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Once the emergency units arrived, it took them 30 to 45 minutes to extract Diana from the vehicle and stabilize her with intubation, oxygen and treatment for shock. At 1:18 a.m. she was placed in an ambulance. At the doctor's insistence, the ambulance proceeded slowly so as not to aggravate the injuries. Thus it took some 40 minutes to reach the Pitie-Salpetriere hospital instead of the usual 10 minutes. On arrival at 2:05 a.m., the princess was in cardiac arrest. Doctors opened her chest and found massive internal bleeding from the ruptured vein. Although they sutured...
...watched coverage of the death of Diana with sadness, and although I am not religious, I wept watching the funeral of Mother Teresa. A billboard in Calcutta bore the apt legend: MOTHER, 1910-ETERNITY. I feel that Mother should have been accorded a special commemorative issue of her own, with her wonderful face on the cover. Both were great women, but Mother Teresa was truly a living saint. BONNY LUSTED Cape Town...
...DIANA'S DEATH...
...unique way, Diana wonderfully brought a breezy modernity to a nation far too long bound by tradition, heritage and myth. With her loss, it is finally obvious to millions of us how utterly irrelevant the monarchy has become. From the silly kilts to the last-minute concessions at the funeral, "the Firm" has more than ever proved itself to be out of touch with a modern people--and so unnecessary. It is time for us to cast off this "plague of kings." MICHAEL MATT London...
Britons' overwhelming reaction to the death of Diana no doubt stemmed in part from her unique efforts to modernize, humanize and gain acceptance for an institution that is a source of great fascination and pride to the British but still an enigma to them. CHRIS LUSHER Jakarta...