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

Diana, Princess of Wales
Hulton-Deutsch Collection / CORBIS

Big, Bold '80s Style
Princess Anne, Princess Diana and the Queen Mother attend the premiere of A Passage to India in voluminous ball gowns in 1985. From the beginning, Diana reportedly had a frosty relationship with the Queen Mother's daughter Queen Elizabeth II, which continued after her divorce from Charles in 1996.

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