In 1997, on August 31, Princess Diana and Dodi Al-Fayed died in a car crash in Paris under controversial circumstances. Al-Fayed and the driver, Henri Paul, died at the scene. Diana, who was taken from the accident site to a hospital, passed away two hours later. Nearly 30 years have passed, and it has now been revealed which items Queen Elizabeth II banned in her home after learning of Diana’s death.
The news of Diana’s death shocked the royal family. They were unsure how to break the tragic news to her sons, Prince William and Prince Harry. They were careful not to wake the boys in the middle of the night and generally tried to protect them from distress. Tina Brown, author of Diana Chronicles, described how the royal family planned to inform Diana’s sons of the tragedy.
It turns out that the Queen temporarily banned two things in their Balmoral home. “The Queen immediately said that all televisions and radios had to be removed, and the only TVs left were in the private rooms of the Queen and Prince Philip,” Brown said.
Later, Prince Harry recalled in his memoirs how his father broke the news to them: “My dear son, your mother has been in a car accident. Complications arose. Your mother sustained serious injuries and was taken to the hospital, my dear boy.”
