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From teacher to tragic figure, the life of Princess Diana

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Published: August 31, 2017 at 9:17AM EDT

Diana, Princess of Wales, enjoys a ride on the Maid of Mist in Niagara Falls, Ont., in this Oct., 1991, photo, with her sons Prince Harry, then 7, and Prince William, then 9. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Hans Deryk

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