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Prince William and Prince Harry unveil a statue they commissioned of their mother, at Kensington Palace in 2021, on what would have been her 60th birthday. PA
Ten-year-old Lady Diana Spencer during a summer holiday in Itchenor, West Sussex, in 1971. Here 'The National' takes a look back through Princess Diana's life in pictures. Getty
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Lady Diana Spencer, 19 at the time, responds to the press while getting into a car in London, in 1980. Getty
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The Prince and Princess of Wales on the balcony of Buckingham Palace on their wedding day, on July 29, 1981. Getty
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Princess Diana smiling as she prepares to embrace a woman in the crowd, on the streets of Carmarthen, Wales, in 1981. Getty
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Princess Diana and Prince Charles with their son, Prince William, in December 1983. Getty Images
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Princess Diana wearing the Spencer family tiara at state dinner in Saint John, New Brunswick, Canada, in 1983. PA
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Princess Diana And Prince Charles watch an official event during their first royal Australian tour in 1983. Getty
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Princess Diana and Prince Charles with newborn Prince Harry, leave St Mary's Hospital in Paddington, London, in 1984. Getty
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Princess Diana meets members of the public during a visit to a community centre in north London in 1985. Getty
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Princess Diana arrives at a dinner during a visit to Australia in 1985. AFP
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Princess Diana sits on a step at her home, Highgrove House, in Doughton, Gloucestershire, in 1986. Getty
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Prince Charles and Princess Diana and their sons, Princes William and Harry, on a cycle ride around the island of Tresco, Italy, in 1989. AP
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Princess Diana stoops down to pick up a walking stick after a woman she dropped it over the crowd barrier, during a walkabout in Hong Kong in 1989. Reuters
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Princess Diana waves on her way to visit US first lady Barbara Bush at the White House in Washington, in 1990. AFP
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Princess Diana and her sons onboard the 'Maid of Mist' ship as they take a close look at the Niagara Falls, Canada, in 1991. PA
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Princess Diana poses alone at the Taj Mahal during her visit to India in 1992. Getty
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Princess Diana holds the hands of Mother Teresa during their first meeting at the Missionary Sisters of Charity residence in Rome, Italy, in 1992. Reuters
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Princess Diana with her sons outside St George's Chapel, Windsor Castle, in 1992. PA
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Princess Diana listens to a young boy during her visit to a home for children in Paris, France, in 1992. AFP
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Princes William and Harry applaud alongside their mother, Princess Diana, during a Five Nations rugby match between Wales and France in 1992. AFP
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Princess Diana speaks to Nepali children while touring a Red Cross project in the Himalayan foothills in 1993. AFP
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Princess Diana, Prince Harry and Prince William carrying their skis during a skiing holiday in Lech am Arlberg, Austria, in 1994. Getty
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Princess Diana, Prince Harry, Prince William and Prince Charles outside Manor House, on Prince William's first day at Eton College in 1995. Getty
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Martin Bashir speaking to Princess Diana in Kensington Palace during the infamous 'Panorama' interview that was aired by the BBC in 1995. Getty
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Prince Charles, Princess Diana and their children watch the march past on the mall as part of the commemorations of VJ Day in London in 1995. AFP
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Princess Diana meets with John Collins, a 51-year-old lung cancer patient, while visiting Chicago's Northwestern Memorial Hospital's Hospice in 1996. AFP
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Princess Diana during a visit to Leicester, to formally open The Richard Attenborough Centre for Disability and Arts, in May 1997. Getty
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Princess Diana, wearing protective body armour, visits a minefield being cleared by the charity, Halo, in Huambo, Angola, in 1997. Getty
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South African President Nelson Mandela and Princess Diana speak with the press after meeting in Cape Town, South Africa, in 1997. AFP
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Prince Charles, Prince Harry, Earl Spencer, and Prince William watch as the coffin of Princess Diana is carried into Westminster Abbey, London, in September 1997. AFP
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Floral tributes for Princess Diana in front of Kensington Palace in London, in 1997. AFP
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Prince William places a bunch of flowers with the hundreds tributes already laid outside his mother's official residence at Kensington Palace, in 1997. AFP
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Prince William and Prince Harry unveil a statue they commissioned of their mother, at Kensington Palace in 2021, on what would have been her 60th birthday. PA
