Season 4 of 'The Crown', the Netflix royal drama that was launched in 2016, is here, sparking once again an obsession with Princess of Wales' iconic outfits and hairstyles.
Diana, Princess of Wales (1961 - 1997), visits Colston's School in Bristol, UK, 19th November 1983. (Photo by Len Trievnor/Daily Express/Hulton Archive/Getty Images)
Her style has been mimicked, her clothes commented on and displayed at Kensington Palace in 2017, in an exhibition dubbed, 'Diana, Her Fashion Story.' Here is an incomplete but still captivating gallery of images of Lady Diana through the years.
A picture dated 24 February 1981 shows HRH Charles Windsor, Prince of Wales, (L) and his then fiance Lady Diana Spencer on the day their engagement was announced in the gardens of Buckingham Palace, in London, Britain. EPA/STR The Princess of Wales (1961 - 1997, later Diana, Princess of Wales) at Aintree racecourse for the Grand National, 3rd April 1982. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images) Diana Princess of Wales (1961 - 1997) and Prince Charles with newborn Prince Harry, leave St Mary's Hospital in Paddington, London, UK, 16th September 1984; Diana wore an outfit designed by Jan Van Velden. (Photo by Steve Wood/Daily Express/Hulton Archive/Getty Images) Princess Diana of Wales smiling as she prepares to embrace a woman in the crowd, on the streets of Carmarthen, Wales, October 29th 1981. (Photo by Central Press/Hulton Archive/Getty Images) Princess Diana wearing a Jasper Conran suit during a visit to a community centre in Brixton, October 1983. (Photo by Princess Diana Archive/Getty Images) 1988 - PRINCE CHARLES AND PRINCESS DIANA DURING AUSTRALIAN ROYAL TOUR.(Photo by Patrick Riviere/Getty Images) Diana, Princess of Wales (1961 - 1997), driving a car, UK, 6th September 1983. (Photo by Colin Davey/Daily Express/Hulton Archive/Getty Images) Diana, Princess of Wales (1961 - 1997)sits in a convertible car while attending a polo match, UK, 30th April 1984. (Photo by Steve Wood/Daily Express/Hulton Archive/Getty Images) Nineteen year-old Lady Diana Spencer (1961 - 1997, later Diana, Princess of Wales), interviewed by the press while getting into a car, London, UK, 12th November 1980. (Photo by John Minihan/Evening Standard/Hulton Archive/Getty Images) A file picture dated 06 March 1996 shows Lady Diana of Britain arriving at a hospital surrounded by photographers for a charity visit, in London, Britain. EPA/GERRY PENNY Britain's Princess Diana (R), wearing a heavy duty protection vest and face shield, accompanied by a mine clearing expert of the Halo Trust during her visit to the minefields in the high plateaux near Huambo, Angola, 15 January 1997 (reissued 27 September 2019). EPA-EFE/ANTONIO COTRIM Portraits of Diana, Princess of Wales lie on display at the press view for "Diana, Princess Of Wales By Mario Testino" at Kensington Palace on November 22, 2005 in London, England. The exhibition features photographic images by Testino from Diana's last portrait sitting, five months before her death in Paris in 1997. (Photo by MJ Kim/Getty Images) An image of Princess Diana is inspected at the press preview for 'Vogue 100: A Century of Style' exhibiting the photographs that has been commissioned by British Vogue since it was founded in 1916 at National Portrait Gallery on February 10, 2016 in London, England. (Photo by Stuart C. Wilson/Getty Images) A safari costume once possessed by late Lady Diana, Princess of Wales, who died after a car crash in Paris on 31 August 1997, is on display at the exhibition 'Diana: A Celebration' in Budapest, Hungary 28 January 2009. EPA/PETER KOLLANY People