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| Diana jurors tour the Ritz Hotel | Diana jurors tour the Ritz Hotel |
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| Jurors in the Princess Diana and Dodi Al Fayed inquest have visited the Ritz Hotel in Paris, where the couple dined before their fatal car 1997 crash. | Jurors in the Princess Diana and Dodi Al Fayed inquest have visited the Ritz Hotel in Paris, where the couple dined before their fatal car 1997 crash. |
| During a 20-minute visit, jurors saw the hotel's bar and the foyer of the Imperial Suite where the couple spent much of their final evening together. | During a 20-minute visit, jurors saw the hotel's bar and the foyer of the Imperial Suite where the couple spent much of their final evening together. |
| Later they were shown the three routes driver Henri Paul, who also died, could have taken on the night of the crash. | |
| After two days in Paris, the inquest will resume in London on Wednesday. | After two days in Paris, the inquest will resume in London on Wednesday. |
| On Monday, the jury made two visits - including one at night - to the Pont de l'Alma tunnel where the crash occurred. | On Monday, the jury made two visits - including one at night - to the Pont de l'Alma tunnel where the crash occurred. |
| Jurors also saw the spot where the Princess's ambulance temporarily stopped as it took her to hospital. | Jurors also saw the spot where the Princess's ambulance temporarily stopped as it took her to hospital. |
| Diana's final journey | Diana's final journey |
| At the Ritz, the jurors were first taken to the hotel's Bar Vendome. | At the Ritz, the jurors were first taken to the hotel's Bar Vendome. |
| As they gathered in the bar, coroner Lord Justice Scott Baker told them: "We're going to look at one or two of the places that have been mentioned, the main places in the Ritz. | As they gathered in the bar, coroner Lord Justice Scott Baker told them: "We're going to look at one or two of the places that have been mentioned, the main places in the Ritz. |
| "You will see various cameras around the place and I think they are very similar to the positions they were in 10 years ago. | "You will see various cameras around the place and I think they are very similar to the positions they were in 10 years ago. |
| "And then we are going to go on three journeys in the bus to Rue Arsene Houssaye, which was where Dodi's apartment was, to show you different ways of getting there." | "And then we are going to go on three journeys in the bus to Rue Arsene Houssaye, which was where Dodi's apartment was, to show you different ways of getting there." |
| The Bar Vendome is not covered by CCTV, but receipts show Diana and Mr Al Fayed's driver, Mr Paul, ordered two Ricards - an aniseed spirit. | The Bar Vendome is not covered by CCTV, but receipts show Diana and Mr Al Fayed's driver, Mr Paul, ordered two Ricards - an aniseed spirit. |
| Final moments | Final moments |
| The jury was then taken up to the first floor and to the foyer of the Imperial Suite. | The jury was then taken up to the first floor and to the foyer of the Imperial Suite. |
| It was in the suite's foyer that CCTV captured Mr Paul talking to bodyguards Trevor Rees (formerly Rees-Jones) and Kes Wingfield about their plan to evade the media. | It was in the suite's foyer that CCTV captured Mr Paul talking to bodyguards Trevor Rees (formerly Rees-Jones) and Kes Wingfield about their plan to evade the media. |
| The jurors were then led down a long corridor into the rear of the hotel, and looked briefly into the service lift, where CCTV captured images of Diana and Mr Al Fayed laughing and joking. | The jurors were then led down a long corridor into the rear of the hotel, and looked briefly into the service lift, where CCTV captured images of Diana and Mr Al Fayed laughing and joking. |
| Next they were taken to the service area on the ground floor of the hotel where the couple spent about seven minutes waiting for their limousine to arrive. | Next they were taken to the service area on the ground floor of the hotel where the couple spent about seven minutes waiting for their limousine to arrive. |
| Traffic was stopped on Monday afternoon for the jurors' visitFinally, the jurors were taken out of a rear entrance to the hotel and got back on their coach. | Traffic was stopped on Monday afternoon for the jurors' visitFinally, the jurors were taken out of a rear entrance to the hotel and got back on their coach. |
| The final leg of the jurors' journey was to go by coach along three possible routes between the hotel and the couple's destination - the apartment then occupied by Mr Al Fayed. | The final leg of the jurors' journey was to go by coach along three possible routes between the hotel and the couple's destination - the apartment then occupied by Mr Al Fayed. |
| The first took them along the Champs Elysees, the second down towards the Pont de l'Alma tunnel, but turned off before entering the underpass. | The first took them along the Champs Elysees, the second down towards the Pont de l'Alma tunnel, but turned off before entering the underpass. |
| The third route took them through the tunnel and then turned right as they exited towards the apartment. | The third route took them through the tunnel and then turned right as they exited towards the apartment. |
| It was the second day the jury spent closely retracing the couple's final movements. | It was the second day the jury spent closely retracing the couple's final movements. |
| On Monday night, jurors were driven along the route of the princess's final journey from the Ritz to the scene of the crash to get a sense of the route as it looked in the early hours of 31 August 1997. | On Monday night, jurors were driven along the route of the princess's final journey from the Ritz to the scene of the crash to get a sense of the route as it looked in the early hours of 31 August 1997. |
| They were then driven by the side of the River Seine, tracing the journey from the tunnel to the Pitie-Salpetriere hospital where Princess Diana died. | They were then driven by the side of the River Seine, tracing the journey from the tunnel to the Pitie-Salpetriere hospital where Princess Diana died. |
| Journey claims | Journey claims |
| The jury was also shown the Hotel-Dieu hospital which the ambulance passed on its way to Pitie-Salpetriere. | The jury was also shown the Hotel-Dieu hospital which the ambulance passed on its way to Pitie-Salpetriere. |
| Last week, the coroner said there had been claims the journey to hospital took too long and that the princess should have been taken to Hotel-Dieu. | Last week, the coroner said there had been claims the journey to hospital took too long and that the princess should have been taken to Hotel-Dieu. |
| Accompanying the jury on their visit are the inquest's coroner, Lord Justice Scott Baker, counsel and court officials. | Accompanying the jury on their visit are the inquest's coroner, Lord Justice Scott Baker, counsel and court officials. |
| The inquest got under way last week at the High Court in London, with 11 jurors hearing evidence. | The inquest got under way last week at the High Court in London, with 11 jurors hearing evidence. |
| The inquest is expected to last six months. | The inquest is expected to last six months. |
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