PRINCESS DIANA OF ENGLAND

DAL INTERNATIONAL NEWS Thursdayy 31,August, 2017

Facts are the lifeblood of Journalism

SPECIAL EDITION IN REMEMBRANCE OF PRINCESS DIANA OF ENGLAND --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

PRINCESS DIANA:PEOPLE'S PRINCESS Dauda Awwal

(1 July 1961-31 August 1997)

They say it is better to be poor and happy than rich and miserable, but how about a compromise like moderately rich and just moody? -Princess Diana

Princess Diana

Twenty years ago, on the night of 31 August,1997, Princess Diana was killed in a fatal car crash in Paris, the death stunned the world, the announcement of the sad news disseminates around the world.

Buckingham Palace was silent, remorse the people's princess.

Princess Diana Edward John Spencer was born on July 1, 1961, near Sandringham, England. She became Lady Diana Spencer after her father inherited the title of Earl Spencer in 1975.

Her parents divorced when Diana was young, and her father won custody of the children. Following her initial education at home, Diana attended Riddles worth Hall School and then West Heath School .

She married the heir to the British throne, Prince Charles, Prince of Wales, who is the eldest child and heir apparent of Queen Elizabeth II on July 29, 1981. They had two sons and later divorced in 1996.

She entered wedlock in good faith.

She dated an Egyptian film producer-Dodi Muhammed AlFayed in 1997. Diana died on August 31, 1997 in a fatal

accident in Paris. While visiting Paris, the couple was involved in a car crash after trying to escape from the paparazzi early in the morning of August 31, 1997. Fayed and the driver were pronounced dead at the scene; Diana initially survived the crash, but succumbed to her injuries at a Paris hospital a few hours later. Most of critics say her treatment at the scene of the crash. If she had instead been taken to the nearest hospital and treated there, she may have survived.

Prince William and his wife Kate Middleton named their second child, Princess Charlotte Elizabeth Diana, who was born on May 2, 2015.

In September 6, Diana's funeral procession commenced from Kensington Palace, her coffin resting on a gun carriage drawn by six black horses. Thousands of mourners packed the street to watch, with 15-year-old Prince William and 12-year-old Prince Harry joining the final stretch of the four-mile procession for their mother.

During her lifetime, she devoted herself to her sons and charity till she bowed for her sudden death.

Diana was brought up to be nice, to be kind, to be pretty without being sexual, and she was a good mother.

Many investigations and experts have all agreed with the official account of events: that Diana had been in a car driven by a man who was drunk, when he drove Diana and Dodi Fayed at speed away from The Ritz in Paris and died when he lost control of the Mercedes and ploughed at 65mph into a concrete pillar in the Pont de l’Alma underpass. Dodi died alongside him. Diana slumped in the back suffered a cardiac arrest, she dies at 4am. The survivor of the accident was Dodi's bodyguard Treves Rees-Jones badly injured spent ten days in coma coma.

The tragedy's report released in 1999 determined that the driver was at fault for driving at a high speed while under the influence of alcohol. Charges were dropped against several photographers who were initially blamed for causing the crash. The Met Police were forced to launch Operation Paget, an inquiry to establish whether there was any truth in the theories. It lasted years, cost millions of pounds and found that the theories were entirely without

foundation, it was an unfortunate accident.

Her sudden death shocked the world. Queen Elizabeth 11 made a televised address from Buckingham palace on September 5,1997.

“No one who knew Diana will ever forget her. Millions of others who never met her, but felt they knew her, will remember her. I, for one, believe there are lessons to be drawn from her life and from the extraordinary and moving reaction to her death. I share in your determination to cherish her memory.”Queen said.

At 4.41am, the Press Association issues a news flash: “Diana, Princess of Wales, has died, according to British sources.”

Buckingham Palace confirmation swiftly follows. BBC newscaster Martyn Lewis announces it to viewers shortly after 5am. All other programmes are suspended.

According to the British Newspapers report, the prime minister, Tony Blair, addressed the nation in Durham, tagged “the People’s Princess”. He warns his press spokesman, Alastair Campbell: “This is going to produce grief like none of us have

ever seen.” In Cape Town, Diana’s brother, Earl Spencer, bitterly condemns the press. Any editor who has used paparazzi pictures of her has “blood on his hands today”, he says.

Diana was Princess of Wales, Duchess of Cornwall, Duchess of Rothesay, and Countess of Chester. Her marriage with Prince Charles produced two sons, the princes William and Harry, who were then respectively second and third in the line of succession to the British throne. As Princess of Wales.

Diana undertook royal duties on behalf of the Queen and represented her at functions overseas.. She was involved with dozens of charities including London's Great Ormond Street Hospital for children, of which she was president from 1989.Diana must be remembered.

During her lifetime she did show an interest in music and dancing.

She also had a great fondness for children. Diana remained media attention since 1997 till moment May Almighty grant her, Dodi and Paul eternal peace.