visit the preview of the exhibition 'Lady Diana. Uno spirito libero' (lit.: Lady Diana. A free spirit' at the Reggio di Venaria in Turin, Italy, 07 July 2017. EPA/ALESSANDRO DI MARCO A man observes an image of Princess Diana at the inauguration of the exhibition in memory of Diana of Wales 'Remembering Diana (1961-1997)', in Santiago, Chile, 31 August 2017. EPA-EFE/ELVIS GONZALEZ People watch the costumes that were used by Princess Diana at the inauguration of the exhibition in memory of Diana of Wales 'Remembering Diana (1961-1997)', in Santiago, Chile, 31 August 2017. EPA-EFE/ELVIS GONZALEZ View of the wedding dress worn by Princess Diana at the royal wedding with Prince Charles at the inauguration of the exhibition in memory of Diana of Wales 'Remembering Diana (1961-1997)', in Santiago, Chile, 31 August 2017. EPA-EFE/ELVIS GONZALEZ View of the crown worn by Princess Diana at the royal wedding with Prince Charles at the inauguration of the exhibition in memory of Diana of Wales 'Remembering Diana (1961-1997)', in Santiago, Chile, 31 August 2017. EPA-EFE/ELVIS GONZALEZ Ballet shoes, a gift from City Ballet of London - once possessed by late Lady Diana, Princess of Wales, who died after a car crash in Paris on 31 August 1997, are on display at the exhibition 'Diana: A Celebration' in Budapest, Hungary 28 January 2009. EPA/PETER KOLLANY.
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Diana, Princess of Wales (1961 - 1997), visits Colston's School in Bristol, UK, 19th November 1983. (Photo by Len Trievnor/Daily Express/Hulton Archive/Getty Images) 
/file/dailymaverick/wp-content/uploads/2geth_02451786.jpg "A picture dated 24 February 1981 shows HRH Charles Windsor, Prince of Wales, (L) and his then fiance Lady Diana Spencer on the day their engagement was announced in the gardens of Buckingham Palace, in London, Britain. EPA/STR")
/file/dailymaverick/wp-content/uploads/3GettyImages-694916355.jpg "The Princess of Wales (1961 - 1997, later Diana, Princess of Wales) at Aintree racecourse for the Grand National, 3rd April 1982. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)")
/file/dailymaverick/wp-content/uploads/5GettyImages-1190166946.jpg "Diana Princess of Wales (1961 - 1997) and Prince Charles with newborn Prince Harry, leave St Mary's Hospital in Paddington, London, UK, 16th September 1984; Diana wore an outfit designed by Jan Van Velden. (Photo by Steve Wood/Daily Express/Hulton Archive/Getty Images)")
/file/dailymaverick/wp-content/uploads/6GettyImages-592606753.jpg "Princess Diana of Wales smiling as she prepares to embrace a woman in the crowd, on the streets of Carmarthen, Wales, October 29th 1981. (Photo by Central Press/Hulton Archive/Getty Images)")
/file/dailymaverick/wp-content/uploads/7GettyImages-73894753.jpg "Princess Diana wearing a Jasper Conran suit during a visit to a community centre in Brixton, October 1983. (Photo by Princess Diana Archive/Getty Images)")
/file/dailymaverick/wp-content/uploads/8GettyImages-51128548.jpg "1988 - PRINCE CHARLES AND PRINCESS DIANA DURING AUSTRALIAN ROYAL TOUR.(Photo by Patrick Riviere/Getty Images)")
/file/dailymaverick/wp-content/uploads/9GettyImages-1126142201.jpg "Diana, Princess of Wales (1961 - 1997), driving a car, UK, 6th September 1983. (Photo by Colin Davey/Daily Express/Hulton Archive/Getty Images)")
/file/dailymaverick/wp-content/uploads/10GettyImages-1146656946.jpg "Diana, Princess of Wales (1961 - 1997)sits in a convertible car while attending a polo match, UK, 30th April 1984. (Photo by Steve Wood/Daily Express/Hulton Archive/Getty Images)")
