Sunday, September 13, 2009

Princess Diana dies in Paris car crash On This Day 31st August 1997:

Princess Diana, Princess of Wales, has died after a car crash in Paris On This Day 31st August 1997

Diana, Princess of Wales, has died after a car crash in Paris.
She was taken to hospital in the early hours of Sunday morning where surgeons tried for two hours to save her life but she died at 0300 BST.

In a statement Buckingham Palace said the Queen and the Prince of Wales were "deeply shocked and distressed".

Prince Charles broke the news of their mother's death to Princes William and Harry at Balmoral Castle in Scotland where the royal family had been spending the summer.

The accident happened after the princess left the Ritz Hotel in the French capital with her companion.

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