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Princess Diana visits a minefield in Angola in January 1997.

Princess Diana campaigned to ban these deadly weapons. Some of Europe wants them back

As European countries bordering Russia sense danger, one of the late princess’ greatest legacies is coming under threat too.

  • David Crowe

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Princess Diana wearing the “caring dress” at Lagos University Teaching Hospital, Nigeria in 1990.

Australian collector buys Princess Diana’s ‘caring dress’ for $520,000

The dress – designed for the royal couple’s 1988 Australian tour – was part of the largest auction of items from the late princess’s wardrobe ever.

  • Nick Newling
Earl Spencer, the brother of Princess Diana, with her son Prince Harry.

What Diana’s brother told Prince Harry about using the Spencer name

Earl Spencer reportedly met with the Duke of Sussex, who sought advice on changing his family’s surname.

  • Albert Tait
Prince Harry leaves the Royal Courts of Justice in London on Tuesday.

Prince Harry ‘singled out for inferior treatment’ over police protection, court told

Prince Harry made a rare public appearance in Britain at London’s Royal Courts of Justice to fight the government over changes made to his security after he stepped down from royal duties, which his lawyer branded unjustified.

  • Michael Holden
TV show Aunty Jack switches to colour in Australia in 1975.

From Aunty Jack to Kath & Kim and Bluey: 50 years of colour TV in Australia

Some moments will make you cringe, but that small box in the corner of the lounge room brought us together in ways streamers never will.

  • Michael Idato, Craig Mathieson, Debi Enker and Louise Rugendyke
Prince William at a meeting before the launch of the Homewards project to end homelessness.

Prince of Wales: I talk to my children about homelessness – like my mother Diana did

She made sure we knew “the life outside palace walls thing was real, you know,” William says.

  • India McTaggart
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Royal tours: The worst, the wildest, the weirdest

Calamity and spectacle generally accompany royal tours to Australia, beginning with the very first one in 1867.

  • Jacqueline Maley
Earl Spencer, the brother of Princess Diana.

Earl Spencer’s estranged wife sued by his new partner

The new partner of Princess Diana’s brother is suing his estranged wife for alleged misuse of private information.

  • Victoria Ward
Queen Camilla wearing the Diamond Diadem arrives at the Houses of Parliament, Victoria Tower  Sovereign's Entrance for the State Opening of Parliament  in London, Wednesday, July 17, 2024. ( Chris Jackson/POOL via AP)

From ‘horse face’ to ‘Britain’s grandmother’: How Queen Camilla won over a sceptical public

Few public figures have known the depths of opprobrium she reached in the late 1990s after the death of Princess Diana.

  • Jordan Baker
Jan Hugo at her Nulkaba home with her collection of royal items.

Meet the super fans preparing for a very different royal visit

King Charles becomes just the second sitting monarch to visit Australia on Friday. Supporters of all stripes are getting ready for what could be his only visit as King.

  • Penry Buckley

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