Tragically, Princess Diana died on August 31, 1997, in a car crash in the Pont de l’Alma tunnel in Paris, France. At the time, Diana was traveling with her boyfriend Dodi Fayed, a bodyguard, and a driver, and their car was being chased by paparazzi. It was later revealed that the car’s driver, Henri Paul, had consumed more than the legal level of alcohol, and none of the passengers were wearing seatbelts, besides bodyguard Trevor Rees-Jones,who was the only survivor of the crash. Diana was transported to the Pitié-Salpêtrière hospital in Paris, where she was treated for her serious injuries, but she died hours after the accident.
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Per E! News, King Charles III was at the Balmoral estate in Scotland with his son, Prince William and Prince Harry, when he was given the news about Diana’s death. Author Tina Brown discussed Charles’ reaction to the devastating news during the 2017 TV documentary “Diana: 7 Days That Shook the Windsors.” “He was absolutely distraught,” Brown explained. “He fell apart.” She continued, “He knew, instantly, that this was going to be a terrible thing, that … he will be blamed, that they will be blamed, for the death of Diana.” In a mark of respect, Charles traveled to Paris to bring Diana’s body back to the United Kingdom, along with Diana’s sisters, Lady Sarah McCorquodale and Lady Jane Fellowes, via Town & Country.
