US EditionInside the Surreal Final Days Before Princess Diana's Death
Princess Diana's final year included humanitarian efforts, high-profile relationships, and intense media scrutiny before her fatal car crash in Paris at age 36, ending a life marked by public impact.
- On Aug. 31, 1997, a high-speed crash in the Pont de l'Alma tunnel, Paris, killed Princess Diana, Dodi Fayed, and their driver Henri Paul; Diana died hours later at Pitié-Salpêtrière Hospital, Paris.
- After cutting short their Sardinia trip, Princess Diana and Dodi Fayed lingered near the rear entrance of the Ritz Hotel, Paris, as staff staged a diversion before they fled in a Mercedes pursued by photographers while the intoxicated Henri Paul drove.
- Trevor Rees-Jones, Diana's bodyguard, was the sole survivor and only seat belt user; Dr. Shepherd called the lung vein tear rare and said, `Had she been restrained, she would probably have appeared in public two days later with a black eye.`
- Doctors pronounced Diana dead at 4am local time, and her funeral on September 6, 1997, drew two and a half billion viewers with Princes William and Harry walking behind her coffin.
- Her death led the palace to negotiate new rules with the British media, while Diana's humanitarian legacy inspired the Heads Together campaign launched by William and Harry; Charles Spencer chose her burial at Althorp Estate's private island, marked today, Sunday August 31.
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Princess Diana’s Brother Charles Spencer Brings Flowers to Her Burial Site 28 Years After Her Death: ‘An Impossible Day'
The late Princess of Wales died following a car crash in Paris on Aug. 31, 1997Scott Weiner / MediaPunch/IPX; Mark Cuthbert/UK Press via Getty; Charles Spencer/Instagram Charles Spencer, Princess Diana and flowers brought to the late Princess' burial siteNEED TO KNOWPrincess Diana's brother, Charles Spencer marked the anniversary of her death with an Instagram post on Sunday, Aug. 31He shared a photo of the flowers cut to bring to Diana's buria…
Princess Diana Had a "Violent Disagreement" With Boyfriend Dodi Al Fayed Just Hours Before Their Deaths
“It was a chilling portent of what would happen later on that night.”Getty Princess DianaThe GistPrincess Diana died alongside new boyfriend Dodi Al Fayed in the early morning hours of August 31, 1997 after being chased into a Paris tunnel by paparazzi.A little-known fact was that the day before, on August 30, they had also been chased by paparazzi, and Al Fayed told his driver to speed up to try to escape them.This resulted in a “violent disagr…
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