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16 Photos of Princess Diana That Show Her Changing From Shy Teenager to Style Icon

By Linda Rodgers

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Princess Diana was 20 when she got married, so she had to grow up in front of the camera. She handled her evolution beautifully! See for yourself as you click through these photos.

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  1. Diana 1996

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    This is how everyone remembers Diana--as the super-confident woman who could hold her own with rich and poor alike.

  3. Diana 1971

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    Here's Diana at 10. Her divorced parents were in the middle of a custody battle, which her dad won. A few years later, she became Lady Diana Spencer. Her family described her as shy.

  5. Princess Diana Tween

  6. Princess Diana at 19

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    After high school, Diana lived with friends in London. She worked as a playground assistant, a dance instructor for kids, and a kindergarten teacher.

  7. Diana as nanny

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    She also was a nanny for an American family--here's a photo of her with the child she cared for. This was RIGHT before her engagement was announced.

  9. Diana engaged

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    Even though Charles dated her older sister, he turned his attention to Diana in 1980, and proposed in February 1981. She was 20; he was nearly 33.

  10. Diana 1981

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    She started to come out of her shell a bit, even before the wedding. But she still had a childlike quality.

  11. Diana right before wedding

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    You can see Diana's engagement ring here--and two watches. One was hers; the other a gift from Charles.

  13. Pregnant Diana 1982

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    Her style started to shine through after she became a princess--even in the dowdy maternity clothes of the 1980s!

  14. Diana November 82

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    After the birth of William, she could step out in more fitted gowns.

  15. Diana Wellwisher 1985

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    The British people LOVED her because she was the opposite of aloof. Here, she kisses a well-wisher, in 1985.

  17. Diana James Bond 1985

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    Another thing that people loved about her--she adored movies and pop music. In 1985, she attended the premiere of the latest Bond movie, A View to Kill.

  18. Diana 1985

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    She's one chic princess! She and Charles were visiting Italy here.

  19. Diana Harry 1992 Windsor Wedding

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    This is Diana with Prince Harry at a wedding. She was devoted to the kids, walking them to school when she could.

  21. Diana 1994 Amusement Park

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    She took them skiing--and to amusement parks. She looks so put together at a theme park in England. (She's looking up as the kids go on a ride.)

  22. Diana 1996

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    Here she is in Australia. That shade of purple is so becoming.

  23. Diana 1996

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    And she looks equally lovely in royal blue! This was taken in 1996, the year before she died.
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