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PRINCESS Diana was just 19 when she found herself hauled into the full glare of the global spotlight, and would go on to touch the hearts of millions across the world. Going from a teen nanny to becoming the People's Princess, Lady Di transcended celebrity. Now, 22 years on since her untimely death on August 31, 1997, we remember the life of the late royal through 22 Sun front pages. September 18, 1980 - Charlie's Girl!  Lady Diana Frances Spencer first captivated the nation's heart as a young, naive nursery teacher. Long before the "revenge dress", Diana's fashion sense had already become a talking point during the early days of her courtship with Prince Charles.Still inexperienced and unfamiliar with royal protocol, young Di made the mistake of wearing a see-through skirt as she posed for her first official royal photographs. The picture, showing her holding two children from the nursery where she taught and taken by The Sun's legendary royal photographer Arthur Edwards, went on … [Read more...] about Princess Diana remembered in The Sun’s historic front pages 22 years on from her death

SINCE Diana’s death I have photographed her sons growing into men she would be proud of. I got fantastic pictures of ­William and Kate’s wedding at Westminster Abbey in 2011. After the ceremony, I took some lovely shots of the newlyweds outside Buckingham Palace, which I sent to them and to Catherine’s mum, Carole ­Middleton. I also sent a set to the Queen, and a couple of weeks later I was taking pictures of Her ­Majesty at a school in Windsor when she turned and thanked me for the photos of William and Kate. As she got in the car, she smiled and added: “Wasn’t it a wonderful day?” She was just like any other proud gran. The following year I was on a plane with the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge after their visit to the remote South Pacific island of Tuvalu, where William had been presented with a floral headdress.On the plane back to Brisbane, I asked the couple if they wanted to see my pictures. Looking through them, William — … [Read more...] about The story behind why Prince William thought he’d be mocked by RAF pals over Sun legend Arthur Edward’s picture

Gareth Thomas has opened up on the support of his friend Prince Harry , who reached out to him after he publicly confirmed his HIV positive diagnosis earlier this year. The former rugby professional spoke out in a documentary in September, Gareth Thomas: HIV and Me, determined to break the stigma around the virus having kept it a secret for years. One person who contacted him immediately after he shared his story was Prince Harry, with the pair since becoming friends and working together to educate people around the world about HIV. Speaking on Loose Women on Tuesday, the sportsman explained how Harry continuing his late mother Princess Diana's legacy, following her own work to break the stigma around the virus, led to Harry making contact with him. He explained: "Harry got in touch with me when my story came out, because he's carried on the legacy his mother had, and the boundaries she broke, and the stigma she tried to break. "He's carried on that and he's really passionate about … [Read more...] about Gareth Thomas praises Prince Harry friendship as they team up to tackle HIV stigma

Princess Margaret, who has died in hospital after suffering a third stroke aged 71, was the most striking illustration of the capricious and troubled relationship that beset the British and their monarchy in the second half of the 20th Century. Not even the life of Diana, Princess of Wales, concentrated quite so many questions about the role and style of the royal family as that of Margaret Rose, second daughter of George VI, only sibling of Elizabeth II; for while both were creatures of their time, Margaret lived beyond hers into a more critical, ever less deferential era; and her life, above all, posed that essential question which Diana, in her own way, was trying to answer: what, exactly, is a princess for? It was not a question that had been much posed in any previous age; and certainly not when the princess was born, a second daughter for a second son, the Duke of York. The place of her birth, her mother's ancestral home at Glamis Castle, was a nod to more ancient royal public … [Read more...] about Princess Margaret

Little Prince Louis is 'ready' to take on a big role like siblings George and Charlotte, according to royal commentators. The toddling one-year-old, who celebrated his birthday in April, is tipped to play a starring part at his uncle James Middleton's wedding. The fifth-in-line to the throne could be a pageboy at the nuptials, while sister Princess Charlotte, four, may potentially be a flower girl and Prince George, six, also a pageboy. The older siblings have already had the opportunity to shine at previous weddings, including Meghan Markle and Prince Harry's, and Princess Eugenie's. However Louis was considered to be too young for both of the nuptials. And although details of 32-year-old entrepreneur James' wedding to 29-year-old City worker girlfriend Alizee Thevenet have not been revealed, it is believed his niece and nephews will play a big part. Louis, the third child of Kate, the Duchess of Cambridge and Prince William, the Duke of Cambridge, is already walking and … [Read more...] about Prince Louis ‘ready’ to take on big role like siblings George and Charlotte