Princess Diana is perhaps best known for her roles as a humanitarian, style icon and mother. It was the latter role that made her particularly relatable to people around the world.
The Prince and Princess of Wales welcomed Prince William in 1982 and Prince Harry in 1984. Until her death in 1997, Diana made many public appearances with her sons, in both formal and informal settings, which resulted in countless sweet mum moments.
We’ve rounded up 65 lovely photos of the late royal with her sons.
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Princess Diana and Prince Charles leave the Lindo Wing of St Mary's Hospital in London with their newborn son, Prince William, on June 22, 1982.
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Princess Diana holds Prince William next to Prince Charles on the day of the baby's christening at Buckingham Palace on Aug. 4, 1982.
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Princess Diana holds Prince William at Kensington Palace on Feb. 1, 1983.
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Another photo of Princess Diana and Prince William during their Kensington Palace photocall.
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Princess Diana sits on a blanket with Prince William in Auckland during an official tour of New Zealand on April 18, 1983.
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Prince Charles and Princess Diana sit with Prince William at a photocall in the garden of Kensington Palace on Dec. 14, 1983.
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Princess Diana and Prince Charles sit with Prince William in the garden of Kensington Palace on June 12, 1984.
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Princess Diana holds newborn Prince Harry as she and Prince Charles leave the Lindo Wing on Sept. 16, 1984.
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Princess Diana holds Prince Harry on his christening day on Dec. 21, 1984.
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Princess Diana carries Prince Harry off a flight at Aberdeen Airport in Jan. 1985.
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Princess Diana, Prince Harry, Prince William and Prince Charles wave from the Royal Yacht Britannia in Venice, Italy, on May 5, 1985.
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Princess Diana holds Prince Harry during the Trooping of the Colour on the balcony of Buckingham Palace on June 15, 1985.
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Princess Diana and Prince William leave the Royal Yacht Britannia in Aberdeen on Aug. 16, 1985.
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Princess Diana poses by the piano with Prince William and Prince Harry at Kensington Palace on Oct. 4, 1985.
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Princess Diana and Prince William work on a puzzle at Kensington Palace on Oct. 22, 1985.
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Princess Diana arrives with Prince Harry and Prince William at the Aberdeen Airport on March 14, 1986.
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The royal family poses in the wildflower meadow at Highgrove House on July 14, 1986, in Tetbury, England.
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Princess Diana carries Prince Harry on her shoulders at Highgrove House on July 18, 1986.
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Princess Diana and her sons stand in the garden of Highgrove House on that same day.
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Princess Diana guides Prince Harry down the slide in a British Army uniform at Highgrove House that same July day.
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Princess Diana guides Prince William on his pony at Highgrove House.
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Princess Diana and her children arrive at Aberdeen Airport on Aug. 15, 1986.
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Princess Diana and Prince Harry arrive at Heathrow Airport in September 1986.
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The royal family poses at Kensington Palace in December 1986.
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Princess Diana holds Prince Harry at a polo match in Windsor on May 17, 1987.
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Prince William sits on Princess Diana's lap during the same polo match at Windsor.
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Princess Diana walks with Prince Harry in Windsor on June 14, 1987.
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Princess Diana holds Prince Harry while on holiday in Mallorca, Spain, on Aug. 10, 1987.
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Prince Harry sits on Princess Diana's lap on the steps of Marivent Palace in Palma de Mallorca on Aug. 13, 1987.
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Princess Diana and Prince Harry play on the banks of the River Dee near Balmoral Castle on Aug. 18, 1987.
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Prince Harry leaves Wetherby School in London with Princess Diana in 1987.
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Princess Diana holds Prince Harry on the Buckingham Palace balcony during Trooping the Colour on June 11, 1988.
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Princess Diana, Prince William and Prince Harry attend The Royal Tournament at Olympia, Earls Court, in West London, on July 28, 1988.
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The royal family attends the wedding of the Duke of Hussey's daughter on May 30, 1989, in Bath, England.
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Princess Diana and her sons watch the Trooping the Colour at Buckingham Palace in June 1989.
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Princess Diana and her sons arrive at Aberdeen Airport on Aug. 14, 1989.
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Princess Diana stands on the steps of Wetherby School with Prince Harry and Prince William on Sept. 11, 1989.
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Prince Harry and Prince William help bury Princess Diana in the sand during a holiday on Necker Island on April 11, 1990.
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Princess Diana arrives at the Nottingham Medical Centre with Prince William and Prince Harry to visit Prince Charles after his operation on Sept. 4, 1990.
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Princess Diana and Prince William leave Wetherby School on Sept. 5, 1990.
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Princess Diana stands with Prince Harry and other royal family members on the balcony of Buckingham Palace to watch The Battle of Britain Anniversary Parade on Sept. 15, 1990.
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Princess Diana and her sons on a ride at Alton Towers' theme park and resort on Oct. 24, 1990.
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Princess Diana stands with Prince William on his first official engagement in Cardiff in March 1991.
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Princess Diana goes skiing with Prince William and Prince Harry on April 10, 1991, in Lech, Austria.
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Princess Diana goes skiing with Prince William and Prince Harry on April 10, 1991, in Lech, Austria.
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Princess Diana runs in the mothers race in June 1991 during Wetherby School’s annual sports day.
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Princess Diana greets Prince William and Prince Harry on the deck of the Royal Yacht Britannia in Toronto, as they join their parents on an official visit to Canada on Oct. 23, 1991.
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Princess Diana rides the Maid of the Mist boat at Niagara Falls on Oct. 26, 1991.
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Princess Diana and Prince Harry leave Toronto on the Royal Yacht Britannia on Oct. 27, 1991.
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Princess Diana arrives for a fundraiser concert at the Royal Albert Hall with Prince William and Prince Harry on Dec. 17, 1991.
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Princess Diana and Prince Harry ride the Depth Charge ride at Thorpe Park on April 18, 1992, in Chertsey, England.
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Princess Diana and Prince Harry arrive at Windsor Chapel for the wedding of Lady Helen Windsor and art dealer Tim Taylor on July 18, 1992.
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Princess Diana and Prince Harry celebrate the Queen Mother's 92nd birthday at Clarence House in August 1992.
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Princess Diana and Prince Harry play in the water on the Caribbean island of Nevis on Jan. 3, 1993.
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Princess Diana and Prince William arrive at the Zurich Airport on March 26, 1993.
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Princess Diana enjoys a skiing holiday with Prince William and Prince Harry in Lech, Austria, on March 30, 1993.
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Princess Diana, Prince Harry and Prince William enjoy an outing to Thorpe Park on April 13, 1993.
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Princess Diana rides in a sleigh with Prince William and Prince Harry during a skiing holiday in Lech, Austria, on March 27, 1994.
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Princess Diana walks to Sandringham Church with Prince William for a Christmas Day service on Dec. 25, 1994.
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Princess Diana attends the Heads of State VE Remembrance Service in Hyde Park with Prince William and Prince Harry on May 7, 1995.
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Prince William arrives with Princess Diana and Prince Harry for his first day at Eton College on Sept. 16, 1995, in Windsor.
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Princess Diana, Prince Harry and Prince William attend the VJ Day 50th Anniversary Celebrations in London on Aug. 19, 1995.
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Princess Diana arrives at the Royal Tournament with Prince William, Prince Harry, a friend and a bodyguard on July 11, 1996.
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The royal family poses for a portrait on the day of Prince William's confirmation at Windsor Castle on March 9, 1997.
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Princess Diana rides with Prince Harry on a water scooter off the coast of the South of France in July 1997.