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Published 3 September 2026

Princess Diana's final days: Portofino to Paris

Eleven contemporary archive photographs follow Diana, Princess of Wales from the Mediterranean to Paris in late August 1997.

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Photographed 25 Aug 1997
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Princess Diana's final Mediterranean journey and arrival in Paris, 1997
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11
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Big Pictures Archive

Princess Diana's final days: Portofino to Paris

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Princess Diana and Dodi Al Fayed photographed off Sardinia in 1997

Diana and Dodi photographed during the Sardinia journey.

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Diana, Princess of WalesPrincess Diana's final Mediterranean journey and arrival in Paris, 1997
Princess Diana sitting alone at the end of a yacht diving board above the sea near Portofino in 199701

Diana, Princess of Wales, seated at the end of a yacht's diving board off Portofino on 25 August 1997.

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Princess Diana turning while seated on a yacht diving board near Portofino in 199702

Diana turns on the diving board during the Portofino cruise on 25 August 1997.

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Princess Diana and Dodi Al Fayed aboard a yacht near Portofino in 199703

Diana and Dodi Al Fayed aboard the yacht off Portofino.

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Princess Diana and Dodi Al Fayed on holiday in Sardinia in August 199704

Diana and Dodi on holiday in Sardinia on 30 August 1997.

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Princess Diana and Dodi Al Fayed during their Sardinia holiday in 199705

A further frame from Diana and Dodi's Sardinia holiday.

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Princess Diana and Dodi Al Fayed photographed off Sardinia in 199706

Diana and Dodi photographed during the Sardinia journey.

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Princess Diana and Dodi Al Fayed at sea near Sardinia in August 199707

Diana and Dodi at sea off Sardinia.

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Princess Diana and Dodi Al Fayed arriving at Le Bourget airport in Paris in 199708

Diana and Dodi arrive at Le Bourget airport in Paris on 30 August 1997.

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Princess Diana and Dodi Al Fayed arriving in Paris from Sardinia in 199709

The couple photographed on arrival in Paris from Sardinia.

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Princess Diana and Dodi Al Fayed leaving the Ritz hotel in Paris in August 199710

Diana and Dodi leave the Ritz in Paris after dinner.

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Princess Diana and Dodi Al Fayed outside the Ritz hotel in Paris in August 199711

A second contemporary frame of Diana and Dodi leaving the Ritz.

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