This year marks 15 years since the death of the world famous Princess Diana. She died after a car accident at the age of 36, just a year after her divorce from Prince Charles. This incident shocked the whole world.
On August 31, 1997, at about half past one in the night, the car where Princess Diana was with her friend Dodi al-Fayed, driver Henri Paul and bodyguard Trevor Rhys-Jones crashed into one of the pillars in the Alma tunnel. Dodi al-Fayed and Henri Paul died on the spot, while Princess Diana died a few hours later in the hospital.
Many believe that the death of Diana is to blame for the paparazzi who pursued her car that fateful night. However, according to the court’s ruling, absolutely nothing depended on the photographers in this tragic incident. They just rode behind scooters. But at the wheel of a limousine sat an unprofessional and drunk driver - deputy chief of security. An autopsy revealed the presence of alcohol in his blood three times higher than normal.
A reckless driver drove a car along the Seine embankment at a very high speed - more than 180 kilometers per hour, and none of the passengers was fastened. Despite the fact that they all drove in one of the safest cars in the world at that time - the Mercedes S280, no one had a chance to escape. Princess Diana’s heart stopped on August 31 at 4 a.m., 3 and a half hours after the accident. After 10 years, in 2007, Scotland Yard experts put an end to this story, when all the conclusions of French justice were confirmed. Despite this, many are still building the most incredible versions of what has happened to this day.
In the UK, serious events are not planned to coincide with the anniversary of the death of the princess. In Northamptonshire at the Elthorpe family estate, near the grave of the princess on a secluded island in the middle of the lake, a funeral ceremony will take place, but only close relatives will participate in it. It is not yet known whether her ex-husband will visit Diana’s grave. According to British media, he received an invitation, but has not yet answered it.
