knees. diana was the very essence of compassion, of duty, of style, of beauty. diana seems to have defied her critics, people who wanted her to shut up and go away. we will all feel cheated always, but you were taken from ul us so young. diana was a pioneer. she was ahead of her time. she haunted the royal family, and she still haunts the royal family to this day. diana s never far away. i had dreams as a young girl if i want this, that and the other. not want. hoped. this is cnn breaking news. i m jean meserve in washington. in paris, france a tragedy. britain s princess diana has been in an automobile accident. she has been injured. her companion dodi al fayed with whom she has been romantically linked over the last month or so, reportedly was killed. i saw there was a message on the phone answering machine, and it was from a fleet street editor saying had i seen the news about princess diana. and did i want to say anything. we have reports from paris th
as a parent, can i ask you to respect my children space? she was a ball of fire which attracted diversity like no one else. the clock was ticking and she was about to run out of time . i want to reassure all these people who have left me and supported me throughout the past 15 years, i ve never let them down . we are actually during princess diana speak from the heart, she s giving her first ever solo interview. the public were riveted, 20 million of them, everybody hung on her every word. she went from military style jacket, very strong, very powerful, extremely chic. she saying i know you re going to attack me and i m going into battle. i was separated, i was a problem full stop, never happened before, what do we do with her? can we pack her off to somewhere quietly. she won t go quietly, that s the problem. i will fight till the end. she was controlled, on message, well rehearsed. it was a full hour of solid television , with the camera trained right
On a knife edge. 2 1/2 billion people tuned in. william is thinking why are they crying but i can t? it s just such a reminder of what has been lost here. diana, whose bud beauty both internal and external will never be extinguished from our minds. i stand before you today, the representative of a family in grief, in a country in mourning, before a world in shock. diana s death really did bring the royal family to its