Twenty years ago, Diana, Princess of Wales was killed in a car crash in Paris, leaving behind two sons, Prince William and Prince Harry, and sending a wave of grief around the world.
Both princes honored their mother at Kensington Palace, where Lady Di lived from 1981 until her death, and expressed their gratitude for flowers, cards and tributes left at the gates by their Mother's fans and admirers.
The Duke and Prince Harry are grateful for the many flowers, letters and messages they have received about their Mother. pic.twitter.com/pOAtvsOE4q
— Kensington Palace (@KensingtonRoyal) 30 августа 2017 г.
Diana, Princess of Wales poses during her visit to Footscray Park in a suburb of Melbourne, Australia, on January 27, 1988.
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Prince Charles and his wife Diana, Princess of Wales, walk down the steps of St. Paul's Cathedral in London, Great Britain, on July 29, 1981, after their marriage ceremony.
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Prince Charles and Princess Diana with their 6-month old son Prince William during a special picture call at Kensington Palace in London on December 22, 1982.
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Diana, Princess of Wales and Britain's Queen Elizabeth II smile to well-wishers outside Clarence House in London, August 4, 1987, on the 87th birthday of Queen Elizabeth, The Queen Mother.
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Princess Diana aboard a boat in Saint Tropez in the French Riviera, while vacationing on July 20, 1997.
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Diana, Princess of Wales, kisses Prince Charles after presenting him with a polo match prize in London, October 26, 1988.
Little twin sisters give a flower bouquet to Princess Diana at the Hong Kong Police Training School on November 9, 1989, the last day of her Asian tour.
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The Princess of Wales reviews the honor guards before presenting the new colors to the Light Dragoons, the regiment of which she is Colonel-in-Chief, in Bergen, northern Germany, on July 22, 1995.
Diana, Princess of Wales, arrives at the Lille Congress Hall on November 15, 1992, for the opening of Paul McCartney's oratorio "Liverpool."
Princess Diana of Wales exchanges comments on January 31, 1988 with members of the winning team of the "Princess of Wales Plate," the Life Saving Special Trophy, at Terrigal Beach, north of Sydney, Australia.
The Prince and Princess of Wales watch Indonesian tribal dancers in Yogyakarta, Indonesia, on November 5, 1989.
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Lady Di talks with ballerinas backstage at the Boshoi Theatre after a performance on June 15, 1995, during her two-day visit to Moscow, Russia.
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The Princess of Wales is pictured during an evening reception given by West German President Richard von Weizsacker in honor of the British Royal guests in the Godesberg Redoute in Bonn, Germany on November 2, 1987.
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The Princess of Wales holds her son, Prince Harry, posing for photographers at the Royal Palace in Majorca, Spain, on August 9, 1987, during a week’s vacation on the island as guests of King Juan Carlos and his family.
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Princess Diana 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 on July 30, 1992.
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British pop-star Elton John weeps as Diana, Princess of Wales sits beside him during the memorial mass for murdered fashion innovator Gianni Versace, in Milan, Italy, on July 22, 1997.
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Diana talks to 13-year-old Sandra Thijica, who lost her leg to a landmine in 1994 while working the land in Saurimo, eastern Angola, on January 14, 1997, at the Neves Bendinha Orthopedic Workshop on the outskirts of Luanda.
Princess Diana receives a kiss on the hand from trainee electrician Danny Walters, 29, during a walk in Southwark, South London, on March 10, 1993.
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Mother Teresa says goodbye to Princess Diana after receiving a private visit from her on June 18, 1997, at The Missionaries of Charity in New York's South Bronx neighborhood.
Prince Charles (right) and Diana, Princess of Wales, stand in silence before the monument of the unknown soldiers at the National Cemetery in the South of Seoul, South Korea, on November 2, 1992.
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Workers prepare to take away the car in which Diana, Princess of Wales, died on August 31, 1997, in Paris, France.
A Queen of Hearts playing card left as a tribute along with thousands of gifts, flowers and effigies outside London's Buckingham Palace in London on September 2, 1997, to honor Diana, Princess of Wales.
