Overview

• Earl Charles Spencer shared photos of flowers placed at Diana’s private island grave at Althorp, calling it “Always an impossible day.”
• Firefighter Xavier Gourmelon’s account resurfaced as he recalled Diana briefly speaking at the scene before suffering cardiac arrest, with her death later confirmed at Pitié-Salpêtrière Hospital.
• Reports again referenced Operation Paget’s findings that intoxication, excessive speed and not wearing seatbelts caused the crash, rejecting allegations of murder.
• A widely shared 1997 clip from Angola showed Diana gently moving a microphone away from an uneasy interviewee, cited as an example of her empathy.
• A Channel 5 documentary segment, as relayed by Tina Brown, reported that the Queen had TVs and radios removed at Balmoral so Prince Charles could tell William and Harry about their mother’s death in person.