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 Support The DrudgeReport; Visit Our Advertisers  EDITOR DEFENDS DECISION TO PUBLISH DIANA CRASH PHOTO Thu Jul 13 2006 23:33:08 ET A magazine editor who published the ``last photo' of Diana, Princess of Wales, defended his decision today. The photo shows the Princess being given oxygen in the Mercedes at the crash site in Paris in August 1997. Its publication in Italian weekly magazine Chi has provoked anger but editor Umberto Brindani said it was ``touching' and ``tender', not offensive. He added: ``She is not dead in the picture but looks as if she is a sleeping Princess.' The black-and-white photo under the headline ``World Exclusive: The Last Photo' accompanies an article about a new book by French crime writer Jean-Michel Caradec'h. It also includes autopsy diagrams charting the injuries the Princess suffered. Caradec'h's book, Lady Diana: The Criminal Investigation, will include photos of Diana taken shortly after the accident. Mr Brindani said: ``I published the picture for a very simple reason - it has never been seen before. ``In my opinion it is not a picture which is offensive to the memory of Princess Diana. As a thorough and informative news magazine we have merely reported the publication of a book in France regarding Princess Diana's death. ``We carried an interview with the author and were provided material from a dossier which he acquired. ``The material from this dossier is in the book and includes the photograph as well as other documents. ``We were the first magazine to publish them but I understand that others in Europe - France and Spain - will also publish shortly.' When asked in Princes William and Harry might not find it offensive Mr Brindani said: ``On the contrary I think they are the two people above all who want to know the truth.' Harrods chairman Mohamed al Fayed, whose son Dodi also died in the car crash in Paris, said today he was ``sad and angry' that the Milan-based magazine had printed the image. He said: ``This heartless pursuit of money brings shame on those responsible for producing such a vile publication. ``It makes me sad and angry that a magazine would reproduce an image of the Princess as she clung desperately to life. ``The editor and the author, who probably have families of their own, have no thought for the feelings of those who loved the Princess, first and foremost her sons, the Princes William and Harry.' Joan Berry, 62, joint secretary of the Diana Circle UK, said she thought those involved in taking the photo, and publishing it, were ``scum'. |
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