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It's hard to believe this year marks the 20th anniversary of Princess Diana's death — and we can't help but wonder what could have been if she hadn't died back in 1997. NBC's Dateline airs a special this Friday about the life and death of Diana, and we're taking a look back at her lifetime in photos in preparation. Originally published September 2009. Updated May 2017.

Princess Diana with Prince William, 1993

Diana wasn't afraid to cuddle up to her boys.

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Mourners decorated the Kensington Palace gate with photos, flowers and flags — and were shocked when Prince William emerged to thank them

The prince, 34, who was 15 and staying with the Queen at Balmoral when his mother Princess Diana died in Paris, said: 'The shock is the biggest thing, and I still feel it 20 years later about my mother.'

Princess Diana

SHE was the world’s most famous woman, never out of the spotlight. Yet Princess Diana rarely spoke on the record to her adoring public. Little wonder the words she did leave behind are now treated with such reverence. It would be her 60th birthday on July 1 but, of course, she never lived to see […]

The young princes couldn't get enough pizza.

After he recalls his late mother at a reception in Singapore, he and Kate Middleton go on a private date

JUNE 15 1983 Prince Charles, Prince of Wales, and Diana, Princess of Wales, visit Canada. Her Majesty's Canadian Dockyard (HMC Dockyard) Halifax, Nova Scotia Canadian Forces Base

Princess Diana died 19 years ago Wednesday — Aug. 31, 1997 — in Paris. These pictures document her life from age 9 to her last week.

US-based Rowing Blazers has launched a collection inspired by Diana's '80s looks, which have seen a resurgence in popularity thanks to their appearance in The Crown's upcoming fourth season.