@) Diana, Princess of Wales, one of the world’s most famous and admired women, dies at 36 in a violent car crash in Paris on Tim Graham, Sygma August 31. ., July 1, China says ay of life AP/Wide World Reuters/Archive Photos > ‘he death of “the people’s princess” generates an emotional outpouring of love and grief, evidenced by floral tributes heaped at Diana’s Kensington Palace home. v At the funeral, Elton John performs ~ “Candle in the Wind 1997,” rewritten in tribute to Diana. The recording quickly sells more than 35 million copies, becoming the best-selling single of all time. Sales proceeds benefit the Diana, Princess of Wales Memorial Fund. ide World in central ana s funeral: her young sons damage s centuries-old aissance a of St. Francis Reuters/Archive Photos Crisis flares again in Iraq in late 1997 as Saddam Hussein protests U.N. sanctions and blocks inspection of suspected Iraqi weapon sites. = =S 3 = oO =i In June, shortly before Diana’s death, an auction s France. el Tower sare children ican-style of 79 of her evening gowns raises $3.26 million for AIDS and cancer charities. Top price paid for a single gown: $222,500.