This Day in History: , Princess Diana br Dies in a Car Crash.br August 31, 1997.br Diana, Princess of Wales, br was 36 when she was killed as br the result of a car crash in Paris.br Both the car's driver, Henri Paul, and br her boyfriend, Dodi Fayed, were also killed. Diana'sbr bodyguard, Trevor Rees-Jones, survived the crash.br The crash occurred approximately three minutes after br leaving the Ritz Paris. A number of paparazzi br on motorcycles were tailing the car when Paul lost control.br It was determined that br Paul had been under the br influence while he was driving.br Known as "The People's Princess," news of Diana's death br plunged the world into mourning. Her sons, Prince William br and Prince Harry, were 15 and 12 years old at the time.br At Kensington and Buckingham Palaces, br mourners left piles of flower bouquets. More br than two billion people watched her funeral on Sept.