Princess Diana's final year highlighted her dedication and devotion as the People's Princess and mother to her two children, Prince William and Prince Harry.OK! looked back at the remarkable moments that defined her last months as the world remembers her on the 28th anniversary of her death.

August 28, 1996

Source: MEGAPrincess Diana visited the English National Ballet HQ in South Kensington, London, on August 28, 1996.

On the very same day, she finalized her divorce from Prince Charles after 15 years of marriage.

September 24, 1996

Source: MEGAPrincess Diana was all smiles in a group photo that also featured Anna Wintour, designer Ralph Lauren, Hillary Clinton and Katharine Graham.

They posed for the cameras before the scheduled breakfast for the Nina Hyde Center for B----- Cancer Research.

September 25, 1996

Source: MEGAThe royal attended the Nina Hyde B----- Cancer Benefit Gala Dinner in Washington, D.

C., in a white lace gown with a halter neckline.

October 12, 1996

Source: MEGAPrincess Diana spoke with famous cardiac surgeon Dr.

Christian Barnard during an October 12, 1996, event in Rimini, where she received a humanitarian award.

October 15, 1996

Source: MEGAIn a black-and-white photograph taken in October 1996, Princess Diana was seen shaking Mohamed Al-Fayed's hand before attending the Heart of Britain book launch.



November 1, 1996

Source: MEGAPrincess Diana looked elegant in the purple dress she wore when she visited the Victor Chang Cardiac Research Institute in Sydney, Australia, as part of her three-day fundraising trip.

"I found Diana both regal and radiant, and yet, very down to earth - easy to talk to, interested in people and patients, compassionate and knowledgeable about heart disease," Bob Graham, the former executive director of the institute, said of the royal.

The professor added, "I remember I said to her, 'Don't people get intimidated Princess, when you go and talk to them?' And what she said was very insightful. She said to me 'If I stand on the edge of the bed or stand next to them, they never relax. But if I sit down and hold their hand, within five minutes they've forgotten who I am and they start to talk'. I thought that was very, very nice."

December 1996

Source: MEGADespite her busy schedule, Princess Diana made sure she also had time for her kids.

In December 1996, she was photographed driving her car to attend Prince William's Carol Concert at Eton College.

January 1997

Source: MEGAIn January 1997, Princess Diana visited Angola as a guest of the International Red Cross.

She met the landmine victims at the Orthopedic Center, as well as people at the Red Cross Center in the country."There couldn't be a more appropriate place to begin this campaign than Angola because this nation has the highest number of amputees per population than anywhere in the world," Princess Diana told the journalists when she arrived at the airport, per BBC.

January 15, 1997

Source: MEGADuring the same 1997 trip.

Princess Diana famously walked across active minefields to support the international ban on landmines."By visiting Angola, we shall gain an understanding of the plight of the victims of landmines, and how survivors are helped to recover from their injuries," she said at the time. "We'll also be able to observe the wider implications of these devastating weapons on the life of this country as a whole."Princess Diana continued, "It is my sincere hope that by working together in the next few days, we shall focus world attention on this vital - but until now, largely neglected - issue."In 2022, HALO USA's Executive Director Chris Whatley said Princess Diana's walk "became a front of mind issue.""It took the convening power of Princess Diana to do that, to put it on the world stage to create that public momentum that allows for the political support, the rallying that continues to this day," he told People.

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February 1997

Source: MEGAWearing an iconic blue lace dress, Princess Diana stole the spotlight at the Royal Gala Premiere performance of Lord Attenborough's film In Love and War.



March 1997

Source: MEGAPrincess Diana attended another award show in March 1997.



April 1997Source: MEGAIn April 1997, Princess Diana