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Princess Diana dies in Paris crash (it was 31 August 1997)      Similar

Princess Diana dies It was August 31, 1997 ITN News breaks into normal programming to report that Princess Diana has been injured in a car crash in Paris. Diana, Princess of Wales, dies in Paris' Pitie-Salpetiere Hospital after suffering massive chest injuries in an early morning car accident. Her companion, Dodi Fayed, was killed instantly in the 12:25 a.m. crash, as was driver Henri Paul, who was drunk and lost control of the Mercedes in a highway underpass. He was driving at excessive speeds in a reckless attempt to escape paparazzi photographers. Diana's bodyguard, Trevor Rees Jones, escap...
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*New book release "Chasing Diana"*      Similar

Clever, dramatic, wildly provocative and inspired by a true story, Chasing Diana is a unique reading experience. Written as a "screenplay novel," this historical fiction shares the eyewitness account of the early morning hours of August 31, 1997—the eve the world’s princess met a tragic and untimely death in the Alma Tunnel in Paris. Princess Diana’s demise, alongside her lover Dodi Al Fayed, thrusts James Goodrich, a second-rate actor, and Rhonda, his adoring wife, into the limelight, thereby turning their vacation into a havoc-filled nightmare. The paparazzi and the French authorities ...
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Diana tributes on crash anniversary      Similar

Tributes will be paid to Diana, Princess of Wales, on the 11th anniversary of her death. Fans of the Princess are expected to make their annual pilgrimage to her former home, Kensington Palace, to leave flowers and tie pictures and messages to the iron gates. Princes William and Harry will remember their mother in private. This is in contrast to last year when the royal brothers marked the 10th anniversary with a memorial service. A Clarence House spokeswoman said: "The princes will be remembering the princess privately and in their own way." Second in line to the throne William, 26, is though...
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