Princess Diana's butler Paul Burrell being besieged by photographers en route to court for trial for stealing items from her estate.
Aug. 31
A poll finds that a quarter of Britons think the princess was murdered and half think there was a cover-up of the circumstances surrounding her death.
Oct. 25
A Royal Duty, a book by Diana's butler Paul Burrell, is published in the U.S., stoking outrage across the pond in Britain, where the book is being serialized in a newspaper. Burrell printed a letter in which Diana wrote: "This phase in my life is the most dangerous." She goes on to say someone "is planning an 'accident' in my car, brake failure and serious head injury in order to make the path clear for Charles to marry."
Nov. 28
A French court finds three paparazzi who took pictures of the princess the night she died not guilty of invading her privacy.
Dec. 15
Mohamed Al Fayed claims in a Scottish court that Diana and his son were murdered.