It has to
be one of the most questionable photo opportunities ever offered to members of
the public: the chance to have a photograph taken alongside the thirteenth
pillar of the Alma tunnel into which the car carrying Diana, Princess of Wales
crashed.
Over ten years since the crash which took the lives of Diana, Dodi and driver
Henri Paul, officials in France have opened the Alma tunnel to members of the
public.
The tunnel was opened from early Sunday morning ahead of the arrival in
France of the the judge and jury overseeing the official British
inquest into the deaths of Diana and Dodi.
The party will arrive in
Paris via private jet, following which they'll embark on a journey
which will see them retrace the final hours of the Princess and her
boyfriend. This visit follows the scene-setting evidence, including
extensive CCTV footage of Diana and Dodi, which was shown to the court
last week.
A family from the late princess’s homeland were amongst the first to walk
through the tunnel, Adrien Atherley from Staffordshire explaining: "We heard it
was open so thought we had to come and have a look. It's amazing that it's been opened in this way.
We must be among the first English people to come down here since Diana died."
