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Jury Sees Tape of Diana's Hotel Departure

Court observers interpret driver's signs as signals to paparazzi

By Caroline Zimmerman, Newser User

Posted Oct 4, 2007 4:24 PM CDT

(Newser) – Princess Diana's driver might have tipped off paparazzi to her departure from a Paris hotel the night of her death, the Guardian reports after today's viewing of video at an inquest into the incident. Video shows Diana and companion Dodi Fayed preparing to evade photographers... Read full story »

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