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 What happened in Princess Diana's life years ago
in August? You will find the most important events here. |
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25th August 1992
The British tabloid paper "The Sun" prints the supposed
transcript of a telephone conversation between Princess Diana and her former friend James
Gilbey. Diana however denied having an affair with Gilbey ( which is also not clearly
presented in this conversation, and probably is just a press invention). |
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28th August 1996
The divorce becomes legal after six weeks of talks: Diana loses the
title "Royal Highness", but may still call herself "Princess of
Wales". The Princess has a permanent right to live in Kensington Palace and remains a
member of the Royal Family. The custody of the two sons Wills and Harry is given jointly
to both parents, and Diana receives a settlement from her ex-husband in the millions and a
yearly payment of around ćĂ300,000. |
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08th August 1997
Diana visits Bosnia. It is her last trip as "Charity Queen"
and "Queen of Hearts". |
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30th August 1997
21.45 o'clock: Diana and Dodi go to dinner at the "Ritz" in
the Place Vendome. |
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31st August 1997
0.25 o'clock: the accident in the Seine-Tunnel under the Place de
I'Alme, not far from the Eiffel Tower. Dodi and the chauffeur Henri Paul die at the scene.
Diana and her bodyguard are still alive. 4.15 o'clock: after intensive attempts to save
Diana's life, the doctors Bruno Rioux and Philipe Pavie at the Pite Salpă´triere
Hospital, where the emergency doctors had brought Diana, let it be known that Diana,
Princess of Wales, died at 4 o'clock in the morning. A BA 146 from the Royal Squadron
brings back Diana's corpse back to Great Britain on that afternoon. The aircraft lands at
Northolt airport. Prime Minister Tony Blair is among those who are waiting. The coffin is
draped with the royal flag. At midnight the coffin lays in state in the Royal Chapel in
St. James' Palace. |
