Humanitarian leader, fashion icon, hands-on mother, rule-breaker. Today marks 22 years since the 'People's Princess' died tragically young. Across the world, fans honor the anniversary of the death of Diana, Princess of Wales.
Saturday marks 22 years since the"People's Princess" died tragically young. Across the world, fans honor the anniversary of the death of Diana, Princess of Wales, and remember the legacy she left behind after a 1997 car crash in Paris claimed her life and shocked the world. 22 years today... Remembering the beautiful mother and global icon #princessdiana. pic.twitter.com/pv3WnFIrYC
— Bruno Tonioli August 31, 2019 "22 years ago today... Remembering the beautiful mother and global icon," wrote Dancing with the Stars judge Bruno Tonioli on Twitter. Born Lady Diana Spencer in 1961, she became an influential force on the royal family when she married Prince Charles at 20 years old. Diana and Charles are wed on July 29, 1981. Here the prince and princess, clad in an emanuel wedding dress, leave St. Paul's Cathedral.
— British Red Cross August 31, 2019 After being married for 15 years, Diana and Prince Charles divorced. One year later, a car carrying the Princess and her boyfriend, Egyptian socialite Dodi Fayed, crashed into a tunnel close to the Eiffel Tower. After conspiracy theories and rumors about her death spread, a 2006 investigation by British police deemed the crash an accident and that the car's driver, Henri Paul, was driving intoxicated.
We were honoured to have our first hospice opened by Diana in 1988 #PrincessDiana pic.twitter.com/6YhYldysNE — Acorns Hospice August 31, 2019 Acorns Hospice, a charity which provides care to children in the UK, wrote,"Today we remember the very wonderful Princess Diana who did so much for so many." Diana opened the very first Acorn's Hospice in 1988. Diana's humanitarian work has rubbed off on her royal successors, including her son Harry, who has followed in his mother's footsteps in the fight against HIV/AIDS and work in Angola.
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