One of Princess Diana's most iconic photos was taken 29 years ago when she walked through an active Angolan minefield on January 15, 1997. Looking back at the trip today, you'd be hard-pressed to find someone who'd criticize the princess after she put herself in harm's way to spotlight human suffering. But at the time, Diana's visit ignited fierce controversy, especially from U.K. government officials, and one security expert later admitted he worried he'd end up "blowing up the Princess of Wales."
Diana traveled to Africa as a guest of the International Red Cross, and as a supporter of landmine clearance charity The Halo Trust, an organization that Prince Harry has gone on to support as patron today. At the time, active minefields were an enormous issue in Angola, and per the BBC, "one in every 330 people in Angola had lost a limb" due to landmines in 1997.
