Remembering Lady Diana, the Queen of Hearts on her 23rd death anniversary

31st August: Lady Diana Spenser, the Queen of Hearts 23 years ago died today. Princess Diana always said she wanted to be a queen of people’s hearts.

Today marks 23 years since her death on August 31, 1997. Princess Diana ‘valued authenticity over protocol, and humanity over prestige’ (CNN), and she used her celebrity status to raise awareness for a number of causes.

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Born in Britain on 1st July 1961, Diana was known for her humanitarian and charity work. She championed causes such as the fight against landmines and changed attitudes to those diagnosed with HIV and Aid.

Famously known as ‘People’s Princess’, she got married to Prince Charles when she was 20 years old in July 1981 in a fairytale wedding. After marrying the prince she became the Princess of Wales and became the third-highest female in the United Kingdom.

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The Prince and Princess of Wales on the balcony of Buckingham Palace on their wedding day, 29th July 1981. She wears a wedding dress by David and Elizabeth Emmanuel and the Spencer family tiara. (Photo by Terry Fincher/Princess Diana Archive/Getty Images)

Charles and Diana became parents to William and Harry but their marriage could not last long as Charles was involved in a relationship with Camilla, Duchess of Cornwall, whereas Diana herself entered into a relationship with Major James Hewitt. The two’s divorce was finalized in August 1996.

Diana paid a visit to Pakistan in 1995 and then again in 1997 in order to take part in Shaukat Khanum’s fundraising events hosted by Imran Khan. She attended various events along with Imran Khan and his ex-wife Jemima Khan.

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She is also said to be involved in a relationship with British-Pakistani heart surgeon Hasnat Khan, referred to at times as “the love of her life”.

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Lady Diana was rumored to be in a relationship with Dodi Al-Fayed, the eldest son of former Harrods owner and billionaire Mohamed Al-Fayed’s five children. Both had spent only a handful of days together, before their untimely deaths.

She died on August 31, 1997, in a fatal car accident that occurred at the Pont de l’Alma in Paris, France, while she was traveling with Dodi Fayed, her companion, and Henri Paul, her driver.

23 years may have passed since her death shocked the world but her appeal remains undiminished. Mourners from all over the world are paying their respects to Princess Diana.

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A page by the name of ‘All Princess Diana’ on Twitter shows how the event of the ‘People’s Princess’ folded in the last days of her life. Starting from 24th of August 1992, when Princess Diana visited Trinity Hospice in Blackpool amid a mystery phone scandal:

24 August 1992: Princess Diana visits Trinity Hospice in Blackpool amidst an emerging phone mystery scandal! pic.twitter.com/ItyX6HoilM

— ALL PRINCESS DIANA (@princessdibooks) August 24, 2020

On the 26th of August, she visited Walt Disney Florida with her sons William and Harry:

https://twitter.com/princessdibooks/status/1298741802695041024?s=20

On the 28th of August, Lady Diana attended the English National Ballet Luncheon on the day her divorce was finalized:

https://twitter.com/princessdibooks/status/1299355119323054088?s=20

On the 30th of August, Diana and Dodi Al-Fayed left for Paris:

https://twitter.com/princessdibooks/status/1300078219803193344?s=20

And on the 31st of August, the tragic incident took place, leaving the world heartbroken:

https://twitter.com/princessdibooks/status/1300412781431271430?s=20

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