‘I am not a political figure. I am a humanitarian figure, and always have been and always will be,’ Princess Diana said in 1997, just months before her passing. Throughout her years as a member of the Royal family, she was admired not only for her compassion and charitable work, but also for the warmth and humanity that earned her the title of the People’s Princess.
On what would have been her 65th birthday, we look back at the private side of Diana’s life through the homes she inhabited. From her childhood at Park House and Althorp to Kensington Palace, where she raised Princes William and Harry, these residences formed the backdrop to some of her happiest family moments. Reflecting her approachable nature, Diana’s interiors often favoured comfort, colour and a relaxed elegance.
From childhood through motherhood, these 25 photographs trace Princess Diana’s life through the homes she called her own.