Editor’s note: This story was originally published on Aug. 31, 2024.

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On Aug. 31, 1997, Diana, Princess of Wales, was killed as the car she was riding in crashed on the Pont de l’Alma bridge in Paris; her partner Dodi Fayed and driver Henri Paul (who was found to have been intoxicated at the time of the accident) also died.

Many blamed the paparazzi, who hounded the former member of the royal family endlessly, and were following the limo as it sped away from a hotel on that fateful night.

The official inquiry said Paul was drunk and driving at twice the legal speed limit in an attempt to elude a posse of paparazzi when he lost control of the car and crashed. The crash was deemed an accident.

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