During the evening of Aug. 31, 1997, I got home from a really bad date and turned on the TV only to discover that one of my idols lay dying in a Paris car wreck. I was sickened by the tragedy of Princess Diana's death. If she had survived the crash she would've been 45 years old on July 1. Sadly, on July 13, 2006 an Italian magazine "Chi" published photographs showing Diana in her "last moments" despite an unofficial blackout on such photographs being published. The shots were taken minutes after the accident and show the Princess slumped in the back seat while a paramedic attempted to fit an oxygen mask over her face. Di's sons Princes William and Harry have condemned the magazine for publishing a photo of their mother as she lay dying.

British newspapers, who are notorious for stalking and chasing public figures relentlessly have even refused to publish the picture, out of respect for their fallen princess.
In a statement, Princes William and Harry say they are upset that "such a low has been reached," adding they would take moves to protect her, as she had protected them.
They appealed to all forms of the media throughout the world to appreciate that publishing photographs like this one causes them great hurt.

It's moments like these where I'm ashamed to even work in the media. This is not journalism--this is pure disrespect. Every waking moment of Diana's life seems to have been captured on film and even nine years after her death, she's still in the headlines.