BRITAIN:A Channel 4 documentary featuring images of the car crash in which Princess Diana died should not be shown because of the distress it would cause her family, the Conservatives said yesterday.
The programme, Diana: The Witnesses in the Tunnel, will show pictures of the aftermath of the 1997 accident in a Paris underpass in which Diana (36) and her lover, Dodi al-Fayed, were killed, along with their chauffeur, Henri Paul.
News that the documentary, one of many media projects marking the 10th anniversary of the August 1997 crash, might feature previously taboo photos prompted condemnation.
Hugo Swire, the Conservative culture spokesman, said the programme would be insensitive to Diana's sons, Princes William and Harry, and should be cancelled.
Media said the documentary would include images of the princess's last moments, including a picture of her receiving oxygen from a French doctor, although with her face blanked out.
Channel 4 told the BBC the show would feature images taken by French photographers who were at the scene but would not include pictures that identified Diana or any other victim. "Only one image shows the occupants of the car after the crash and it has been appropriately obscured to avoid any unwarranted intrusion." - (Reuters)
