The day Princess Diana died – level 3

31-08-1997

Diana, Princess of Wales, was a member of the British royal family. She was the first wife of Prince Charles. Diana and Charles’s marriage wasn’t happy. They got divorced in 1996.

After the divorce, Diana continued her charity work. She lived more freely, and she met Dodi Fayed, the son of an Egyptian billionaire. The media continued to chase her wherever she went, but she seemed happy.

Diana and Dodi decided to spend the last days of August 1997 in Paris. Shortly after midnight on August 31, they left the Hotel Ritz. They were followed by a group of photographers.

Diana and Dodi instructed the driver to shake them off. The car was racing through the center of Paris at a speed of 105 kilometers per hour until it hit a concrete pillar of one of the tunnels. Dodi and the driver were dead on the spot. Diana was fighting for her life, but she died shortly afterward in hospital.

Difficult words: chase (to follow somebody and try to catch them), shake off (to lose somebody who is chasing you), race (to move very quickly), concrete (a hard substance used in building).

What were the circumstances surrounding Diana, Princess of Wales' tragic death in Paris, and how did her divorce from Prince Charles play a role in her life leading up to the accident?

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