/file/dailymaverick/wp-content/uploads/11GettyImages-1181197130.jpg "Nineteen year-old Lady Diana Spencer (1961 - 1997, later Diana, Princess of Wales), interviewed by the press while getting into a car, London, UK, 12th November 1980. (Photo by John Minihan/Evening Standard/Hulton Archive/Getty Images)")
/file/dailymaverick/wp-content/uploads/h_02798194.jpg "A file picture dated 06 March 1996 shows Lady Diana of Britain arriving at a hospital surrounded by photographers for a charity visit, in London, Britain. EPA/GERRY PENNY")
/file/dailymaverick/wp-content/uploads/12gettyah_55498941.jpg "Britain's Princess Diana (R), wearing a heavy duty protection vest and face shield, accompanied by a mine clearing expert of the Halo Trust during her visit to the minefields in the high plateaux near Huambo, Angola, 15 January 1997 (reissued 27 September 2019). EPA-EFE/ANTONIO COTRIM")
/file/dailymaverick/wp-content/uploads/12GettyImages-56257169.jpg "Portraits of Diana, Princess of Wales lie on display at the press view for \"Diana, Princess Of Wales By Mario Testino\" at Kensington Palace on November 22, 2005 in London, England. The exhibition features photographic images by Testino from Diana's last portrait sitting, five months before her death in Paris in 1997. (Photo by MJ Kim/Getty Images)")
/file/dailymaverick/wp-content/uploads/13GettyImages-509334656.jpg "An image of Princess Diana is inspected at the press preview for 'Vogue 100: A Century of Style' exhibiting the photographs that has been commissioned by British Vogue since it was founded in 1916 at National Portrait Gallery on February 10, 2016 in London, England. (Photo by Stuart C. Wilson/Getty Images)")
/file/dailymaverick/wp-content/uploads/14geth_01616925.jpg "A safari costume once possessed by late Lady Diana, Princess of Wales, who died after a car crash in Paris on 31 August 1997, is on display at the exhibition 'Diana: A Celebration' in Budapest, Hungary 28 January 2009. EPA/PETER KOLLANY")
/file/dailymaverick/wp-content/uploads/h_53632465.jpg "People visit the preview of the exhibition 'Lady Diana. Uno spirito libero' (lit.: Lady Diana. A free spirit' at the Reggio di Venaria in Turin, Italy, 07 July 2017. EPA/ALESSANDRO DI MARCO")
/file/dailymaverick/wp-content/uploads/h_53738359.jpg "A man observes an image of Princess Diana at the inauguration of the exhibition in memory of Diana of Wales 'Remembering Diana (1961-1997)', in Santiago, Chile, 31 August 2017. EPA-EFE/ELVIS GONZALEZ")
/file/dailymaverick/wp-content/uploads/14getw_53738357.jpg "People watch the costumes that were used by Princess Diana at the inauguration of the exhibition in memory of Diana of Wales 'Remembering Diana (1961-1997)', in Santiago, Chile, 31 August 2017. EPA-EFE/ELVIS GONZALEZ")
/file/dailymaverick/wp-content/uploads/15geth_53738356.jpg "View of the wedding dress worn by Princess Diana at the royal wedding with Prince Charles at the inauguration of the exhibition in memory of Diana of Wales 'Remembering Diana (1961-1997)', in Santiago, Chile, 31 August 2017. EPA-EFE/ELVIS GONZALEZ")
/file/dailymaverick/wp-content/uploads/h_53738355.jpg "View of the crown worn by Princess Diana at the royal wedding with Prince Charles at the inauguration of the exhibition in memory of Diana of Wales 'Remembering Diana (1961-1997)', in Santiago, Chile, 31 August 2017. EPA-EFE/ELVIS GONZALEZ")
/file/dailymaverick/wp-content/uploads/16geth_01616926.jpg "Ballet shoes, a gift from City Ballet of London - once possessed by late Lady Diana, Princess of Wales, who died after a car crash in Paris on 31 August 1997, are on display at the exhibition 'Diana: A Celebration' in Budapest, Hungary 28 January 2009. EPA/PETER KOLLANY.")