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CHRONOLOGY - Diana's death and its aftermath

Mon Apr 7, 2008 10:25pm IST
 
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(Reuters) - A jury found on Monday that Princess Diana and her lover Dodi al-Fayed were unlawfully killed by the grossly negligent driving of chauffeur Henri Paul and paparazzi photographers pursuing their limousine.

Following is a chronology of events since Diana's death.

Aug 31, 1997 - Diana and Dodi killed in Paris car crash, hours before she was due to return home to Britain.

Sept 1 - French police statement says the driver's blood-alcohol level was above the legal limit.

Sept 2 - Justice sources say French state prosecutors will formally open a criminal inquiry on suspicion of manslaughter against seven photographers held after the crash.

Sept 6 - Millions pay tribute to Diana after Westminster Abbey funeral. Her body is taken to the Spencer family home at Althorp for burial.

Sept 9 - French probe establishes driver Henri Paul had taken anti-depressants and was not licensed to drive the car.

Sept 3, 1999 - French judges dismiss manslaughter charges against nine photographers and a motorcyclist over the crash. It rules chauffeur Paul was mainly to blame because he was drunk and under the influence of anti-depressants.

Nov 28, 2003 - French court rules that three photographers who took pictures of Diana and al-Fayed in their car on the night of the crash did not break privacy laws.  Continued...

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