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| Diana pre-inquest hearing public | Diana pre-inquest hearing public |
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| The coroner in charge of the Princess Diana inquest has decided to hold a preliminary hearing in January in public, rather than in private. | The coroner in charge of the Princess Diana inquest has decided to hold a preliminary hearing in January in public, rather than in private. |
| Mohammed Al Fayed had mounted a legal challenge over holding the hearing about Diana and his son Dodi privately. | Mohammed Al Fayed had mounted a legal challenge over holding the hearing about Diana and his son Dodi privately. |
| UK law states inquests must be held in public, but early hearings need not be. | UK law states inquests must be held in public, but early hearings need not be. |
| The Judicial Communications Office said Lady Butler-Sloss had been persuaded to change her mind because of public interest in the case. | |
| "The reasons she had in mind that led her to conclude initially that the meeting should be held in private were entirely pragmatic - such as the size of the courtroom," said a spokesman. | "The reasons she had in mind that led her to conclude initially that the meeting should be held in private were entirely pragmatic - such as the size of the courtroom," said a spokesman. |
| French investigation | French investigation |
| Among the matters that will be decided at the hearing include whether a jury will sit on the inquest. | Among the matters that will be decided at the hearing include whether a jury will sit on the inquest. |
| It would be made up of members of the Royal Household as Diana was still considered a member of the Royal Family when she died. | It would be made up of members of the Royal Household as Diana was still considered a member of the Royal Family when she died. |
| Lady Butler-Sloss will also decide on whether the princess and Dodi Al Fayed's inquests will be held jointly or separately. | Lady Butler-Sloss will also decide on whether the princess and Dodi Al Fayed's inquests will be held jointly or separately. |
| Lady Butler-Sloss was appointed to her new role after the Coroner of the Queen's Household, Michael Burgess, stepped down from the task in July. | Lady Butler-Sloss was appointed to her new role after the Coroner of the Queen's Household, Michael Burgess, stepped down from the task in July. |
| Diana, 36, and Mr Fayed, 42, were killed along with chauffeur Henri Paul when their Mercedes crashed in the Pont d'Alma tunnel in Paris in 1997. | Diana, 36, and Mr Fayed, 42, were killed along with chauffeur Henri Paul when their Mercedes crashed in the Pont d'Alma tunnel in Paris in 1997. |
| They were pursued by paparazzi photographers after leaving the Ritz Hotel for Mr Fayed's apartment. | They were pursued by paparazzi photographers after leaving the Ritz Hotel for Mr Fayed's apartment. |
| A two-year investigation in France blamed Mr Paul for losing control of the car because he had drunk alcohol and had taken prescription drugs and was driving too fast. | A two-year investigation in France blamed Mr Paul for losing control of the car because he had drunk alcohol and had taken prescription drugs and was driving too fast. |