BBC the breaking news start of Lady Diana crash 1997

[rockstar85mike]

black sunday

[davedavid86]

Today is the 31st of August 2011. A future Queen died today 14 years ago. RIP.

[Salmagundiii]

Does anybody know the name of the continuity announcer?

[airliebirddownunder]

just goes to show..... it doesn't matter how rich and priveledged you are... WEAR A SEATBELT!

[alunhughes147]

l am no royalist but if the BBC, ITN ect all had "breaking news " about Diana's death then they should have "breaking news" when any member of the British Armed Forces are killed in lran , Afganistan and now Libya , After all , these young men had to swear allegance to the Queen of England before joining her armed forces . They are as worthy, if not more , of any of the English Royal Family whose deaths would be "breaking news" in the media

[Tordy1]

@alunhughes147 No, really, when you sign up for war, you know you might get killed. You go to kill, you can get killed back.

For real.

[Madmancrock]

Jeez In medieval times the royal family used to send soldiers out to all land owners and farmers etc and tax them and if they refused to pay they would kill them and burn there property down... and they still tax us now and live greedy rich lives!!! All you idiots should read english history books then you wouldnt think they were so great. I Laughed when i heard this news, its just a shame the rest dont die asap ....Fucking parasites!!!

[campbpar]

Not exactly weeping for their dear Leader.

[ENGLISHancestors]

Strange- I have different memories of what was shown of the crash that night - I was up with my son watching TV & heard the first report of the crash without pictures at about 2.15am then shortly after a newsflash with images of the car by the exit of the tunnel. The car was outside the tunnel and looked nothing like that mangled mess shown in reports of the event now. Princess Di was in the passenger seat looking shaken, but not seriously injured. I was shocked to hear she had died at abt. 5am

[TheLordJonno]

I'm outraged at that one user who has clicked the 'Dislike' button.

:(

[stu27777]

@TheLordJonno I think people click dislike saying that they dislike her death the like dislike button can be anoying.

[TheLordJonno]

@stu27777 Well, maybe there need to be some more buttons then...

'Sympathy'

'Sorrow'

'Laughter'

I could continue...

[Carmaker1]

I remember being only 6 1/2 and confused about what happened. We had just taken a weekend road trip to our old house and this was on all American news stations. I had at first immaturely wanted to watch cartoons, but upon seeing it I became really petrified by the wreckage. For a long time I never sat in a Mercedes S-Class again or wanted to visit Paris. Being an English citizen, it hurt me to know that she knew my parents and had died so unfairly.

[SweetJen2009]

It was just an year before i graduated from High School in 1998 and it was all over the news soo sad!!

[xbritishgirlx]

cant even watch this sends shievers yet i was just 12 years old a the time

[anthonyrawly]

gosh it looks soo cld.

[goodlooking0808]

sheridan crane and princess diana where good friends

[audigychrisriddle]

BBC's style of Jounalism and broadcasting and alot better then this country, the voiceovers alone.

[gavinpow77]

I was asleep on my mate's sofa that night and saw the breaking news reports. I woke up and walked the mile back to my parents' house (I was a student at the time and on summer holiday to wake them and tell them). As long as I live, I will know, not suspect, but KNOW there was something fishy went off in that tunnel. It was all far too convenient for the Windsors. Convenient too that al Fayed bungled the inquest with his outlandish claims and accusations. Diana was definately bumped off.

[ENGLISHancestors]

@gavinpow77 YES! I also have different memories of the crash that night - I was up with my son watching TV & heard the first report of the crash without pictures at about 2.15am then shortly after a newsflash with images of the car by the exit of the tunnel. The car was outside the tunnel and looked nothing like that mangled mess shown in reports of the event now. Princess Di was in the passenger seat looking shaken, but not seriously injured. I was shocked to hear she had died at abt. 5am

[ghodium]

nah, there's a lady in Grimsby reckons she'd seen it when visiting her long lost sister in Orlando

[Invervegas]

Am I right in thinking this was the first time UK viewers had seen the international BBC World?

[Ulleskelf]

Yes. BBC1 simulcasted BBC World that night, and the following night.

[j4lambert]

@Ulleskelf Now BBC 1 simulcasts BBC News overnight.