decade on.
He told the coroner he had vague memories of a motorbike alongside the vehicle, and a woman's voice calling out "Dodi" but he was not sure if they were real memories.
He also denied claims by al-Fayed that he was part of a cover up after Diana and Dodi were killed by MI6 on the orders of Prince Philip.
Trevor said: "I am not part of a conspiracy to suppress the truth at all. All I have ever done is give the truth as I see it."
In 2016, Diana's former police protection officer Ken Wharfe blamed Trevor for letting the princess get into the Mercedes.
Everything you need to know about Princess Diana's final years
After years of separation, Prince Charles and Princess Diana divorced in 1996.
In 1997, Princess Diana spent her summer in the south of France and Italy. During August, she visited Sarajevo, Bosnia, to highlight the fight against landmines.
By the end of the month, the Princess of Wales and Dodi Al-Fayed travelled to Paris together.
It was revealed that Princess Diana stayed longer than planned in Paris due to a row over her land mine campaign.
Travelling in a black Mercedes Benz, Princess Diana was involved in a car crash in the Pont de l'Alma tunnel on August 31, 1997.
The Princess of Wales died at the age of 36.
Her funeral was held on September 6, 1997. As her coffin made the journey from Kensington Palace to Westminister Abbey, Prince William and Prince Harry walked behind their late mother.
Princess Diana's mother, Frances Shand Kydd, and sisters, Jane Fellowes and Sarah McCorquodale, also attended the funeral.
The Princess of Wales was buried at her childhood home - Althorp House
If it wasn't for her tragic death, Princess Diana would have been 62 today.
What did Trevor Rees-Jones say about the crash?
Trevor said in the inquest into Diana's death that the last thing he remembered of the night was climbing into the car at the Ritz.
He said in an interview three years after the crash: "I’m the only person who can tell people for real, and I can’t remember."
Speaking at the inquest, he explained Henri Paul's plan to dodge the paparazzi by driving the Princess and Dodi in one of the hotel's limos out the back.
He said "I wasn’t happy as it meant Dodi would be splitting the security officers, but I went along with it. “Initially, I had been told that Dodi and Diana would travel without security and I said this would not happen, that I would travel in the vehicle with them.”