Never-before-seen pictures of Princess Diana

Her funeral was held on September 6, 1997, in Westminster Abbey before she was buried at her family home of Althorp Park.

Princess Diana’s funeral had more than 2000 guests in attendance. Her coffin was drawn through London after the ceremony, where the British people had the chance to give their beloved Princess a last farewell.

Interestingly, the Queen was never required to bow her head to anyone. At Diana’s funeral, though, she breached royal protocol, bowing to the late Princess’s coffin as it passed her on a gun carriage. It was the only time Queen Elizabeth broke that royal rule.

Rare photos of Princess Diana

For large parts of her royal life, Diana was hounded by the paparazzi press; it’s not a stretch to say that Diana became the most photographed person in the world at the time.

In short, everybody wanted their little piece of Diana. So, according to The Guardian, tabloids were offering up to $500,000 for grainy pictures of her.

Her sons, William and Harry, saw both sides of how the press treated their mother. Harry said he wanted to leave the Royal Family in his early 20s, partly due to how he witnessed his mother being treated before her death.

“Look what it did to my mum, how am I ever going to settle down and have a wife and a family when I know that it’s going to happen again,” Harry explained. “I don’t want to be part of this.”

That said, many iconic pictures of Princess Diana were taken over the years. Sure, some of them were taken by the paparazzi, desperate to sell photos of her. But there are also pictures that show great warmth and give us a stunning look at Diana’s life and career.

A look through the archives offers hundreds of never-before-seen pictures of the beloved late Princess. We’ve compiled some of them in a bid to show a side of Diana that has rarely been seen.

Diana, The Princess Of Wales Visits Washington, Usa.Anti-Landmines Speech At The Red Cross Headquarters . (Photo by Mark Cuthbert/UK Press via Getty Images)

Diana became something of a style icon at the height of her fame, and she took that with her to the slopes while skiing.

Skiing trips, sunbathing & humanitarian work

Below we see Diana on a skiing trip to Austria with her sons, Harry and William. This picture was taken as Harry had turned nine years old. He sure is adorable – and the whole family looks stunning!

LECH, AUSTRIA – APRIL 10: Princess Diana With Princes William & Harry Skiing In Lech, Austria (Photo by Tim Graham Photo Library via Getty Images)

In 1990, Diana and the children – alongside her sister’s children – went to Necker Island in the British Virgin Islands. Virgin’s Richard Branson owned the island.

Diana, Princess of Wales (1961 – 1997) holidaying with her sons Prince William and Prince Harry and her sister’s children on Necker Island in the British Virgin Islands, 11th April 1990. The island is owned by Virgin chairman Richard Branson. Diana is wearing a leopard print swimsuit while Prince William (centre) buries her in sand. Her sister Lady Sarah McCorquodale is bending over behind them. (Photo by Tim Graham Photo Library via Getty Images)

Dian sure knew how to have fun. Look at this beautiful picture of when she and Harry visited the amusement park Thorpe Park, in 1992.

CHERTSEY, UNITED KINGDOM – APRIL 18: Diana, Princess of Wales, with Prince Harry, on the Depth Charge ride at Thorpe Park, Theme Park, on April 18, 1992 in Chertsey United Kingdom . (Photo by Julian Parker/UK Press via Getty Images)

Diana was often referred to as “The People’s Princess”. She participated in many humanitarian efforts, setting an excellent standard for how a kind and compassionate person should behave. Here, Princess Diana is seen visiting an Orthopedic workshop in Luanda, Angola, sitting with victims of land mines.

LUANDA, ANGOLA – JANUARY 14: Diana, Princess Of Wales, At Neves Bendinha, An Icrc Orthopaedic Workshop In Luanda, Angola, With Victims Of Land Mines. (Photo by Tim Graham Photo Library via Getty Images)

We can go on and on about these beautiful pictures of Diana. This one was taken in 1971, when she was on a summer holiday in Itchenor, West Sussex.