Diana princess of wales born diana frances spencer.

Princess diana death. Shortly after midnight on august 31 1997 diana princess of walesaffectionately known as the peoples princessdies in a car crash in paris. 1 july 1961 31 august 1997 was a member of the british royal familyshe was the first wife of charles prince of wales the heir apparent to the british throne and was the mother of prince william and prince harrydianas activism and glamour made her an international icon and earned her an enduring popularity as well as an. Her cause of death was a severed pulmonary vein.

The 36 year old princess was being driven at high speed in a mercedes s 280 after she left the ritz hotel when the. It sounds like a cut and dry drunk driving accident but some peoplenotably the. Princess diana died following a horrific car crash in paris on august 31 1997.

Princess diana 36 her lover dodi fayed 42 and their driver henri paul 41 all died in the pont de lalma tunnel paris on august 31 1997. Princess diana who married into british royalty only to later be divorced from itdevoted herself to charitable causes and became a global icon before dying in a car accident in paris in 1997. Her partner and the driver didnt survive either.

She was pronounced dead in the hospital at 4 am. Princess diana was proclaimed dead less than four hours later. Given the strain with fayeds father after the crash rees quit his job with the family the year after the accident.

The driver and fayed died at the scene but the peoples princess was not yet dead. A symbol of kindness and humanity and a mother of two princess diana was only 36 years old when she died. 6 robin and jack firestone pictured claim they.

In the early hours of 31 august 1997 diana princess of wales died in hospital after being injured in a car crash in a road tunnel in parisher partner dodi fayed and the driver of the mercedes benz w140 henri paul were pronounced dead at the scenetheir bodyguard trevor rees jones survived with serious injuries. She had been riding in the backseat of a mercedes benz that was traveling at a high speed thought a tunnel in paris france when the driver lost control of. Princess diana died on august 31 1997.