Diana driver 'taunted paparazzi'

Princess Diana's driver, Henri Paul, taunted photographers on the night she died, an inquest has heard.

Stephane Darmon told the High Court hearing Mr Paul looked as if he wanted to be "centre stage" by the way he acted outside the Ritz Hotel in Paris.

Mr Darmon, a motorcyclist for one of the paparazzi, said Mr Paul had the telltale signs of being an alcoholic.

Earlier, Georges Dauzonne said he saw a white Fiat Uno swerving as it left the tunnel where Diana's car crashed.

'Playing game'

Speaking by video link from Paris, Mr Darmon is the first from the paparazzi group to give evidence to the inquest.

He said Mr Paul was "playing a game" with photographers who had gathered outside the hotel to try to take pictures of Diana and her boyfriend, Dodi Al Fayed, who also died in the crash.

Mr Darmon told the court: "He was saying Lady Di is going to be there in about a quarter of an hour, etcetera."

He added: "He seemed to be very joyful. On a very personal note, I've got to say, my father was an alcoholic.