Diana and her Life with Paparazzi

The most well-known paparazzi and celebrity story is the tragedy of princess of Wales Diana and her spouse Doddy Al Faied. Lady Diana had never liked photographers and journalists, especially those who hunt her at every turn. They were waiting for occasions when Diana would meet her lovers or be in swimming suits at the luxury yacht. Her personal life was under the supervision of paparazzi and they were even a part of her and Doddy´s death. On August 30, 1997, pursued by hungry-driven paparazzi on all sides, Diana’s Mercedes Benz sedan crashed shortly after midnight Paris time in a tunnel along the Seine River at the Pont de l’Alma bridge. There are many speculations that describe princess´s death. However, most of them illustrate paparazzi behavior after accident very negatively. Film held from the cameras of two paparazzi showed that they were taking photographs of the car and the occupants almost immediately after arrival at the scene. There were no emergency services near the car visible in their photographs. Witnesses at the inquest into their deaths described how photographers were “on the car” to get shots but made no attempt to assist those inside. Every tabloid wants to have the first photographs of the scandals of the rich and famous. After all, the bigger the scandal, the more money the tabloids make. Mr Al Fayed, Doddy´s Al Faied father said in a statement: “This lovely couple was murdered, with the paparazzi being used as a cover for the murder, and sooner or later I will succeed in exposing the full facts, and the people who committed such a horrendous crime.” Although a lot of people like Doddy´s father blame just paparazzi for their deaths, there were many other factors that led to this tragedy. Investigators blamed the crash on driver Henri Paul who was found to have been drinking before driving at high speed to evade the pursuing paparazzi. Nevertheless, paparazzi played one of the main roles in this tragedy and were the ones exclusively prosecuted by several of nations. It is obvious that Diana’s loss enlarged very much the antipathy and annoyance against the paparazzi.