The deaths of Princess Diana and Queen Elizabeth II could not have been more different – yet a new documentary has uncovered a striking similarity in how the public responded to the loss of both women, RadarOnline.com can reveal.

Diana died aged 36 on August 31, 1997 , after the Mercedes carrying her and her companion Dodi Fayed crashed into the Pont de l'Alma tunnel in Paris.

Twenty-five years later, in September 2022, Queen Elizabeth died peacefully at Balmoral Castle aged 96 after a record-breaking 70 years on the throne. Article continues below advertisement

Historic Royal Deaths

Despite the contrast – one sudden and tragic, the other expected – both moments triggered extraordinary scenes of public mourning that centered on a single shared gesture: flowers hurled onto the

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