Lady Diana’s Splendid Life In 36 Pictures

August 31, 1997, In the early hours of August 31, 1997, their driver crashed into a cement pylon, killing himself and Dodi Fayed instantly. Diana and her bodyguard, Trevor Rees-Jones, are rushed to the hospital.

©1999 RAMEY PHOTO AGENCY Princess Diana Car crash in Paris EP (Photo by RameyPix/Corbis via Getty Images)