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Diana inquest jury on Paris visit Diana inquest jury on Paris visit
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The jury hearing the inquest into the deaths of Princess Diana and Dodi Al Fayed will spend the day in Paris - where the couple died 10 years ago. The jury hearing the inquest into the deaths of Princess Diana and Dodi Al Fayed is spending the day in Paris retracing the couple's final movements.
The jurors will visit the spot where the car the couple were travelling in crashed in the Pont de l'Alma tunnel. The jurors are visiting the spot in the Pont de l'Alma tunnel where the couple's car crashed 10 years ago.
The underpass is one of a series of sites across the French capital which the jury will see on a two-day trip. The underpass is one of a series of sites across the French capital the jury will see on their two-day trip.
They are set to visit the Ritz Hotel, where the couple dined before setting out on the fatal journey. They are also due to visit the Ritz Hotel, where the couple dined before setting out on the fatal journey.
The 11 jurors will also visit the hospital where the dying princess was taken after the crash on 31 August, 1997. The 11 jurors will then visit the hospital where the dying princess was taken after the crash on 31 August, 1997.
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They began hearing evidence last week at the High Court in London on the death of Diana and her lover. class="bodl" href="#map">Diana's final journey
Coroner Lord Justice Scott Baker told the jury that on the trip to Paris they would be retracing the couple's final journey after dark.. They began hearing evidence last week at the High Court in London.
They will fly in to the city on a privately chartered plane. Included in evidence presented to them were CCTV images from the couple's last moments at the Ritz.
They flew to the city on a privately chartered plane.
From the Ritz they will trace Diana's final journey twice in a coach - once in daylight and once at night.From the Ritz they will trace Diana's final journey twice in a coach - once in daylight and once at night.
It is likely traffic will be stopped so the jurors can walk to the spot in the Pont de l'Alma tunnel where the Mercedes carrying Diana and Mr Fayed crashed. At about 1400 BST the jurors' coach parked up in an access road to the Pont de l'Alma tunnel to wait for traffic to be stopped.
Lord Justice Scott Baker has appealed to the media not to pursue the jury with cameras and not to publish images which may identify them. Appeal to media
They were then due to walk to the spot in the Pont de l'Alma tunnel where the Mercedes carrying Diana, Mr Al Fayed, driver Henri Paul, who also died, and bodyguard Trevor Rees crashed.
Accompanying them are the inquest's coroner, Lord Justice Scott Baker, counsel and court officials.
The purpose at this stage of the visit is for jurors to get a clear understanding of the scene of the crash.
The coroner has outlined the volume and flow of traffic, the way access roads work to allow other traffic into the tunnel, and the position of the 13th pillar where the car crashed.
Lord Justice Scott Baker has appealed to the media not to pursue the jury with cameras and not to publish images which may identify them. French police will be on hand to shield the jurors.
The inquest is expected to last six months.The inquest is expected to last six months.
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