Princess Diana, born Diana Frances Spencer, was one of the world’s most famous (and photographed) women in the 1980s and 1990s. Her every action (and dress) was painstakingly filmed and examined; even her death sparked a paparazzi-fueled media frenzy, which many continue to point to as evidence of an out-of-control tabloid culture. Despite all of this attention, there is still so much we don’t know about her.
The Princess of Wales was one of the most photographed individuals in the world until her terrible death in 1997. Her memory is preserved in these photographs of her most memorable moments.
Many people remember Princess Diana as much more than a fashion star in the years after her funeral—she was a generous philanthropist and, most importantly, a loving mother to Princes William and Harry. These striking Princess Diana images remind us of the mark she left on the world.
#1 The Princess of Wales, Prince William, and Prince Harry wear waterproof capes on a visit to the Niagra Falls
Source: Anwar Hussein
#2 The Princess of Wales greets her sons Prince William and Prince Harry on the deck of the yacht Britannia in Toronto
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#3 Diana, Princess of Wales with Prince Harry on holiday in Majorca, Spain
Source: Georges De Keerle
#4 Princess Diana and Prince Charles leaving St Mary’s Hospital, London with their new-born son Prince Harry.
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#5 Princess Diana With Prince Harry at Aberdeen Airport.
Source: Georges De Keerle
#6 Princess Diana in France (1988)
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#7 Princess Diana in the U.K.
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#8 Princess Diana in Australia
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#9 Princess Diana at the Guildhall in London
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#10 Princess Diana and Prince Harry at Highgrove House
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#11 ETON, UNITED KINGDOM – SEPTEMBER 06: Prince William signs in on his first day at Eton College watched by his parents, the Prince and Princess of Wales and brother, Prince Harry
Source: Anwar Hussein
#12 Diana Princess Of Wales, Prince William & Prince Harry Visit The ‘Thorpe Park’ Amusement Park
Source: Julian Parker
#13 Princess Diana at the premiere of the film 2010 (1984)
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#14 Princess Diana in Luanda, Angola (1997)
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#15 Princess Diana at the London premiere of Who Framed Roger Rabbit? (1988)
Source: Princess Diana Archive
#16 Princess Diana in St. Tropez (1997)
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#17 Princess Diana at the Guards Polo Club
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#18 Princess Diana, Prince William, and Prince Harry in Kensington Palace
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#19 Princess Diana in Dubai, United Arab Emirates (1989)
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#20 Princess Diana in 1989
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#21 Princess Diana meeting Tom Hanks, Rita Wilson, and Ron Howard
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#22 Prince Charles, Princess Diana, Prince William, and Prince Harry at home
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#23 Princess Diana at two years old
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#24 Prince Charles and Princess Diana in South Korea
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#25 Prince Charles and Princess Diana
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#26 Princess Diana, Prince Harry, and Prince William in Austria
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#27 Princess Diana, Prince William, and Prince Harry in Lech, Austria
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#28 Princess Diana meets Sandra Thijika in Neves Bendinha
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#29 Princess Diana at an AIDS Hospice in Toronto
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#30 Princess Diana before her engagement to Prince Charles (1980)
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#31 Princess Diana at Alton Towers Theme Park
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#32 Princess Diana at Neves Bendinha
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#33 Princess Diana and Prince Harry
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#34 Princess Diana and Raine, Comtesse de Chambrun
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#35 Princess Diana at 14 years old
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#36 Princess Diana in Austria (1986)
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#37 Princess Diana, Prince William, and Prince Harry in Necker Island
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#38 Princess Diana and Prince Charles (1981)
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#39 Princess Diana at a polo match in Windsor (1981)
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#40 Princess Diana, Prince Charles, Prince William, and Prince Harry (1986)
Source: Princess Diana Archive
#41 Princess Diana and Mother Teresa in Calcutta (1992)
Source: Princess Diana Archive
#42 Princess Diana in Australia
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#43 Princess Diana in Luanda, Angola
Source: Princess Diana Archive
#44 Princess Diana in St. Tropez (1997)
Source: Princess Diana Archive
#45 Princess Diana and Prince Harry in Thorpe Park (1992)
Source: Princess Diana Archive
#46 Princess Diana, Prince Harry, and Prince William
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#47 Princess Diana at a Pavarotti concert
Source: Princess Diana Archive
#48 Princess Diana in the South of France
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#49 Princess Diana and Prince William
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#50 Young Princess Diana
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