Long-lost portrait of Princess Diana resurfaces ahead of 25th anniversary of her death
Diana, Princess of Wales, was just 19 when she posed for the picture, taken by society cameraman Lord Snowdon in the summer of 1980
A long-lost portrait of Princess Diana has resurfaced weeks ahead of the 25th anniversary of her death.The photograph, captured by society cameraman Antony Charles Robert Armstrong Jones, known as Lord Snowdon, in the summer of 1980, captures the princess’ luminous beauty.The image was taken just two months into Diana’s relationship with Prince Charles and long before any talk of engagement aired.
Lord Snowdon, who was married to Queen Elizabeth II’s sister for 18 years until his divorce in 1978, had been commissioned by Vogue to take the alluring snap.
In the photograph, Diana displays a fragile grace, uncertain of the dazzling effect of her gaze.
Although Lord Snowdon would go onto take many more pictures of Diana, seldom did they capture such unerring poise.
The princess wed Charles around one year later at St Paul’s Cathedral in central London, aged 22, and then had two children with the Queen’s son.
