Price tag of €430,000 on Diana death shots

A PHOTOGRAPHER called a British tabloid newspaper from the scene of Princess Diana’s fatal car crash and struck a deal to sell it graphic pictures of the wreck, her inquest in London heard yesterday.

Romuald Rat, the first paparazzo on the scene, called the Sun to offer shots including the princess with blood on her face and wearing an oxygen mask for £300,000 (€430,000), the High Court was told.

The claim emerged as his motorcycle rider Stephane Darmon gave more evidence about the run-up to the crash which killed Diana, Dodi Fayed and chauffeur Henri Paul in Paris on August 30, 1997.