On August 31, a year will have passed since the death of Diana, the twentieth century's ultimate fairy-tale princess. (But the world has yet to fully recover from the shock of her tragic, senseless death at the age of thirty-six.) To millions around the globe, the Princess of Wales's image glows with a very special grace -- and there remains an undeniable fascination with the final hours before that brilliant flame was extinguished forever.Illustrated with more than fifty photographs and packed with startling new details that are sure to make international headlines, this compelling, fast-paced narrative traces the twenty-four hours that climaxed in the scream of twisted metal in a Paris tunnel -- and ended in tearful vigils around the world.