Not that a British court ruling will affect American policy much, but the jury in an inquest as to the cause of Princess Diana and Dodi al-Fayed’s deaths ruled the limo’s driver, Henri Paul, and the stalkerazzi were to blame. They’ve been assigned blame for “unlawful killing, grossly negligent driving of the following vehicles and of the Mercedes” that fateful August 1997 night. (The twosome were also assigned some blame, for not wearing their seat belts.) And though the Brits paid $6 million for six months of trial proceedings, where some 250 witnesses testified, plus $16 million for a two-year investigation, the ruling will have little to no affect on criminal sanctions against any of the accused, since the crime was committed in France.
When Princess died ten years ago, there was a general outcry against the paparazzi for chasing after the pictures the public itself was so desperate for.
Ten years later, photographers are still being blamed for car accidents caused by drug use. But some things have changed since Princess Diana died. While William still stands to inherit the throne, Harry has emerged as the new hot prince.
Let’s be honest, the past ten years have not been good to William. His face has begun to look more equine and he has inherited the Windsor comb over.
More analysis, after the jump.
To commemorate the tenth anniversary of Princess Diana’s death, MSNBC will become the Princess Diana Network this weekend.
Beginning at 7 am, MSNBC will be reporting live the memorial service at Buckingham Palace live. But if you’re anything like us, one hour of Diana coverage is not nearly enough; in fact it’s nearly an insult to the people’s Princess.
Fortunately, MSNBC has got you covered. At 9 am, MSNBC is rebroadcasting their coverage of the 1997 funeral. For three hours.
And if you still can’t get enough Diana, MSNBC will be airing (and reairing) three different Diana specials over the course of the weekend.
When you think about it, it’s a real triumph of the human will that MSNBC was able to sell advertising space against this broadcasting.
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