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Yet a doctor who says he was driving through the tunnel in the other direction just after the accident, arriving before rescuers did, says he wasn’t hindered by the photographers. Vitez, Michael (1 September 1997). "Strong Bond With Mother May Help Young Princes Cope With Her Death". Daily Record. Archived from the original on 31 August 2017 . Retrieved 30 August 2017– via Newspapers.com. Until then, the Princes had only 'limited knowledge' of the accident. Lord Stevens said he fielded 'very pertinent questions' from the Princes, saying later it was a 'difficult session for them'. Some of the questions were in detail – which I answered, because they hadn't been told of the circumstances. Investigating Diana: Death in Paris will start at 9PM on Channel 4 on Sunday, 21 August and continue Monday, 22 August.

Kornblut, Anne E. (1 September 1997). "Sound Drew People; Sight Was Grisly". The Cincinnati Enquirer. Archived from the original on 31 August 2017 . Retrieved 30 August 2017– via Newspapers.com. Diana Flowers to be Given to Needy". BBC. Archived from the original on 19 April 2022 . Retrieved 17 April 2021. Diana, Princess of Wales: The story so far". London Net. Archived from the original on 3 October 2018 . Retrieved 17 April 2006. Members of the public were invited to sign a book of condolence at St James's Palace. [60] A book of condolence was also set up by the British embassy in the US. [61] All 11,000 light bulbs at Harrods department store, owned by Mohamed Al-Fayed, were turned off and not switched on again until after the funeral. [60] Throughout the night, members of the Women's Royal Voluntary Service and the Salvation Army provided support for people queuing along the Mall. [62] More than one million bouquets were left at her London residence, Kensington Palace, [63] while at her family's estate of Althorp the public was asked to stop bringing flowers as the volume of both visitors and flowers in the surrounding roads was said to be causing a threat to public safety. [64] Shevlin, Mark; Brunsden, Viv; Walker, Stephanie; Davies, Mark; Ramkalawan, Tina (29 November 1997). "Death of Diana, Princess of Wales. Her death and funeral rate as traumatic stressors". The BMJ. 315 (7120): 1467–1468. PMC 2127876. PMID 9418118.Her funeral took place in London, five days after her death. An estimated 1 million people lined the funeral route from her London home in Kensington Palace to Westminster Abbey, where her funeral was held. Rayner, Gordon (7 April 2008). "Diana jury blames paparazzi and Henri Paul for her 'unlawful killing' ". Daily Telegraph. Archived from the original on 25 April 2018 . Retrieved 12 October 2013.

West-Knights, Imogen (24 March 2022). "The queen of crime-solving". The Guardian. Archived from the original on 24 March 2022 . Retrieved 25 March 2022. The reactions following Diana's death were subject to criticism by Christopher Hitchens. His 1998 documentary Princess Diana: The Mourning After accused the British media of playing an essential role in creating a national, unchallengeable, and at times hysterical cult of personality surrounding Diana, whereas previously they had been extremely critical of her and the monarchy after she had separated and divorced from Charles, and was having an affair with Dodi Fayed. Hitchens claimed the public were behaving irrationally and that many appeared to not even know why they were mourning. He also scrutinised the level of censorship against criticism of Diana and the monarchy but was accused, in a review by The Independent, of exaggerating on this point. [141] Private Eye 's sales dropped by one third after it ran a cover titled "Media to Blame", which attempted to criticise the instant switch in the media and the public's opinion of Diana after her death from critical to complimentary. [142] SARAH VINE: Royal biographer Omid Scobie may be a leech... but the treachery of Harry was so much worse In the UK, television schedules were dominated by news coverage of the death of the Princess of Wales. On ITV, Tim Willcox announced the crash at around 1am, and then Dermot Murnaghan announced her death at around 5am. On Sky, meanwhile, Kay Burley announced her death shortly after 5am. On BBC One (BBC1 at the time) the film Borsalino was interrupted by a short bulletin by Martyn Lewis who announced the crash at 1am. Shortly after, BBC World was simulcast for the first time ever on the domestic channel, with news anchor Nik Gowing in the newsroom. Nik announced her death at approximately 5am. Martyn Lewis had also done a bulletin an hour later, at 6am. Diana's injuries were extensive, and resuscitation attempts were unsuccessful, including internal cardiac massage. Her heart had been displaced to the right side of the chest, which tore the upper left pulmonary vein and the pericardium. [41] Diana died at the hospital at 03:00. [46] [47] Anaesthetist Bruno Riou announced her death at 06:00 at a news conference held at the hospital. [30] [48]Strictly's Bobby Brazier reveals the two words he would say to his late mother Jade Goo Nine photographers, who had been following Diana and Dodi in 1997, were charged with manslaughter in France. [2] France's "highest court" dropped the charges in 2002. [2] Dutter, Barbie (11 September 1997). "Punch in face for teddy bear thief". The Daily Telegraph. UK. Archived from the original on 13 September 2004 . Retrieved 8 June 2010. Bauder, Dave (31 August 1997). "Actor Decries Press Tactics". Tallahassee Democrat. Archived from the original on 31 August 2017 . Retrieved 30 August 2017– via Newspapers.com. Whether the road/tunnel layout and construction were inherently dangerous and, if so, whether this contributed to the collision

Nicholas Barber (30 August 1998). "Television: It's a state of total Dianarchy". The Independent. Archived from the original on 9 May 2016 . Retrieved 21 April 2016. About 12:25 a.m.: The Mercedes enters the 660-foot-long tunnel, probably to avoid traffic on the crowded Place de l’Alma. The tunnel is brightly lit, neon bulbs reflecting on the white-tiled walls. a b c d "Princess Diana Dies in Car Crash". Quad-City Times. 31 August 1997. Archived from the original on 31 August 2017 . Retrieved 30 August 2017– via Newspapers.com. Lord Stevens was among dozens of police officers, medical professionals, firemen and eye witnesses interviewed for the four-part series, Investigating Diana: Death in Paris, which begins on Channel 4 tonight. During the early hours of 31 August 1997, Diana, Princess of Wales, died from injuries sustained earlier that night in a car crash in the Pont de l'Alma tunnel in Paris, France. Diana's partner, Dodi Fayed, and the driver of the Mercedes-Benz W140, Henri Paul, were found dead inside the car. Dodi's bodyguard, Trevor Rees-Jones, was seriously injured, but was the only survivor of the crash.Princes William and Harry didn't learn key details of how their mother died for almost a decade, according to a new Channel 4 documentary Al Fayed abandons Diana campaign". BBC News. 8 April 2008. Archived from the original on 6 March 2012 . Retrieved 29 May 2018. Princess's Death Overshadows Music Awards". BBC News. Archived from the original on 6 November 2018 . Retrieved 3 March 2018. Seconds after the car enters the tunnel in the left westbound lane, it goes out of control, striking the 13th concrete pillar dividing the tunnel, rolls over and rebounds into the right wall. It then spins around. When the car stops, it is facing east — the direction it came from.