The firefighter who heard Princess Diana’s final words has just broken his silence, revealing a shocking and deeply moving account of her last moments.
Xavier Gourmelon, a French firefighter and one of the first responders at the scene of the fatal Paris car crash in 1997, shared that Diana was conscious and spoke to him as he tended to her.
Her final words to him were simple but filled with confusion and shock: "Oh my God, what's happened?" She was calm, not hysterical, displaying a composed yet bewildered state as she struggled to comprehend the tragedy unfolding around her.
Gourmelon described how he held her hand, reassured her, and performed CPR, believing at the time that she would survive. He massaged her heart and helped her breathe again, feeling relief when she temporarily stabilized. However, Diana suffered from serious internal injuries that were not obvious externally but ultimately fatal. Despite their best efforts, she passed away later in the hospital, a fact that deeply affected Gourmelon and remains with him to this day.
His account dispels some myths of panic and hysteria at the crash site, portraying a woman who faced her crisis with bravery and calmness. This revelation has shocked many who remembered the event, offering a new perspective on Diana’s strength and human vulnerability in her last moments.