Her tragic death
How it happened
- August 31, 1997: Shortly after midnight, a Mercedes carrying Princess Diana and her boyfriend, Dodi Fayed, crashed in a tunnel less than a mile from Paris' Eiffel Tower. The accident killed Diana, Fayed and their driver, Henri Paul.
- September 6, 1997: Diana's funeral is held at Westminster Abbey, and an estimated 2.5 billion people around the world watch the services. Diana is buried at her family's estate, Althorp, in Northamptonshire.
- December 2006: After an inquest was opened looking into Diana's death, British police release a report concluding her death was an accident and that driver Henri Paul was driving intoxicated.
Prince Harry: They took photos as she was dying
Prince Harry and Prince William talk openly about Princess Diana's death in a new BBC documentary marking the 20th anniversary of her death.
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(L to R) Former husband of Diana Prince Charles, their son Harry, her brother Earl Spencer, her other son William and the Duke of Edinburgh follow the coffin of the Princess of Wales as it enters into Westminster Abbey in London for the funeral ceremony 06 September. / AFP PHOTO / AFP/WPA POOL / JOEL ROBINE (Photo credit should read JOEL ROBINE/AFP/Getty Images)
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Diana's funeral procession
Crowds gather in the streets of London on September 6, 1997, during the funeral procession for Princess Diana.
Reflections on her life
Her enduring impact
- Princess Diana lived under an intense media spotlight, but she used her platform to further several humanitarian causes.
- The Princess of Wales broke down barriers by visitng with patients suffering from cancer, leprosy and AIDS.
- In 1987, she famously shook hands with an AIDS patient, at a time when fears about the virus were at a fever pitch.
- Diana also traveled to Angola and Bosnia as part of her anti-landmine crusade just months before her death.
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