# Anybody see the Pricess Diana "death" photos on Dateline? **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [April 22, 2004, 1:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anybody-see-the-pricess-diana-death-photos-on-dateline/241416 "2004-04-22T13:38:17Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 12\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![RumMunkey](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/b19c9b/32.png) [@RumMunkey](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RumMunkey)\ **Post date:** [April 22, 2004, 1:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anybody-see-the-pricess-diana-death-photos-on-dateline/241416/1 "2004-04-22T13:38:17Z")
I missed it. I was just curious if the photos were as dramatic as the hype over them would have indicated or if they were blurry, distant, hard to define images I would expect them to be. ---
**Author:** ![Mangetout](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mangetout/32/19_2.png) [@Mangetout](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mangetout)\ **Post date:** [April 22, 2004, 2:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anybody-see-the-pricess-diana-death-photos-on-dateline/241416/2 "2004-04-22T14:05:08Z")
According to the BBC news today, they were photocopies of the original photographs and in one of them, her face is shown in profile and is recognisable. ---
**Author:** ![RumMunkey](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/b19c9b/32.png) [@RumMunkey](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RumMunkey)\ **Post date:** [April 22, 2004, 2:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anybody-see-the-pricess-diana-death-photos-on-dateline/241416/3 "2004-04-22T14:42:01Z")
Let me add one question here, too. Is this anything new? I swear I saw a photo not long after the accident happened (in colour no less) of the Princess’ body slumped in the wrecked car. I didn’t look closely to notice if it was a fake, (I really felt kinda wrong… it was one of those times you click a link, not thinking it will actually be what it claims, y’know?) but it looked real enough. So, haven’t these photos been floating around for some time? ---
**Author:** ![Eve](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/9e8a1a/32.png) [@Eve](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Eve)\ **Post date:** [April 22, 2004, 5:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anybody-see-the-pricess-diana-death-photos-on-dateline/241416/4 "2004-04-22T17:30:46Z")
Well? Is there a link? C’mon, they _must_ be online by now! ---
**Author:** ![Zabali\_Clawbane](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/ecd19e/32.png) [@Zabali\_Clawbane](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zabali_Clawbane)\ **Post date:** [April 22, 2004, 8:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anybody-see-the-pricess-diana-death-photos-on-dateline/241416/5 "2004-04-22T20:03:33Z")
Unless Dateline:NBC has changed networks, it would seem that they are not the ones who showed the pictures. At least that’s what [this](http://news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&u=/nm/20040422/people_nm/people_diana_dc_3) story says. ---
**Author:** ![Duke](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/e8c25b/32.png) [@Duke](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Duke)\ **Post date:** [April 22, 2004, 8:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anybody-see-the-pricess-diana-death-photos-on-dateline/241416/6 "2004-04-22T20:20:43Z")
> [@Eve](#): > > Well? Is there a link? C’mon, they _must_ be online by now! I saw them on f u g l y . c o m some years ago. I don’t know it the site is still up, but…visit at your peril. Seriously. Not so much the Diana photos, but…other things there. ---
**Author:** ![Casey1505](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/dc4da7/32.png) [@Casey1505](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Casey1505)\ **Post date:** [April 22, 2004, 8:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anybody-see-the-pricess-diana-death-photos-on-dateline/241416/7 "2004-04-22T20:50:09Z")
Out of morbid curiosity, I Googled images of “diana crash” and the first hit was what looked like a picture of her lying bloodied in the car. I’m not able to get the site, as it “has been intentionally restricted by … and deemed as not business related and/or inappropriate.” You may want to try that if you’re so inclined. I must admit, what I think I saw made me feel a little uneasy, though. ---
**Author:** ![DMark](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/e68b1a/32.png) [@DMark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DMark)\ **Post date:** [April 23, 2004, 12:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anybody-see-the-pricess-diana-death-photos-on-dateline/241416/8 "2004-04-23T00:32:35Z")
> [@DakotaDog](#): > > Let me add one question here, too. Is this anything new? I swear I saw a photo not long after the accident happened (in colour no less) of the Princess’ body slumped in the wrecked car. Thank you…I thought I was the only one who remembered seeing those pictures back then. I vividly recall seeing the photos, but don’t remember where it was that I saw them. I usually only look at sites like MSNBC and CNN when it comes to news - so I am pretty sure the photos were on a reputable news site and not one of the gossip rags or rottendotcom. ---
**Author:** ![The\_Long\_Road](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/b5a626/32.png) [@The\_Long\_Road](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Long_Road)\ **Post date:** [April 23, 2004, 4:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anybody-see-the-pricess-diana-death-photos-on-dateline/241416/9 "2004-04-23T04:20:26Z")
Note: Avoid below link if you have a weak stomach. I’m wondering if [this](http://images.google.com/imgres?imgurl=www.publiweb.it/diana/ldi2.jpg&imgrefurl=http://www.publiweb.it/diana/&h=324&w=316&sz=12&tbnid=EruqFea0wZcJ:&tbnh=113&tbnw=111&prev=/images%3Fq%3Ddiana%2Bcrash%26start%3D20%26hl%3Den%26lr%3D%26ie%3DUTF-8%26oe%3DUTF-8%26sa%3DN)is a real photo or some snopes worthy work-up. ---
**Author:** ![Walloon](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/fbc32d/32.png) [@Walloon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Walloon)\ **Post date:** [April 23, 2004, 5:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anybody-see-the-pricess-diana-death-photos-on-dateline/241416/10 "2004-04-23T05:13:01Z")
No, I don’t think that is a legitimate photo of Diana. According to those who treated her, Diana’s face was unharmed, although she was bleeding from the mouth from internal injuries. ---
**Author:** ![Storm\_Chaser](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/d6d6ee/32.png) [@Storm\_Chaser](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Storm_Chaser)\ **Post date:** [April 23, 2004, 5:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anybody-see-the-pricess-diana-death-photos-on-dateline/241416/11 "2004-04-23T05:24:39Z")
> [@The Long Road](#): > > Note: Avoid below link if you have a weak stomach. > I’m wondering if [this](http://images.google.com/imgres?imgurl=www.publiweb.it/diana/ldi2.jpg&imgrefurl=http://www.publiweb.it/diana/&h=324&w=316&sz=12&tbnid=EruqFea0wZcJ:&tbnh=113&tbnw=111&prev=/images%3Fq%3Ddiana%2Bcrash%26start%3D20%26hl%3Den%26lr%3D%26ie%3DUTF-8%26oe%3DUTF-8%26sa%3DN)is a real photo or some snopes worthy work-up. God, I hope not. She had horrific injuries to her face if it is real. ---
**Author:** ![Walloon](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/fbc32d/32.png) [@Walloon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Walloon)\ **Post date:** [April 23, 2004, 7:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anybody-see-the-pricess-diana-death-photos-on-dateline/241416/12 "2004-04-23T07:12:47Z")
Small correction to my previous post. Diana had a bleeding gash on her forehead. Otherwise, her face was uninjured.