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Remembering Diana: Website set up for people to pay tribute to princess 25 years on

People are able to pay their respects to Princess Diana on the 25th anniversary of her death.

The Remembering Diana website has been set up to allow you to pay tribute to the late princess, who died on August 31, 1997.

Diana – the mother of the Duke of Cambridge and the Duke of Sussex – was just 36 when she was killed in a car crash in Paris. The crash also resulted in the deaths of her companion Dodi Fayed and the driver, Henri Paul.

She is buried on an island at the centre of an ornamental lake known as The Oval on the Althorp estate in Northamptonshire.

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Diana broke new ground by championing issues such as Aids awareness – famously holding the hand of a man with the illness – as well as highlighting homelessness and joining campaigners calling for a ban on landmines.

Her fashion sense made her a cover star for magazines and newspapers across the globe and even after she broke away from the royal family was still seen as the modern face of the monarchy.

Diana’s sons jointly paid tribute to her last summer – her 60th birthday – when they unveiled a bronze statue they commissioned of the princess in the garden of Kensington Palace.

Tessy Ojo, chief executive officer of The Diana Award, established to promote the princess’s belief young people have the power to change the world for the better, has paid tribute to the royal and described how she left flowers at Kensington Palace after her death.

Ms Ojo said: “Her ability to connect with people though kindness and compassion is one of her most significant legacies. She left a mark on all our lives.”

She added: “I can only imagine how immensely proud she would be of the tens of thousands of young people from across the world who are continuing her legacy.”

You can pay your tributes at the Remembering Diana website HERE.

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