Looking Back 25 Years After The Death Of Princess Diana

25 years ago, Britain's Princess Diana died in a car crash after being chased by paparazzi in Paris. The world stood still in the early morning hours of August 31st, 1997, as the news spread. Shock quickly gave way to an outpouring of grief that is still felt today. “I just couldn’t believe it,” says Australian tourist Tori McCumiskey – who recently visited the UK. “It gives me goosebumps thinking about it, I just couldn’t believe she’d died,” she says.

Diana was just 36 and more than a royal. She became a force for good, using her famous name to support causes like AIDS awareness and the clearing of land mines. Royal biographer Andrew Morton says, “Diana's unique qualities were very much a humanitarian mission, a tactile nature, a care and constant consideration for others."

Princess Diana lived at Kensington Palace in London – a place where people still come to remember her, 25 years later. “When I see the pictures and some things on TV, it makes me sad,” says Christa, a tourist from Austria.

In recent years, Hollywood has introduced a new generation to the “People’s Princess" with the Netflix hit series “The Crown,” to movies depicting her life in Britain’s royal family.

A quarter of a century after her death, Diana’s sons – William and Harry – are still following in her footsteps and sharing their mother’s spirit to keep her memory alive. “I hope we can remember my mother's legacy by recommitting to those that we serve, whoever and wherever they may be,” says Prince Harry, Duke of Sussex.

In 2008 - a jury in London decided Princess Diana and her boyfriend Dodi Fayed were unlawfully killed by a combination of the reckless driving of their chauffeur, Henri Paul, and the posse of paparazzi who were pursuing them.