'Last photo' of Diana published

Diana, Princess of Wales suffered fatal injuries when the car she was in crashed in Paris

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The "last photo'' of Diana, Princess of Wales, taken moments after the car crash which killed her, has been published in an Italian magazine.

It shows the Princess being given oxygen in the Mercedes at the crash site in Paris.

The black and white picture appeared in Chi magazine, accompanying an article about a new book by French crime writer Jean-Michel Caradec'h.

Caradec'h examines the Princess's tragic death in 1997 in his work Lady Diana: The Criminal Investigation.

The book, which is due out this month, will include photos of Diana taken shortly after the accident.

The image appeared in Chi under the headline "World Exclusive: The Last Photo''.

The article also included autopsy diagrams charting the injuries the Princess suffered.

Joan Berry, 62, who is joint secretary of the Diana Circle UK, said she thought those involved in taking the photo and publishing it were "scum''.

Mrs Berry, from Surrey, said: "It's absolutely disgusting. Everyone involved in this is scum.

"It just goes to show that nine years after her death, everyone is still interested in every little thing about her and what happened.

"She is being hounded from the grave, and she's not here to speak out for herself."

Royalist Terry Hutt, 71, from Cambridgeshire, met Diana on numerous occasions through his work with disabled and homeless people.

He said he was "sickened'' at the thought of the photo.

"It makes me feel so sick when I think about what that photo might show.

"It's got to a bad stage when people print something awful like this. I hope it's never shown here."