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Pictures of the Princess of Wales taken by paparazzi as she lay dying have been shown at the inquest into her death.Pictures of the Princess of Wales taken by paparazzi as she lay dying have been shown at the inquest into her death.
The images were pixellated, but her hair and the side of her face inside the car could be made out.The images were pixellated, but her hair and the side of her face inside the car could be made out.
The images showed duty emergency doctor Frederic Mailliez tending to the princess at the scene of the fatal Paris crash in 1997.
Coroner Lord Justice Scott Baker ruled the photos would not be released into the public domain.Coroner Lord Justice Scott Baker ruled the photos would not be released into the public domain.
Met Police inspector Paul Carpenter talked the jury through the paparazzi shots, taken in the immediate aftermath of the crash. The jury were also shown police mugshots of 17 paparazzi taken as part of the French investigation into the fatal Paris crash in 1997.
Metropolitan Police inspector Paul Carpenter talked the jury through the shots taken by paparazzi in the immediate aftermath of the crash.
MotorbikesMotorbikes
The inquest into the deaths of Diana and Dodi Al Fayed at the High Court in London was told their car was being hindered by motorbikes before crashing. The inquest into the deaths of Diana and Dodi Al Fayed at the High Court in London has also heard about the behaviour of the photographers prior to the incident.
The jury heard about the behaviour of the photographers prior to the incident. The paparazzi who were present at the scene of the crash had no compunction about taking photographs of the victims Michael Mansfield QC
The jury was told their car was being hindered by motorbikes before crashing.
One witness said the car was followed by two or three bikes while occupants of another car reported "insistent" beeping and braking and a loud crash.One witness said the car was followed by two or three bikes while occupants of another car reported "insistent" beeping and braking and a loud crash.
They did not realise who had been involved until the next day.They did not realise who had been involved until the next day.
The court was also shown a series of police mug shots of members of the paparazzi taken as part of the investigation into the crash.The court was also shown a series of police mug shots of members of the paparazzi taken as part of the investigation into the crash.
'No compunction'
Close-up shots of the injured princess were taken by numerous paparazzi in the underpass.
One by Laslo Veres appeared to show Diana on the floor of the back seat of the car, with one leg raised.
The inquest has been shown CCTV of the couple before the crash
Another captured photographer Romuald Rat squatted down next to the open door of the Mercedes, moments after the crash.
Michael Mansfield QC, lawyer for Mohamed Al Fayed whose son Dodi was killed alongside the princess, said the paparazzi appeared to show little conscience.
Several pictures showed emergency workers carrying an unidentified pixellated slumped figure away from vehicle.
Mr Mansfield said: "It is perfectly clear from the photographs the jury has been through that the paparazzi who were present at the scene of the crash had no compunction about taking photographs of the victims both inside the car and being carried outside the car."
The majority of the paparazzi images came from negatives seized by the police in the wake of the crash.
Car 'hindered'
The first witness said he was driving along the embankment when he saw a heavy car, doing about 50mph, followed by two to three motorbikes.The first witness said he was driving along the embankment when he saw a heavy car, doing about 50mph, followed by two to three motorbikes.
I heard several noises, a fairly long burst from a horn, a squealing of tyres and a crash of metal Nathalie Blanchard, witness
He thought there were two people on one of the bikes.He thought there were two people on one of the bikes.
Two cars
Speaking via a video link from Paris, he stood by a previous statement in which he said the driver was clearly being hindered by the motorbikes.Speaking via a video link from Paris, he stood by a previous statement in which he said the driver was clearly being hindered by the motorbikes.
The jury also heard statements prepared by five occupants of a VW Polo which passed through the Pont de l'Alma underpass shortly before the collision involving Diana's car.The jury also heard statements prepared by five occupants of a VW Polo which passed through the Pont de l'Alma underpass shortly before the collision involving Diana's car.
David Laurent described seeing a "light-coloured hatchback", while his girlfriend Nathalie Blanchard recalled seeing a car "something like an Austin Mini or Fiat Uno" as they drove into the tunnel.David Laurent described seeing a "light-coloured hatchback", while his girlfriend Nathalie Blanchard recalled seeing a car "something like an Austin Mini or Fiat Uno" as they drove into the tunnel.
'Squeal of tyres'
Mr Laurent told police that he was driving into the tunnel when "all of a sudden, at the entrance to the tunnel, I came upon a car that was driving slowly in the right-hand lane.Mr Laurent told police that he was driving into the tunnel when "all of a sudden, at the entrance to the tunnel, I came upon a car that was driving slowly in the right-hand lane.
"I was taken by surprise but, even so, I had time to pull the steering wheel to the left to avoid it.""I was taken by surprise but, even so, I had time to pull the steering wheel to the left to avoid it."
'Squeal of tyres'
But as he was leaving the underpass, he heard the sound of hooting for about two seconds, then braking for two to three seconds, followed by a loud crash.But as he was leaving the underpass, he heard the sound of hooting for about two seconds, then braking for two to three seconds, followed by a loud crash.
His fiancee told police: "I heard several noises, a fairly long burst from a horn, a squealing of tyres and a crash of metal.His fiancee told police: "I heard several noises, a fairly long burst from a horn, a squealing of tyres and a crash of metal.
"I turned around, I think I was the only person who did. I couldn't see anything, neither a crashed car nor a small car.""I turned around, I think I was the only person who did. I couldn't see anything, neither a crashed car nor a small car."
The family drove on and it was not until the next day that they knew it had been the car carrying Diana and Mr Al Fayed, who both died along with their driver Henri Paul. The proceedings have been adjourned.