Princess Diana. (File Photo)Princess Diana saw her lover Dodi al-Fayed dying in front of her when she opened her eyes after their fatal car crash in Paris, an inquest heard Thursday as quoted by media reports.
French policeman Sebastien Dorzee, the first member of the emergency services to reach the scene, said Diana mumbled "My God" when she realized what was happening to Fayed.
The patrol officer was passing the Pont de l'Alma Tunnel in Paris at 12:30 a.m., moments after the couple's Mercedes crashed, and was flagged down by passers-by. He said he immediately recognized her when he looked into the back of the car.
According to Dorzee, Diana's head was between the two front seats, facing sideways, "and she could see her boyfriend just in front of her."
"She moved, her eyes were open, speaking to me in a foreign language. I think that she said 'My God' on seeing her boyfriend dying. At the same time she was rubbing her stomach. She must have been in pain," he said.
Dorzee described the photographers who chased Diana's car as "vicious and repellent" and said they repeatedly insulted him and argued with each other.
Previous testimony has said Fayed and Paul were pronounced dead at the scene, while Diana died after emergency surgery in a hospital.
Under British law, an inquest is needed to determine the cause of death when someone dies unnaturally.
Source: Xinhua/Agencies
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