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Princess Diana car accident

IN the early hours of August 31, 1997, Princess Diana died in a high-speed car accident alongside her companion Dodi Al Fayed as they were being chauffeured by an intoxicated driver in the Pont de l'Alma road tunnel in Paris.

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Princess Diana died at the entrance of the Pont de l'Ama tunnel, close to Malar fire station in Paris.

The black Mercedes S280 limo crashed into a pillar at 65mph as it sped through the tunnel in the early hours of August 31, 1997.

Henri Paul, the driver, lost control on the dual-carriageway before colliding into a pillar.

The Sandringham-born Princess was being chauffeured after staying at the Hotel Ritz Paris.

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According to reports, she was travelling to an apartment in Rue Arsène Houssaye without wearing a seat belt.

The Sun previously revealed that the limo is rotting in a police compound outside Paris.

Princess Diana died aged 36 - if she was alive today she would have turned 58 on July 1, 2019.