Which member of a royal family was killed in a car crash in Paris in 1997?

Which member of a royal family was killed in a car crash in Paris in 1997? Princess Diana was the member of the British royal family who died after the crash.

Diana, Princess of Wales, was fatally injured in the Pont de l’Alma road tunnel in Paris during the early hours of 31 August 1997. She was travelling in a Mercedes with Dodi Fayed, while Henri Paul was driving and bodyguard Trevor Rees-Jones was also in the vehicle. Diana was taken to Pitié-Salpêtrière Hospital, where she was pronounced dead at about 4 a.m.

The crash followed an attempt to leave paparazzi photographers. French and British investigations examined the driver’s alcohol level, speed and the conduct of pursuing photographers. The 2008 British inquest concluded that Diana and Fayed were unlawfully killed through the grossly negligent driving of Henri Paul and the pursuing vehicles.

Diana was 36. Her funeral on 6 September 1997 drew an enormous global audience and became one of the most watched royal events in modern history. A common mix-up is calling her “Princess Diana” as a formal title; her formal style was Diana, Princess of Wales.