Happy Birthday, Princess Diana: 50 Rare Images of an Icon

Diana, Princess of Wales at 50
Andanson-Durand / Sygma / Corbis

View from Saint-Tropez
In July 1997, Diana, now divorced, takes a holiday at Egyptian businessman Mohammed al Fayed's home in the south of France. That same summer, Diana began dating Mohammed's son Dodi Fayed. The relationship caused a stir because Dodi was Muslim and Diana was still a royal.

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