A long-lost portrait of Princess Diana has resurfaced weeks ahead of the 25th anniversary of her death.
The photograph, captured by society cameraman Antony Charles Robert Armstrong Jones, known as Lord Snowdon, in the summer of 1980, captures the princess' luminous beauty.
The image was taken just two months into Diana's relationship with Prince Charles and long before any talk of engagement aired.
Lord Snowdon, who was married to Queen Elizabeth II's sister for 18 years until his divorce in 1978, had been commissioned by Vogue to take the alluring snap.
In the photograph, Diana displays a fragile grace, uncertain of the dazzling effect of her gaze.
Although Lord Snowdon would go onto take many more pictures of Diana, seldom did they capture such unerring poise.
The princess wed Charles around one year later at St Paul's Cathedral in central London, aged 22, and then had two children with the Queen's son.
August 31 - in less than eight weeks - will mark 25 years since the princess died at just 36 in a car crash in Paris.
Mirror Online recently told how the royal's sapphire engagement ring is now proudly worn by Kate Middleton.
And, as part of her fairy-tale wedding ceremony when she tied the knot with Prince Charles, Diana wore a famous Spencer tiara.
Diana’s brother, Charles Spencer, later recalled how the sparkling jewellery gave Diana a splitting headache on the day of her nuptials because she was not used to wearing the heavy set of jewels.
Personal pieces of Diana’s rings, necklaces and other items have been inherited by her two sons, Prince William and Prince Harry.
Being born into an aristocratic family meant she owned some high-quality jewellery even before her marriage to Charles.
After the wedding, she was known to wear items from the Queen’s collection, which is said to contain more than 300 items.
Since her sons have married, their wives have since gone on to wear various pieces from Diana’s collection.
