A new statue of Princess Diana will be unveiled in Kensington Palace today, July 1, marking what would have been her 60th birthday.
Her sons Prince Harry and Prince William commissioned it in 2017.
Inevitably, when looking back at Princess Diana's life, it's impossible to not think of her untimely death.
The effects of the death of Prince Charles' first wife can still be felt in the Royal Family and beyond to this day.
Diana will always be remembered for her kindness and advocacy, and The People's Princess was mourned by millions of people all over the world.
Here we take a closer look at how the tragic events unfolded.
When and how did Princess Diana die?
Princess Diana died at 4.57am on August 31, 1997, aged 36.
The mum-of-two passed away from internal bleeding and other injuries sustained during a car crash in Paris, France.
At that time Diana was travelling with her boyfriend Dodi Fayed in a car driven by Henri Paul.
Diana and Charles famously split in 1992, but finalised their divorce in 1996.
Driver Paul, who died in the accident, is believed to have been trying to speed away from photographers.
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The couple were at the time travelling back to Al Fayed's residence after having a late dinner at the Ritz Hotel.
It is believed the driver lost control of the vehicle and crashed into a concrete pillar just after midnight in the Pont de l'Alma road tunnel in Paris.
Al Fayed was also killed in the crash, while his bodyguard Trevor Rees-Jones survived, but suffered terrible injuries.
While Al Fayed and the driver were pronounced dead at the scene, Diana is said to have still been alive.
She was taken to the Pitie Salpetriere Hospital for immediate treatment, but she was never able to regain consciousness and died a few hours later.
A British inquest in 2008 ruled that Diana, 36, and Dodi, 42 were unlawfully killed due to gross negligence by Henri.
He had been drinking and was driving nearly 70mph, when the speed limit was 30mph.
A British police investigation concluded that Henri was twice the then-UK drink-drive limit.
Diana's funeral was held on September 6, 1997 at Westminster Abbey.
It was shown on British television, attracting an audience of 32.1 million.
Prince William was 15 years old when his mother died, while Harry was 12.
At the time of their mother's death the two princes were on holiday with the Queen and their father at Balmoral Castle.
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