Back Stories: Princess Diana's Tragic Death

NEW YORK (WCBS 880) – In today's Back Story, travel back to August 31, 1997, when Princess Diana died.

Hear CBS Radio and WCBS 880's coverage from that fateful day.

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The 36-year-old princess was killed in a car crash in Paris, along with two others.

There were reports the accident was caused because Princess Diana and her companion, Dodi Fayed, were trying to escape the paparazzi.