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2004-04-22 Britain

The broadcast of images of a dying Diana, Princess of Wales must have been "painful" for her two sons, a former Palace spokesman has said. The pictures, taken moments after the Paris car crash in which she died, were shown by US network CBS in a programme looking at the accident. Dicky Arbiter told the BBC it was "particularly bad taste" for the network to run the pictures. But CBS insisted the photographs were "in no way graphic or exploitative". Mr Arbiter told BBC Radio 4âs Today programme he was surprised at an American television network running "this sort of picture". "It will be painful, painful for William and Harry. Theyâre going to have to live with this sort of thing for the rest of their lives."

Cheeze. My tear ducts are eroding...

Mohamed Al Fayed, whose son Dodi also died in the 1997 crash, also accused CBS of "insensitivity".
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Defending its decision to show the images CBS said: "These photocopies are placed in journalistic context - an examination of the medical treatment given to Princess Diana just after the crash." CBS said the images, which had not been broadcast before, were part of a 4,000-page French government report the broadcast recently obtained. The US broadcaster said it had also obtained confidential documents relating to the crash. These reportedly include forensic analysis of the scene and vehicle, and post mortem examination of the driver ~~and MI6 agent~~, Henri Paul. One of the pictures taken by paparazzi photographers at the scene - included in the official crash report - showed her head in the car. BBC Royal correspondent Peter Hunt said CBS showed the black and white images for just 15 seconds during the one-hour documentary. But, he said, Diana was "instantly recognisable" from a picture of the side of her head. British newspapers had previously decided not to publish the photographs, he added, ~~for fear of being sued and/or publicly lynched~~ on the grounds of taste and decency.

Posted by Howard UK 2004-04-22 4:25:58 AM|| || Front Page|| [11132 views since 2007-05-07] Top

#1 Do the Americans get the same graphic footage of Kennedy's death as we do in the UK? Me think so.

Posted by Howard UK 2004-04-22 5:32:23 AM|| 2004-04-22 5:32:23 AM|| Front Page Top

#2 Do the Americans get the same graphic footage of Kennedy's death as we do in the UK?

Yeah, in slow motion, over and over, pandering to the same conspiracy nuts who refuse to believe that one guy with a rifle could kill someone and that a drunk driver can wreck a car.

Posted by Steve 2004-04-22 8:38:34 AM|| 2004-04-22 8:38:34 AM|| Front Page Top

#3 I wasn't paying attention. Was there this much "outrage" when the 4 burnt bodies were hanging from a bridge ?

Posted by Anonymous4432 2004-04-22 8:47:45 AM|| 2004-04-22 8:47:45 AM|| Front Page Top

#4 Howard, in the mid '60 when the local carnival came to town one of the sideshows was devoted to Kennedy cranial shots. Jeeez.

Hear, hear a4432

Posted by Shipman 2004-04-22 10:53:31 AM|| 2004-04-22 10:53:31 AM|| Front Page Top

#5 Crikey - that's a bit twisted.

Posted by Howard UK 2004-04-22 11:19:46 AM|| 2004-04-22 11:19:46 AM|| Front Page Top

#6 CBS came in 4th place in that time slot (Law & Order got double the ratings according to the Drudge headline) so although Americans may not have been overly "outraged" they certainly weren't interested in such a classless show.

Posted by ruprecht 2004-04-22 4:02:50 PM|| 2004-04-22 4:02:50 PM|| Front Page Top

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