The Royal Family, and in particular Diana, Princess of Wales formed part of the many commissions which he continued to undertake up until his death in 1996. One of the earliest formal portraits of Princess Diana by Lord Snowden, 1981 Prince Charles Diana, Princess of Wales on their wedding day by Thomas Patrick John Anson, 5th Earl of Lichfield, July 1981 Terence Donovan Diana, Princess of Wales by Terence Daniel Donovan, colour print, 1986īefore the stunning Vogue covers and fashion editorials of Diana to which we’ve been exposed over the past two decades, there were the many official royal portraits of the Princess taken by English photographer Terence Daniel Donovan. The following photos all fall within that category. By formal portraits I mean commissioned photos or editorial fashion shoots as opposed to candid shots or journalist’s images.

She’s impossible to forget and we all have our favorite images of her but today we are Remembering Diana Through 40 Formal Portraits. Remembering Diana Through 40 Formal Portraits But here, on the the 20 anniversary of her tragic passing, are several formal portraits of her taken by some of the world’s most renowned photographers including Terence Donovan, David Bailey, Mario Testino and Patrick Demarchelier. I still well up with tears when looking at photos of the late Princess. It’s surprisingly hard to write this post even though it’s been 20 years since the passing of the woman I first knew as Lady Di, then as The Princess of Wales and now and forevermore as The People’s Princess.

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