SBS50: Biggest Stories 1997

Where were you on the 31st of August 1997? It may be tough to remember a specific date, but you will likely recall the shocking death of Diana, Princess of Wales in a car crash in Paris, chased by Paparazzi.

Britain's Diana Princess of Wales (AP PHOTO/Lionel Cironneau) Credit: AP

Diana’s death saw an unprecedented national outpouring of grief in the United Kingdom.

Then Prime Minister Tony Blair remembered Diana as ‘the people’s princess.’

I feel like everyone else in this country today – utterly devastated.

Tony Blair

Thousands of bouquets were placed outside Buckingham Palace and a million people lined the streets for Diana’s funeral cortege as it made its way to Westminster Abbey.

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