Synopsis
The death of Diana, Princess of Wales, on August 31, 1997, in a Paris car crash.
- Programme: Days That Shook the World
- Series: 1
- Episode: 1: The Death of Diana
- Channel: BBC Two
- Broadcast year: 2003
- History
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