It’s been 25 years since Diana, Princess of Wales, died
It’s been 25 years since Diana, Princess of Wales, died of injuries sustained in a car crash in Paris on Aug. 31, 1997, at age 36.
Princess Diana had just left a Paris hotel with her boyfriend Dodi Fayed when a swarm of paparazzi photographers pursued her speeding car.
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Diana’s legacy lingers as fans mark late royal’s 60th birthdayAnonymous
Diana Spencer is shown in an undated family album photo at Park House, Sandringham, Norfolk, when she was a toddler. (AP Photo/HO)
AnonymousDiana Spencer is shown in an undated family album photo at Park House, Sandringham, Norfolk, when she was a toddler. (AP Photo/HO)
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Diana’s legacy lingers as fans mark late royal’s 60th birthdayAnonymous
Family album picture of Lady Diana Spencer in her baby carriage at Park House, Sandringham, Norfolk in 1962. (AP Photo/ho)
AnonymousFamily album picture of Lady Diana Spencer in her baby carriage at Park House, Sandringham, Norfolk in 1962. (AP Photo/ho)
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Diana’s legacy lingers as fans mark late royal’s 60th birthdayAnonymous
Family album picture of Lady Diana Spencer in Cadogan Place Gardens, London, during summer of 1968. (AP Photo)
AnonymousFamily album picture of Lady Diana Spencer in Cadogan Place Gardens, London, during summer of 1968. (AP Photo)
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Diana’s legacy lingers as fans mark late royal’s 60th birthdayAnonymous
Family album picture of Lady Diana Spencer with Souffle, a Shetland pony, at her mother's home in Scotland during the summer of 1974. (AP Photo/ho)
AnonymousFamily album picture of Lady Diana Spencer with Souffle, a Shetland pony, at her mother's home in Scotland during the summer of 1974. (AP Photo/ho)
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Diana’s legacy lingers as fans mark late royal’s 60th birthdayUncredited
Lady Diana Spencer, near her flat in the Earls Court district of London, around November 1980. (AP Photo)
UncreditedLady Diana Spencer, near her flat in the Earls Court district of London, around November 1980. (AP Photo)
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Diana’s legacy lingers as fans mark late royal’s 60th birthdayAP
Lady Diana in an unknown location in 1981. (AP Photo)
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Diana’s legacy lingers as fans mark late royal’s 60th birthdayASSOCIATED PRESS
Prince Charles and his bride-to-be, Lady Diana Spencer, driving down the course in an open carriage before Royal Ascot in England meeting on June 19, 1981. (AP Photo/Press Association)
ASSOCIATED PRESSPrince Charles and his bride-to-be, Lady Diana Spencer, driving down the course in an open carriage before Royal Ascot in England meeting on June 19, 1981. (AP Photo/Press Association)
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Diana’s legacy lingers as fans mark late royal’s 60th birthdayASSOCIATED PRESS
The casually clad Prince Charles of Wales and his fiancée Lady Diana Spencer, relaxing on a fence at Balmoral on May 6, 1981, during their Scottish holiday. (AP Photo/Press Association)
ASSOCIATED PRESSThe casually clad Prince Charles of Wales and his fiancée Lady Diana Spencer, relaxing on a fence at Balmoral on May 6, 1981, during their Scottish holiday. (AP Photo/Press Association)
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Diana’s legacy lingers as fans mark late royal’s 60th birthdayAnonymous
Prince Charles and Lady Diana Spencer leave St Paul’s Cathedral followed by Prince Andrew after a rehearsal of their wedding ceremony in London on July 27, 1981. (AP Photo)
AnonymousPrince Charles and Lady Diana Spencer leave St Paul’s Cathedral followed by Prince Andrew after a rehearsal of their wedding ceremony in London on July 27, 1981. (AP Photo)
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Diana’s legacy lingers as fans mark late royal’s 60th birthdayASSOCIATED PRESS
Lady Diana Spencer in her wedding gown on the steps of St. Paul's Cathedral in London on her way to the wedding ceremony. Person at left is unidentified. (AP Photo/BIPNA, Pool)
ASSOCIATED PRESSLady Diana Spencer in her wedding gown on the steps of St. Paul's Cathedral in London on her way to the wedding ceremony. Person at left is unidentified. (AP Photo/BIPNA, Pool)
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Diana’s legacy lingers as fans mark late royal’s 60th birthdayASSOCIATED PRESS
