FINAL TRAGIC MOMENTS OF PRINCESS DIANA
She was the most photographed
woman in the world — and now
haunting images of Princess Diana's
last moments have been released
for the first time as part of an official
new inquest into her death.
In one of the never-before-seen
photos, 36-year-old Diana smiles blissfully
at a security camera while sharing an
elevator with beau Dodi Fayed in Paris'
Ritz hotel a few hours before her death.
Police say the hotel's security cameras
were set at different times, but it was
shortly after midnight on Aug. 31, 1997,
when Diana and Dodi walked out of the
Ritz and climbed into the back seat of their
death car — an armored Mercedes sedan.
Dodi's security guard Henri Paul took the
wheel, rocketing through the darkened
streets of Paris into a tunnel where he lost
control and slammed the Mercedes into a
pillar. The impact crushed the 4,500-pound
vehicle like a tin can, sending shards of
broken glass and twisted metal flying.
Tests showed Paul's blood alcohol
level was 0.175 percent — three times
the legal limit in France. Traces of the
antidepressant Prozac and the tranquilizer
Tiapride were also found in his blood.
Photos taken seconds before the crash
show the driver with a wild, wide-eyed
expression.
As smoke billowed from the crumpled
car, emergency rescue crews raced to the
scene. But it was too late. Dodi and Henri
Paul were dead — killed on impact.
The lovely Diana — her looks virtually
untouched — died four hours later at a
nearby hospital.
The only survivor, bodyguard Trevor
Rees-Jones, has no memory of
the crash.
Pick up this week's ENQUIRER to see the never-before-seen photos of Diana's last hours alive!
Published on: 10/11/2007
