Amid this outpouring of grief, the Royal family elected to remain out of the public eye.
The public grief was instantaneous and unprecedented. Diana: Seven Days That Shook The World - DVD [ 2017 ] This series explores the practical, constitutional and emotional implications of the week, and examines how Diana’s death helped preserve the British monarchy’s future. At 3 am on August 31, 1997, Princess Diana was declared dead following a tragic and controversial car accident. Diana – Seven Days That Shook the World investigates the dramatic week leading up to Princess Diana’s funeral at Westminster Abbey, with exclusive interviews with Diana’s staff, Downing Street advisors, journalists and members of the public.