Prince Charles and Lady Diana Spencer are shown on their wedding day at St. Paul's Cathedral in London on July 29, 1981. (AP Photo)
ASSOCIATED PRESSPrince Charles and Lady Diana Spencer are shown on their wedding day at St. Paul's Cathedral in London on July 29, 1981. (AP Photo)
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Diana’s legacy lingers as fans mark late royal’s 60th birthdayASSOCIATED PRESS
With a 25-foot (7.6 meter) sweeping train, The Princess of Wales, former Lady Diana Spencer, leaves St. Paul's Cathedral arm in arm with Prince Charles at the end of their wedding ceremony in London, July 29, 1981. (AP Photo)
ASSOCIATED PRESSWith a 25-foot (7.6 meter) sweeping train, The Princess of Wales, former Lady Diana Spencer, leaves St. Paul's Cathedral arm in arm with Prince Charles at the end of their wedding ceremony in London, July 29, 1981. (AP Photo)
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Diana’s legacy lingers as fans mark late royal’s 60th birthdayASSOCIATED PRESS
Prince Charles and Lady Diana Spencer are shown on their wedding day at St. Paul's Cathedral in London on July 29, 1981. (AP Photo)
ASSOCIATED PRESSPrince Charles and Lady Diana Spencer are shown on their wedding day at St. Paul's Cathedral in London on July 29, 1981. (AP Photo)
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Diana’s legacy lingers as fans mark late royal’s 60th birthdayASSOCIATED PRESS
Britain's Prince Charles kisses his bride, the former Diana Spencer, on the balcony of Buckingham Palace in London after their wedding on July 29, 1981 (AP Photo)
ASSOCIATED PRESSBritain's Prince Charles kisses his bride, the former Diana Spencer, on the balcony of Buckingham Palace in London after their wedding on July 29, 1981 (AP Photo)
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Diana’s legacy lingers as fans mark late royal’s 60th birthdayASSOCIATED PRESS
The carriage carrying the Prince and Princess of Wales passes along Trafalgar Square on its way from St. Paul's Cathedral to Buckingham Palace after the royal wedding in London on July 29, 1981. (AP Photo)
ASSOCIATED PRESSThe carriage carrying the Prince and Princess of Wales passes along Trafalgar Square on its way from St. Paul's Cathedral to Buckingham Palace after the royal wedding in London on July 29, 1981. (AP Photo)
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Diana’s legacy lingers as fans mark late royal’s 60th birthdayASSOCIATED PRESS
Prince Charles and his bride Diana, Princess of Wales, pose in the Throne Room of Buckingham Palace for this picture made after their wedding at St. Paul's Cathedral today. Back row, left to right: Edward van Cutsem, Lord Nicholas Windsor, Sarah Jane Gaselee, Prince Edward, Prince Charles, The Princess of Wales, Prince Andrew and Lady Sarah Armstrong-Jones. Front row, left to right: Catherine Cameron, seated, India Hicks, standing, and Clementine Hambro, seated. (AP Photo, BIPNA, Pool)
ASSOCIATED PRESSPrince Charles and his bride Diana, Princess of Wales, pose in the Throne Room of Buckingham Palace for this picture made after their wedding at St. Paul's Cathedral today. Back row, left to right: Edward van Cutsem, Lord Nicholas Windsor, Sarah Jane Gaselee, Prince Edward, Prince Charles, The Princess of Wales, Prince Andrew and Lady Sarah Armstrong-Jones. Front row, left to right: Catherine Cameron, seated, India Hicks, standing, and Clementine Hambro, seated. (AP Photo, BIPNA, Pool)
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Diana’s legacy lingers as fans mark late royal’s 60th birthdayAP
The carriage carrying the Prince and Princess of Wales passes along Trafalgar Square on its way from St. Paul's Cathedral to Buckingham Palace after the royal wedding in London on July 29, 1981. (AP Photo)
APThe carriage carrying the Prince and Princess of Wales passes along Trafalgar Square on its way from St. Paul's Cathedral to Buckingham Palace after the royal wedding in London on July 29, 1981. (AP Photo)
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Diana’s legacy lingers as fans mark late royal’s 60th birthdayAP
Prince Charles and his bride Diana, Princess of Wales, wave from the balcony of Buckingham Palace after their marriage July 29, 1981, at St. Paul's Cathedral. (AP Photo)
APPrince Charles and his bride Diana, Princess of Wales, wave from the balcony of Buckingham Palace after their marriage July 29, 1981, at St. Paul's Cathedral. (AP Photo)
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Diana’s legacy lingers as fans mark late royal’s 60th birthdayASSOCIATED PRESS
Lady Diana Spencer waves to crowds of well-wishers from a horse-drawn carriage en route to St. Paul's Cathedral, London, where she will marry Britain's Prince Charles, heir to the throne, July 29, 1981. (AP Photo/Pool)