Ten-year-old Lady Diana Spencer during a summer holiday in Itchenor, West Sussex, in 1971. Here 'The National' takes a look back through Princess Diana's life in pictures. Getty
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Lady Diana Spencer, 19 at the time, responds to the press while getting into a car in London, in 1980. Getty
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The Prince and Princess of Wales on the balcony of Buckingham Palace on their wedding day, on July 29, 1981. Getty
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Princess Diana smiling as she prepares to embrace a woman in the crowd, on the streets of Carmarthen, Wales, in 1981. Getty
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Princess Diana and Prince Charles with their son, Prince William, in December 1983. Getty Images
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Princess Diana wearing the Spencer family tiara at state dinner in Saint John, New Brunswick, Canada, in 1983. PA
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Princess Diana And Prince Charles watch an official event during their first royal Australian tour in 1983. Getty
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Princess Diana and Prince Charles with newborn Prince Harry, leave St Mary's Hospital in Paddington, London, in 1984. Getty
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Princess Diana meets members of the public during a visit to a community centre in north London in 1985. Getty
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Princess Diana arrives at a dinner during a visit to Australia in 1985. AFP
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Princess Diana sits on a step at her home, Highgrove House, in Doughton, Gloucestershire, in 1986. Getty
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Prince Charles and Princess Diana and their sons, Princes William and Harry, on a cycle ride around the island of Tresco, Italy, in 1989. AP
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Princess Diana stoops down to pick up a walking stick after a woman she dropped it over the crowd barrier, during a walkabout in Hong Kong in 1989. Reuters
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Princess Diana waves on her way to visit US first lady Barbara Bush at the White House in Washington, in 1990. AFP
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Princess Diana and her sons onboard the 'Maid of Mist' ship as they take a close look at the Niagara Falls, Canada, in 1991. PA
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Princess Diana poses alone at the Taj Mahal during her visit to India in 1992. Getty
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Princess Diana holds the hands of Mother Teresa during their first meeting at the Missionary Sisters of Charity residence in Rome, Italy, in 1992. Reuters
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Princess Diana with her sons outside St George's Chapel, Windsor Castle, in 1992. PA
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Princess Diana listens to a young boy during her visit to a home for children in Paris, France, in 1992. AFP
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Princes William and Harry applaud alongside their mother, Princess Diana, during a Five Nations rugby match between Wales and France in 1992. AFP
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Princess Diana speaks to Nepali children while touring a Red Cross project in the Himalayan foothills in 1993. AFP
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Princess Diana, Prince Harry and Prince William carrying their skis during a skiing holiday in Lech am Arlberg, Austria, in 1994. Getty
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Princess Diana, Prince Harry, Prince William and Prince Charles outside Manor House, on Prince William's first day at Eton College in 1995. Getty
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Martin Bashir speaking to Princess Diana in Kensington Palace during the infamous 'Panorama' interview that was aired by the BBC in 1995. Getty
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Prince Charles, Princess Diana and their children watch the march past on the mall as part of the commemorations of VJ Day in London in 1995. AFP
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Princess Diana meets with John Collins, a 51-year-old lung cancer patient, while visiting Chicago's Northwestern Memorial Hospital's Hospice in 1996. AFP
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Princess Diana during a visit to Leicester, to formally open The Richard Attenborough Centre for Disability and Arts, in May 1997. Getty
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Princess Diana, wearing protective body armour, visits a minefield being cleared by the charity, Halo, in Huambo, Angola, in 1997. Getty
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South African President Nelson Mandela and Princess Diana speak with the press after meeting in Cape Town, South Africa, in 1997. AFP
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Prince Charles, Prince Harry, Earl Spencer, and Prince William watch as the coffin of Princess Diana is carried into Westminster Abbey, London, in September 1997. AFP
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Floral tributes for Princess Diana in front of Kensington Palace in London, in 1997. AFP
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Prince William places a bunch of flowers with the hundreds tributes already laid outside his mother's official residence at Kensington Palace, in 1997. AFP
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Prince William and Prince Harry unveil a statue they commissioned of their mother, at Kensington Palace in 2021, on what would have been her 60th birthday. PA
Princess Diana’s living legacy inspires but is a thorn in the royals' side
A quarter of a century after her death, the humanity and vulnerability of the princess still holds wide appeal
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Laura O'Callaghan
30 August, 2022
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