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| Diana inquest jury being selected | |
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| The process of selecting the jury for the inquest into the death of Diana, Princess of Wales is under way. | |
| Up to 200 potential jurors have been summoned to the Royal Courts of Justice in London, ahead of the start of the hearing on Tuesday. | Up to 200 potential jurors have been summoned to the Royal Courts of Justice in London, ahead of the start of the hearing on Tuesday. |
| Candidates are being asked questions by the coroner to determine whether they have any prejudices or connections that could rule them out of the case. | |
| Diana and Dodi Al Fayed died in a car crash in Paris on 31 August 1997. | Diana and Dodi Al Fayed died in a car crash in Paris on 31 August 1997. |
| Paris visit | Paris visit |
| The inquest, which will sit each Monday to Thursday, could last up to six months. | The inquest, which will sit each Monday to Thursday, could last up to six months. |
| The potential jury candidates were randomly selected from the electoral roll of the catchment area of inner west London coroner's court. | The potential jury candidates were randomly selected from the electoral roll of the catchment area of inner west London coroner's court. |
| The final panel of between seven and 11 jurors will be picked from a shortlist before being sworn in front of the coroner, Lord Justice Scott Baker. | The final panel of between seven and 11 jurors will be picked from a shortlist before being sworn in front of the coroner, Lord Justice Scott Baker. |
| The jury will visit Paris in the second week of the inquest, at which point they will retrace Diana's final journey. | The jury will visit Paris in the second week of the inquest, at which point they will retrace Diana's final journey. |
| Inquests must be held into deaths abroad, if they are deemed not to have occurred due to natural causes. | Inquests must be held into deaths abroad, if they are deemed not to have occurred due to natural causes. |
| The four main aims of any inquest are to establish who the victim was, when, where and how the person died. | The four main aims of any inquest are to establish who the victim was, when, where and how the person died. |