ASSOCIATED PRESSLady Diana Spencer waves to crowds of well-wishers from a horse-drawn carriage en route to St. Paul's Cathedral, London, where she will marry Britain's Prince Charles, heir to the throne, July 29, 1981. (AP Photo/Pool)
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Diana’s legacy lingers as fans mark late royal’s 60th birthdayJOHN REDMAN
Britain's Prince Charles, Prince of Wales, with his wife Princess Diana, holds his newborn son Prince William as they leave St. Mary's Hospital, Paddington, London, June 22, 1982. (AP Photo/Staff/Redman)
JOHN REDMANBritain's Prince Charles, Prince of Wales, with his wife Princess Diana, holds his newborn son Prince William as they leave St. Mary's Hospital, Paddington, London, June 22, 1982. (AP Photo/Staff/Redman)
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Diana’s legacy lingers as fans mark late royal’s 60th birthdayDavid Caulkin
Britain's Prince William, the 6-month old son of British Prince Charles and Princess Diana, the Prince and Princess of Wales with his parents during a special picture call at Kensington Palace in London, England on Dec. 22, 1982. (AP Photo/David Caulkin)
David CaulkinBritain's Prince William, the 6-month old son of British Prince Charles and Princess Diana, the Prince and Princess of Wales with his parents during a special picture call at Kensington Palace in London, England on Dec. 22, 1982. (AP Photo/David Caulkin)
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Diana’s legacy lingers as fans mark late royal’s 60th birthdayAP
This is a 1984 photo of Princess Diana with sons Prince William, foreground, and Prince Harry. (AP Photo)
APThis is a 1984 photo of Princess Diana with sons Prince William, foreground, and Prince Harry. (AP Photo)
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Diana’s legacy lingers as fans mark late royal’s 60th birthdayJIM BOURDIER
Princess Diana stoops down to accept flowers from children seated on a log as the royal couple visited Macedon, Australia, Saturday, Nov. 2, 1985. (AP Photo/Jim Bourdier)
JIM BOURDIERPrincess Diana stoops down to accept flowers from children seated on a log as the royal couple visited Macedon, Australia, Saturday, Nov. 2, 1985. (AP Photo/Jim Bourdier)
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Diana’s legacy lingers as fans mark late royal’s 60th birthdayPOOL
Princess Diana, the Princess of Wales, arrives at a charity fashion show wearing a silver dress designed by Bruce Oldfield, in London, in 1985. The charity affair was expected to raise £70,000 ($82,600) for the Dr. Barnado Homes, that take care of orphan children. (AP Photo)
POOLPrincess Diana, the Princess of Wales, arrives at a charity fashion show wearing a silver dress designed by Bruce Oldfield, in London, in 1985. The charity affair was expected to raise £70,000 ($82,600) for the Dr. Barnado Homes, that take care of orphan children. (AP Photo)
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Diana’s legacy lingers as fans mark late royal’s 60th birthdayJohn Redman
Princess Diana, the Princess of Wales sits cross-legged in a Bedouin tent in the desert about 60-miles from Riyadh, Saudi Arabia on Nov. 18, 1986, and talks with Prince Saod Faisel, son of King Faisal. (AP Photo/John Redman)
John RedmanPrincess Diana, the Princess of Wales sits cross-legged in a Bedouin tent in the desert about 60-miles from Riyadh, Saudi Arabia on Nov. 18, 1986, and talks with Prince Saod Faisel, son of King Faisal. (AP Photo/John Redman)
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Diana’s legacy lingers as fans mark late royal’s 60th birthdayHerman Knippertz
The Princess of Wales is pictured during an evening reception given by the West German President Richard von Weizsacker in honour of the British Royal guests in the Godesberg Redoute in Bonn, Germany on Monday, Nov. 2, 1987. Prince Charles and Princes Diana are touring Germany presently in an official state visit. (AP Photo/Herman Knippertz)
Herman KnippertzThe Princess of Wales is pictured during an evening reception given by the West German President Richard von Weizsacker in honour of the British Royal guests in the Godesberg Redoute in Bonn, Germany on Monday, Nov. 2, 1987. Prince Charles and Princes Diana are touring Germany presently in an official state visit. (AP Photo/Herman Knippertz)
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Diana’s legacy lingers as fans mark late royal’s 60th birthdayDave Caulkin
