Princess Diana’s 23rd death anniversary,known as ‘the people’s princess’

In 1995, two years before Diana, Princess of Wales passed away in a car crash in Paris, she stated in a TV interview that she’d love to be a queen. But she wasn’t speaking about the British monarchy into which she’d married. She desired to be a queen of people’s hearts.
In the 23 years since her death on August 31, 1997, it’s become obvious how well she achieved that hope. Every August, tributes flood in to honour her life and legacy — one that valued authenticity over protocol, and humanity over prestige.
The Princess of Wales had settled her divorce from Prince Charles in 1996, but strong media scrutiny still pursued her as she went on vacation the following summer with boyfriend Dodi Fayed. Just after midnight on August 31, a Mercedes carrying Diana and Fayed crashed in a tunnel not far from Paris’ Eiffel Tower. The accident killed Diana, Fayed and their driver, Henri Paul.