French police chief recalls finding Princess Diana's pearls at crash site
A French police chief has recalled the moment she found Princess Diana's peals at the crash site in Paris. Diana, Princess of Wales sustained fatal injuries when the car she was travelling in lost control in the Pont de l’Alma tunnel in the French capital on August 31, 1997 and Brigade Criminelle chief Martine Monteil was among the first officials on the scene in the minutes after the accident. Speaking in new documentary 'Investigating Diana: Death in Paris ', Monteil explained how she found jewellery belonging to the royal at the site.