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Princess Diana died following a car crash in Paris on Aug. 31, 1997

She was in the vehicle with her love interest, Dodi Fayed

Dodi and the driver died instantly, while Diana was pronounced dead hours later

The world was gripped with sorrow 28 years ago when Princess Diana ’s life was cut short in a devastating car crash in Paris on Aug. 31, 1997.

Just 36 years old, the beloved royal was a devoted mother to Prince William , then 15, and Prince Harry , then 12, and had recently begun a new relationship with Dodi Fayed , the son of Harrods department store owner, Mohamed Al-Fayed.

That summer, Diana and Dodi had been enjoying time together in France, seemingly on the cusp of a new chapter. But in the early hours of Aug. 31, their car was being pursued by paparazzi w

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