▁mother , ▁Princess ▁Ger da , ▁and ▁von ▁B leich r öder , ▁and ▁the ▁Princess ' s ▁ch auff eur , ▁Walter ▁Pal mer . ▁En jo ying ▁taking ▁long ▁drives ▁in ▁the ▁Font ain ble u ▁Forest , ▁on ▁one ▁night ▁while ▁driving ▁at ▁high ▁speed , ▁their ▁vehicle ▁hit ▁a ▁little ▁gy ps y ▁girl ▁and ▁mort ally ▁injured ▁her . ▁The ▁following ▁day , ▁von ▁B leich r öder ▁visited ▁the ▁girl ' s ▁house ▁and ▁paid ▁them ▁the ▁equivalent ▁of ▁$ 3 , 0 0 0 ▁in ▁compens ation . ▁At ▁the ▁time ▁of ▁the ▁accident , ▁Walter ▁Pal mer , ▁her ▁ch auff eur , ▁claimed ▁to ▁be ▁driving . ▁But ▁at ▁the ▁trial ▁of ▁Pal mer ▁and ▁the ▁Baron ▁a ▁month ▁later ▁( very ▁shortly ▁after ▁her ▁suic ide ) ▁– ▁Pal mer ▁was ▁charged ▁with ▁hom ic ide ▁and ▁von ▁B leich r öder ▁with ▁civil ▁responsibility , ▁as ▁the ▁owner ▁of ▁the ▁car ▁– ▁sw orn ▁statements ▁by ▁the ▁occup ants ▁of ▁the ▁car ▁established ▁that ▁at ▁the ▁time , ▁the ▁Princess , ▁" a ▁keen ▁motor ist ▁and ▁expert ▁driver ", ▁was ▁at ▁the ▁wheel , ▁Pal mer ▁was ▁sitting ▁beside ▁her , ▁and ▁her ▁mother ▁and ▁the ▁Baron ▁were ▁in ▁the ▁back ▁seats . ▁Pal mer ▁admitted ▁he ▁had ▁f als ely ▁claimed ▁responsibility ▁at ▁the ▁time ▁of ▁the ▁accident ▁to ▁spare ▁the ▁Princess , ▁and ▁had ▁done ▁so ▁without ▁any ▁promise ▁or ▁expectation . ▁At ▁the ▁time , ▁the ▁Princess ▁and