Britain's Princess Diana, the Princess of Wales, hugs and plays with an HIV positive baby in Faban Hostel, San Paulo, on April 24, 1991, on the second day of her visit to Brazil. (AP Photo/Caulkin)
Dave CaulkinBritain's Princess Diana, the Princess of Wales, hugs and plays with an HIV positive baby in Faban Hostel, San Paulo, on April 24, 1991, on the second day of her visit to Brazil. (AP Photo/Caulkin)
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Diana’s legacy lingers as fans mark late royal’s 60th birthdayAP
Britain's Queen Elizabeth, the Queen Mother, right, talks with Diana, Princess of Wales, at the Royal Ascot horse race meeting near London, England, in this undated photo. (AP Photo)
APBritain's Queen Elizabeth, the Queen Mother, right, talks with Diana, Princess of Wales, at the Royal Ascot horse race meeting near London, England, in this undated photo. (AP Photo)
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It’s been 25 years since Diana, Princess of Wales, diedMartin Cleaver
FILE - In this July 30, 1992 file photo, Britain's Princess Diana, the Princess of Wales, right, meets actor Tom Cruise and his co-star wife actress Nicole Kidman at the Charity Premiere of the film Far and Away in London's West End. (AP Photo/Martin Cleaver, File)
Martin CleaverFILE - In this July 30, 1992 file photo, Britain's Princess Diana, the Princess of Wales, right, meets actor Tom Cruise and his co-star wife actress Nicole Kidman at the Charity Premiere of the film Far and Away in London's West End. (AP Photo/Martin Cleaver, File)
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It’s been 25 years since Diana, Princess of Wales, diedJ. Scott Applewhite
FILE - Princess Diana smiles in the reception line as she greets guests at a fund raiser for breast cancer research at the National Building Museum Tuesday night, Sept. 24, 1996 in Washington. From left are Princess Diana, Washington Post owner Katherine Graham, Vogue Magazine Editor-in-Chief Anna Wintour, designer Ralph Lauren and Georgetown University President Rev. Leo J. O'Donovan. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite, File)
J. Scott ApplewhiteFILE - Princess Diana smiles in the reception line as she greets guests at a fund raiser for breast cancer research at the National Building Museum Tuesday night, Sept. 24, 1996 in Washington. From left are Princess Diana, Washington Post owner Katherine Graham, Vogue Magazine Editor-in-Chief Anna Wintour, designer Ralph Lauren and Georgetown University President Rev. Leo J. O'Donovan. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite, File)
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It’s been 25 years since Diana, Princess of Wales, diedPeter Cosgrove
Princess Diana watches the Indiana Jones Stunt Spectacular at MGM Studios in Lake Buena Vista, Florida on August 25, 1993. Diana, Prince Harry, and Prince William are spending a few days of private vacation at Walt Disney World. (AP Photo/Peter Cosgrove)
Peter CosgrovePrincess Diana watches the Indiana Jones Stunt Spectacular at MGM Studios in Lake Buena Vista, Florida on August 25, 1993. Diana, Prince Harry, and Prince William are spending a few days of private vacation at Walt Disney World. (AP Photo/Peter Cosgrove)
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It’s been 25 years since Diana, Princess of Wales, diedBEBETO MATTEWS
Mother Teresa, left, says goodbye to Princess Diana after receiving a visit from her Wednesday, June 18, 1997, in New York. Princess Diana met privately for 40 minutes with Mother Teresa at The Missionaries of Charity in the South Bronx section of New York. (AP Photo/Bebeto Matthews)
BEBETO MATTEWSMother Teresa, left, says goodbye to Princess Diana after receiving a visit from her Wednesday, June 18, 1997, in New York. Princess Diana met privately for 40 minutes with Mother Teresa at The Missionaries of Charity in the South Bronx section of New York. (AP Photo/Bebeto Matthews)
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It’s been 25 years since Diana, Princess of Wales, diedAssociated Press
First lady Hillary Rodham Clinton, left, meets with Princess Diana at the White House Wednesday, June 18, 1997. On Tuesday night the princess attended an American Red Cross fund-raiser in Washington to aid land-mine victims around the world. (AP Photo/White House)
Associated PressFirst lady Hillary Rodham Clinton, left, meets with Princess Diana at the White House Wednesday, June 18, 1997. On Tuesday night the princess attended an American Red Cross fund-raiser in Washington to aid land-mine victims around the world. (AP Photo/White House)
