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Death of Diana, Princess of Wales
Alma tunnel Paris.jpg
The entrance to the Pont de l 'Alma tunnel, the site where Diana was fatally injured.
Location
Pont de l 'Alma, Paris, France
Date
31 August 1997
Outcome
Diana, Dodi, and Henri Paul killed.
On 31 August 1997, Diana, Princess of Wales died as a result of injuries sustained in a car crash in the Pont de l 'Alma road tunnel in Paris, France. Her boyfriend, Dodi Fayed, and the driver of the Mercedes-Benz …show more content…
Butler-Sloss originally intended to sit without a jury;[53] this decision was later overturned by the High Court,[54] as well as the jurisdiction of the Coroner of the Queen 's Household. On 24 April 2007, Butler-Sloss stepped down, saying she lacked the experience required to deal with an inquest with a jury.[7] The role of Coroner for the inquests was transferred to Lord Justice Scott Baker, who formally took up the role on 11 June as Coroner for Inner West …show more content…
Diana: The Last Days. UK: Virgin. ISBN 0-7535-1162-2.
Mccleod, Scott; & Sancton, Thomas (1998). Death of a Princess. UK: Weidenfeld & Nicolson. ISBN 0-297-84231-5.
John Stevens, Baron Stevens of Kirkwhelpington (2006). The Operation Paget inquiry report into the allegation of conspiracy to murder: Diana, Princess of Wales and Emad El Din Mohamed Abdel Moneim Fayed. London: Metropolitan Police Service. Archived from the original on 1 May 2013.
Junor, Penny (1998). Charles: Victim or Villain?. London: Harper Collins. ISBN 0-00-255900-5.
Junor, Penny (2005). The Firm: The Troubled Life of the House of Windsor. London: HarperCollins. ISBN 0-00-710215-1.
Rees-Jones, Trevor; with Moira Johnston (2000). The Bodyguard 's Story: Diana, the Crash, and the Sole Survivor. London: Little, Brown. ISBN 0-316-85508-1.
Simmons, Simone; Ingrid Seward (2005). Diana: The Last Word. London: Orion. ISBN 0-7528-6875-6.
External links[edit]
Princess Diana dies in Paris crash – BBC On This Day archive
Princess Diana driver was 'drunk and speeding ' – BBC On This Day archive
The life and poignant death of Diana 's driver The Times online article
Official Website of the Inquests into the deaths of Diana, Princess of Wales, and Dodi