September 01, (THEWILL) – It’s 25 years since late Princess of Wales, lady Diana, took her last breath.
Flowers were left by well wishers at her London home and above the Paris road tunnel, where she lost her life. Tributes have also not stopped pouring in to mark 25 years of her death.
The former Lady Diana Spencer, whose fairytale marriage to Prince Charles captivated the world until it publicly unravelled with revelations of infidelity and divorce, died in a car crash in the French capital on August 31, 1997.
A group of well-wishers laid flowers, flags and photographs for the self-styled “queen of people’s hearts” at the gates of Kensington Palace, and at the Place Diana, above the Pont de l’Alma tunnel.
At the Spencer family home, Althorp House, where Diana is buried in a lead-lined coffin on a secluded island on the estate, her brother, Charles Spencer, lowered the Union Jack to half-mast.
“She was a global celebrity,” retired camera operator, Claude Gautier, 79, who came to pay his respects at the makeshift memorial in Paris, told AFP.
“She was classy, sporty, elegant. Everyone’s sad today. My flowers for her are on the inside,” he said, touching the badge of his England football shirt.
“The flowers here will wilt, but mine will never die.”
Diana, was just 36 when she died. She has remained widely revered as a fashion icon and for having cut through stuffy royal convention, particularly after her public divorce.
She was also praised for charity work, highlighting the scourge of landmines and encouraging a change in attitudes to people with HIV/AIDS.
In a sign of the enduring fascination with the royal, last weekend, a sporty Ford Escort she once owned was sold for £737,000 ($864,000) at auction.
Her marital troubles will also feature in the latest series of the hit Netflix drama “The Crown”, later this year.
About the Author
