Princess Diana's heartbreaking final words were revealed by firefighter from scene of the crash
An emergency worker called to the scene of the car crash which killed Princess Diana spoke about the which could have been her last.
Today marks 29 years since the tragic death of Princess Diana in a car crash in Paris, along with her partner Dodi Fayed and head of security Henri Paul.
The trio had been travelling through the the Pont de l'Alma tunnel, with Paul driving a Mercedes-Benz S280 at a high speed, with nine journalists in pursuit.
During the chase it was reported that Paul lost control of the car, which smashed into a column in the tunnel, killing Fayed and Paul on impact.
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Meanwhile, Diana, as well as her and Fayed's bodyguard Trevor Rees-Jones were both seriously injured, with emergency services swarming the scene.
Among them was french firefighter Xavier Gourmelon, and 20 years later he opened up about what Diana had said to him in an appearance on Good Morning Britain.
He told the program that he had not known who was involved in the crash when he arrived, and that he could not recognise Diana.
“She looked at me and said, ‘Oh my God, what’s happened?’”, said Gourmelon, saying that she looked 'agitated' before passing out in the car wreck.
“I tried to calm her down and tell her we’d look after her, and she fell into a coma again,” he said. “At that moment, the doctor said she was in cardiac arrest.
“So, we gave her CPR, and after 20 seconds, she regained consciousness, and we transferred her to the ambulance.”
He went on to say that after Diana was taken to the Pitié-Salpêtrière Hospital in Paris he had expected her to make a full recovery because he could only see the injuries to her shoulders and didn't see any blood on her.
But at around 4am Diana would have another cardiac arrest, this time fatal.
Diana would be buried on a small, tree covered island in the middle of a lake on Althorp Estate in Northamptonshire, in an isolated and private final resting place which sent a clear message about the press intrusion that she faced up to the last moments of her life.
A spokesperson for the estate previously said that the site, has been allowed to grow, 'intentionally lends privacy to the Princess's final resting place'.
Fayed's bodyguard, Trevor Rees-Jones, sustained severe injuries but survived the crash.
A French investigation concluded that Paul was intoxicated and driving recklessly, which led to the crash.
Whereas the British inquest, known as Operation Paget, further examined the circumstances and returned with a verdict of 'unlawful killing' due to grossly negligent driving.
The inquest also noted that none of the occupants were wearing seat belts, which contributed to the severity of the injuries.
Diana and Fayed embarked on a brief, yet widely publicised romance before their death.
It came after the Princess and Prince Charles finalised their divorce in 1997, after 15 years of marriage.
Their separation was announced in December 1992, as Queen Elizabeth II urged the couple to formally divorce, which they did four years later.
In 1995, two years before the fatal car crash, Diana wrote a note that seemingly predicted her own cause of death.
Topics: Royal Family, UK News
Anish Vij