20 ways Princess Diana’s legacy of good lives on

LONDON – JANUARY 08: Media gather for the inquest into the death of Diana, Princess of Wales at The High Court on January 8, 2007 in London. Today a preliminary hearing is being held ahead of a full inquest into the death of Diana, Princess of Wales and Dodi Al Fayed in a car crash in Paris in 1997. (Photo by Peter Macdiarmid/Getty Images)

12. People turned on the press

Diana was killed 20 years ago in a high speed car crash while she and her boyfriend, Dodi Fayed, were being chased by the paparazzi in a Paris tunnel. Fayed and the chauffeur also died in the horrific crash. Prince William and Prince Harry received the news in Scotland, where they were spending the summer holiday with Prince Charles. The press attempted to get pictures of her body in her hospital bed by climbing onto rooftops of nearby buildings.

The news of her death rocked London. Thousands of people blocked the main road that led into the city and prevented any cars from passing through. Londoners quickly turned on the press in solidarity with their now deceased princess. Cab drivers refused to pick up photographers, and many celebrities, including George Clooney, spoke out against the media. Diana’s brother Charles Spencer blamed his sister’s death on the paparazzi during her funeral.