Flame For Diana Burns In Paris

People from around the world were drawn to the Flame of Liberty Sunday, on the street above the crash tunnel. It has become the unofficial symbol for mourning in Paris for Princess Diana. CBS News Correspondent Vicki Mabrey Reports.

"She was glamorous. She was a star in every sense. She gave a lot of happiness to a lot of people in the United Kingdom and throughout the world. That's really her legacy," said Simon Thompson of London.

"It's just such a tragedy, it's hard to believe it's been a year," said Dale Maynard-Hanson of Indiana.

The French government is not holding any official commemorations. But that doesn't discourage the devoted, mostly tourists, from paying tribute with flowers and memories. Joyce Black and her daughter Alyssa, from Chicago, still feel the loss.

"Because she did reach outside her own little domain, she did reach especially into the third and fourth world, and that's moving, and I think we're waiting for somebody to come along and take her place," Black said.

Visitors pay their respects with flowers.

A year later, the investigation into the crash still is not complete. The investigating judges continue interviewing witnesses, trying to find out what caused the Mercedes, driven by Ritz hotel security man Henri Paul to clip the 13th pillar of the Place de L'Alma Tunnel, then spin around and crash into the opposite wall.

After an end-of-summer hiatus, the judges are now back at work. Last week, they called in the chairman of the Ritz hotel, the senior hotel manager who was on duty the night of the accident, and a manager from the limousine company that owned the Mercedes in which the princess, her boyfriend Dodi al Fayed, and driver Henri Paul were killed.

At issue is what role the pursuing papparazzi played, what liability the Ritz hotel should bear for allowing a drunk driver to take the wheel, and concerns about the road-worthiness of the Mercedes.

The judges' report is not expected before October at the earliest. But many of those who still mourn the princess don't expect to ever have all the answers.

Reported by Vicki Mabrey