Remembering Princess Diana: The People’s Princess

A Tragic End

Dr. Mailliez administered aid until authorities and the ambulance arrived on the scene. He said Diana had no outwardly major injuries, but supplied her with oxygen as she was apparently in shock. Shortly after the police arrived the seven paparazzi were arrested. As soon as Diana was removed from the vehicle at 1 AM, she went into cardiac arrest.

She was given CPR and her heart started beating again. She was taken to the hospital and apparently again went into cardiac arrest. Doctors went through desperate attempts to save her, including massaging her heart, but her injuries were too severe. Princess Diana passed away at 4 AM that morning.

Paparazzi

It was Princess Diana’s relationship with the paparazzi that first brought the photographers into massive public scrutiny. And many blamed them for her death. Years after her death a public inquest was held and Diana’s driver and the paparazzi were found to be responsible for the death of Diana and her boyfriend Dodi Al-Fayed.

In France, charges of manslaughter were filed against nine photographers who had been chasing the vehicle that fateful night. While none of them were found guilty, a decade later three photographers were convicted of invasion of privacy. To this day, the paparazzi are highly criticized in their perusal of celebrities. Although out of all the countries in the world, France has adopted what is considered relatively tough laws against paparazzi.