Almost 27 years after Princess Diana’s tragic death, Dr. MonSef Dahman, the French surgeon who fought to save her life that night in Paris, has shared haunting details that have captivated the public. At the time, Dr. Dahman, a 33-year-old on-call general surgeon at Paris’s Pitié-Salpêtrière Hospital, was suddenly summoned to treat a high-profile crash victim. It was only upon arrival that he realized his patient was Princess Diana herself, critically injured with severe internal damage.

Dr. Dahman recalled that Diana was already being resuscitated when he entered the emergency room, and immediate efforts focused on stabilizing her extensive hemorrhaging. Despite a prolonged battle involving intensive internal and external procedures, including over an hour of cardiac massage, her injuries—a ruptured vein near the heart—proved insurmountable. Reflecting on that traumatic night, Dr. Dahman expressed the lasting emotional toll, emphasizing, “We fought hard, we tried a lot, really an awful lot,” in their efforts to save her. His account renews public sorrow and highlights the relentless dedication of the medical team, who, despite their best efforts, could not prevent the loss of the beloved People’s Princess.