WHO SHARES THE BLAME?

RAPACIOUS PAPARAZZI MAY BE IMPORTANT PARTS OF THE PUZZLE. BUT HOW MUCH DID DODI'S DRIVER, HEAVY DRINKING AND HIGH SPEED HAVE TO DO WITH IT?

Princess Diana's death was one of those large events that happen in an instant, like the explosion of the space shuttle Challenger, leaving everyone to grope for some explanation of how a whole world of certainties can be undone so quickly. Everywhere that Diana's name is known, which is most places, people are trying to comprehend the events that led to her death and wishing they could reach back somehow to change them--to fend off the paparazzi, maybe to find a different driver for Diana's car, or even just to buckle her seat belt.

So who bears what part of the...

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