Twenty-five years after her shocking death at the age of just 36, Princess Diana remains a source of fascination and intrigue to people around the world.
Diana was killed on Aug. 31, 1997, when the limousine carrying her and her boyfriend Dodi al-Fayed crashed in the Pont de L’Alma tunnel in Paris as it sped away from chasing paparazzi on motorbikes.
Her death plunged the monarchy into crisis, as it followed her highly public divorce from Prince Charles. Their relationship was filled with fighting and adultery, and Diana often spoke of the misery she felt being part of the royal family.
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Remembering Diana: Marking 25 years since her death
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25 years since Princess Diana’s death
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Remembering Diana: The legacy of the people’s princess
But as much pain as Diana felt in the role of the “People’s Princess,” there was no doubt she was an adoring and attentive mother to her two sons, Prince William and Prince Harry. She also often spoke of the joy she felt lending her name and talents to charity and philanthropic efforts around the globe.
The world watched Diana grow from a shy teenage nursery school teacher into a glamorous celebrity who comforted AIDS patients and campaigned for land mine removal, among many other philanthropic and charitable efforts.
“Every day, we wish she were still with us,” William said when the two brothers unveiled a statue in her honour last year at Kensington Palace in central London, her former home.
Prince William, Duke of Cambridge, and Prince Harry, Duke of Sussex, during the unveiling of a statue they commissioned of their mother Diana, Princess of Wales, in the Sunken Garden at Kensington Palace, on what would have been her 60th birthday on July 1, 2021, in London, England. Dominic Lipinski / Getty Images
“I feel her presence in almost everything that I do now,” Prince Harry said during a U.S. television interview in April.
To honour Diana a quarter-century after her death, here’s a look at some of the photos of Diana doing what she loved most: spending time with her two sons and helping other people.
Diana, Princess of Wales, with her sons, Prince William and Prince Harry, at the piano in Kensington Palace in 1985. Tim Graham Photo Library via Getty Images
Princess Diana, Prince William, Prince Harry and their former nanny, Olga Powell, ride in a carriage in Lech, Austria, in March 1993. Tim Graham Photo Library via Getty Images
Diana, Princess of Wales, wearing protective body armour and a visor, visits a landmine minefield being cleared by the charity Halo in Huambo, Angola. Tim Graham / Getty Images
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