Hotel Offers Diana Death Tour
Aug. 31 will mark the one-year anniversary of Princess Diana's death. To coincide with the tragic event, a hotel in France is offering a tour that some say pushes the boundaries of good taste.
What can you do to make a few extra francs when business is slow? The answer at one French hotel is: organize a Diana death tour, reports CBS News Senior European Correspondent Tom Fenton.
 The Ritz (CBS) |
 The underpass (CBS) |
It follows the couple's route as they tried to shake off pursuing paparazzi through the underpass where the car slammed into the 13th pillar.
 Flame of Liberty "shrine" (CBS) |
It will also stop at the Flame of Liberty to allow passengers to add their tributes to an unofficial Diana shrine. The tour ends at the hospital where Diana was pronounced dead.
The bus tour is free to hotel residents. But, for a touch of tasteless authenticity, Fenton says, they can take the tour in a dark Mercedes for $70.
 Emile Cacciari (CBS) |
Cacciari said all the money made from the tours would be donated to the Princess Diana Memorial Fund. But a fund spokeswoman said Thursday the fund would not accept the money.
"[The tour] is not an approved fundraising activity," the spokeswoman said on condition of anonymity.
The Paris Tourism Office, the Ritz Hotel, and Buckingham Palace have declined to comment.