This Day In History: Princess Diana dies in a car crash

A sea of flowers in front of Buckingham Palace bear witness to Lady Diana's great popularity. (Credit: Jon Jones/Sygma/Sygma via Getty Images)

Wallis Simpson, Duchess of Windsor, circa 1942 and Meghan Markle at the announcement of her engagement to Prince Harry, 2017. (Credit: Ivan Dmitri/Michael Ochs Archives/Getty Images and Chris Jackson/Getty Images)

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