A Tribute in Pics: Princess Diana on What Would Have Been Her 50th Birthday

The Princess of Wales wears a red Catherine Walker dress and Philip
Somerville hat to the passing out parade at Dartmouth Royal Naval
College, Devon in April 1989.

Wearing blue suits, Diana and William are photographed in Cardiff in March 1991.

Princess Diana gets cozy with her son on the grounds of Government House in
Auckland, New Zealand on April 23,1983. The
princess is wearing a dress by Donald Campbell.

The Princess of Wales poses with Prince William at Kensington Palace on December 22, 1982.

Diana and the boys enjoy time on a chairlift during a skiing holiday in Lech, Austria, in April 1991.

Princess Diana is spotted with Prince Harry and
Prince William in September 1989. It is Prince Harry's first day at
Wetherby School in Notting Hill, London.

The Princess of Wales arrives at Aberdeen airport with William
and Harry for a holiday at Balmoral Castle in August 1986. Princess Diana
is wearing a polo motive sweater by Mond.

Princess Diana, Prince Harry, Prince William and Prince
Charles are photographed at a parade in London. Diana is wearing a Tomasz Starzewski suit and a hat by
Philip Somerville.

The Prince and Princess of Wales are snapped with their toddlers while on holiday at the Spanish royal residence, Marivent Palace, in
August 1987.

While in
the gardens of Kensington Palace, Diana and Charles watch their son Prince William on his second birthday.

The Prince and Princess of Wales enjoy time with their newborn son Prince William on the steps of St. Mary's Hospital in London June 1982.

The Prince and Princess of Wales are photographed on the balcony of Buckingham Palace on
their wedding day, July 29, 1981.

The Prince and Princess of Wales leave St. Paul's Cathedral after their wedding on July 29, 1981.

Princess Diana arrives at the Mortimer Market Centre, a service for HIV/AIDS sufferers in London on December 1, 1994.

Prince and Princess of Wales return to Buckingham Palace by carriage
after their wedding on July 29, 1981. She is wearing a wedding dress by David
and Elizabeth Emmanuel and the Spencer family tiara.

HRH Prince Charles is photographed during his wedding to Lady Diana Spencer at St. Paul's Cathedral in London on July 29,1981.

Wearing her now-famous wedding dress designed by David and Elizabeth Emanuel,

Princess Diana sits for her formal wedding portrait on July 29, 1981.

Lady Diana Frances Spencer is pictured at age two in Norfolk, England.

Lady Diana Spencer is pictured in her stroller in Norfolk, England in 1963.

Lady Diana Spencer is photographed on her first birthday at Park House in Sandringham, England.

July 1, 2011 marks what would have been Diana, Princess of Wales' 50th birthday. Lady Diana Spencer wed Prince Charles, Prince of Wales on July 29, 1981. The couple had two sons, William and Harry, before eventually divorcing in 1996. On August 31, 1997, Diana and her boyfriend Dodi Al-Fayed were killed in a car crash in Paris. The world mourned the sudden loss of Diana and her absence is still felt today. Take a look at photos of the stunning princess who grabbed the hearts of the world.