Diana's heartbreaking words to firefighter who held her hand after crash

The princess was just 36 when she died following a car crash in Paris on August 31, 1997, that also killed her companion Dodi Fayed and the vehicle's driver. The car had crashed into the Pont de l'Alma tunnel in the French capital, and in the aftermath of the crash, emergency service raced to the scene. One of them was firefighter Xavier Gourmelon, who when he first saw Diana, had no idea who she was.

Love the royals? Sign up for the Mirror's daily newsletter to get all the latest news on the Queen, Charles, Kate, Wills, Meghan, Harry and the rest of The Firm. Click here to sign up. Despite doctors' best efforts, Diana was declared dead at 4am local time, 3am in the UK, at Pitie-Salpetriere hospital in Paris.

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