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It’s been 25 years since Diana, Princess of Wales, diedAMEL EMRIC
File Photo: From Aug. 9, 1997, Diana, Princess of Wales, poses for photos with two boy land mine victims in Bosnia, in the village of Klokotnica, 60 kms northwest of Tuzla. Both boys had lost legs after stepping on landmines. (AP Photo/Amel Emric)
AMEL EMRICFile Photo: From Aug. 9, 1997, Diana, Princess of Wales, poses for photos with two boy land mine victims in Bosnia, in the village of Klokotnica, 60 kms northwest of Tuzla. Both boys had lost legs after stepping on landmines. (AP Photo/Amel Emric)
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It’s been 25 years since Diana, Princess of Wales, diedHIDAJET DELIC
File Photo: Princess Diana, center, with Mirzeta Gabelic, a 15-year-old landmine victim, in front of Mirzeta's home in Sarajevo, Sunday Aug. 10, 1997. Lady Diana arrived in three days private visit to Bosnia-Herzegovina to focus world attention on the continuing plague of land mines and to call for complete ban on the production, sale and use of land mines. (AP Photo/Hidajet Delic)
HIDAJET DELICFile Photo: Princess Diana, center, with Mirzeta Gabelic, a 15-year-old landmine victim, in front of Mirzeta's home in Sarajevo, Sunday Aug. 10, 1997. Lady Diana arrived in three days private visit to Bosnia-Herzegovina to focus world attention on the continuing plague of land mines and to call for complete ban on the production, sale and use of land mines. (AP Photo/Hidajet Delic)
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It’s been 25 years since Diana, Princess of Wales, diedRichard Drew
FILE - In this Jan. 4, 1993 file photo, Princess Diana and sons Harry and William at Banana Bay Beach, St. Kitts. Harry and William said on Sunday, Jan. 29, 2017, that they plan to build a statue to mark the 20th anniversary of Diana's death in a Paris car crash in 1997. (AP Photo/Richard Drew, File)
Richard DrewFILE - In this Jan. 4, 1993 file photo, Princess Diana and sons Harry and William at Banana Bay Beach, St. Kitts. Harry and William said on Sunday, Jan. 29, 2017, that they plan to build a statue to mark the 20th anniversary of Diana's death in a Paris car crash in 1997. (AP Photo/Richard Drew, File)
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It’s been 25 years since Diana, Princess of Wales, diedSasa Kralj
FILE - In this Monday, March 17, 1997 file photo, South African President Nelson Mandela, left, shows the way to Princess Diana, during a meeting in Cape Town. (AP Photo/Sasa Kralj, File)
Sasa KraljFILE - In this Monday, March 17, 1997 file photo, South African President Nelson Mandela, left, shows the way to Princess Diana, during a meeting in Cape Town. (AP Photo/Sasa Kralj, File)
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It’s been 25 years since Diana, Princess of Wales, diedLionel Cironneau
FILE - In this Thursday July 17, 1997 file photo, Britain's Princess Diana rides a personal watercraft with her son Prince Harry, steering, in Saint Tropez, on the French Riviera, where she is spending a few days holidaying. (AP Photo/Lionel Cironneau, File)
Lionel CironneauFILE - In this Thursday July 17, 1997 file photo, Britain's Princess Diana rides a personal watercraft with her son Prince Harry, steering, in Saint Tropez, on the French Riviera, where she is spending a few days holidaying. (AP Photo/Lionel Cironneau, File)
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It’s been 25 years since Diana, Princess of Wales, diedLionel Cironneau
FILE - Britain's Diana, Princess of Wales walks on the quay of the residence of Mohamed Al Fayed, in Saint Tropez, French Riviera, Sunday July 20, 1997. It has been nearly 25 years since Princess Diana died in a high-speed car crash in Paris. (AP Photo/Lionel Cironneau, File)
Lionel CironneauFILE - Britain's Diana, Princess of Wales walks on the quay of the residence of Mohamed Al Fayed, in Saint Tropez, French Riviera, Sunday July 20, 1997. It has been nearly 25 years since Princess Diana died in a high-speed car crash in Paris. (AP Photo/Lionel Cironneau, File)
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It’s been 25 years since Diana, Princess of Wales, diedPatrick Bar
FILE -- In this Aug. 22, 1997 file photo, Diana, Princess of Wales, and her companion Dodi Fayed, walk on a pontoon in the French Riviera resort of St Tropez. (AP Photo/Patrick Bar-Nice Matin, file)
Patrick BarFILE -- In this Aug. 22, 1997 file photo, Diana, Princess of Wales, and her companion Dodi Fayed, walk on a pontoon in the French Riviera resort of St Tropez. (AP Photo/Patrick Bar-Nice Matin, file)