Death of Diana, Princess of Wales photographs that showed Diana amid the wreckage of the car crash; the photos were released despite an unofficial blackout on such photographs being published. The editor of "Chi" defended his decision by saying he published the photographs simply because they had not been previously seen, and he felt the images were not disrespectful to the memory of Diana. The British newspaper "The Daily Express" has been criticised for continued and sustained coverage of Princess Diana following her death. A 2006 report in "The Guardian" showed that the newspaper had mentioned her in numerous recent news stories, with headlines including "Perhaps
John Minihan (photographer) her skirt. Diana had just been announced as the Prince of Wales's love interest and photographers raced to take her photo, Minihan having the fortune to turn up first. Over the years Minihan developed a close relationship with many writers and his photographs of Samuel Beckett show a particular affinity between the two men. Minihans photos of Beckett are some of his best known, one in particular is described as one of the greatest photos of the twentieth century. William S. Burroughs once referred to Minihan as "a painless photographer". Minihan is perhaps best known for his photographs of Beckett.