55 of Princess Diana's Best Hairstyles
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55 of Princess Diana's Best Hairstyles
Princess Diana may be most well-known as the "People's Princess" and one of the greatest style icons of all time, but the late royal's hair is worth noting too. From an elegant shag to perfectly coiffed cuts, Diana's locks paved the way for the biggest hair trends of the '80s and '90s. Take a look back at all the late royal's greatest hairstyles.
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1981
The day she announced her engagement to Prince Charles at Buckingham Palace.
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1981
Showing off her elegant shag cut while being presented flowers in the Scilly Islands, England.
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1981
Out in London with a side-swept shaggy do.
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1981
With choppier locks at a polo match.
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1981
At the Balmoral Estate prior to her wedding with bangs.
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1981
For her wedding to Prince Charles, Diana sported more defined bangs while wearing a tiara and veil.
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1981
Showing off a longer hairstyle before embarking on her honeymoon.
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1982
With a well-coiffed side-swept look at a charity event in London.
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1982
The royal still managed to let her hair shine underneath a pink wide-brimmed hat at an event.
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1983
At a polo match wearing the iconic sheep sweater with her hair blown out away from her face.
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1983
In a white hat while out in Eden Park, New Zealand.
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1983
In an official royal portrait from Kensington Palace with her hair perfectly swept away from her face.
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1984
Showing off a longer hairstyle at a performance of Starlight Express.
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1984
The Princess pinned back her growing locks with two barrettes while at a charity event in London.
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1984
With her longer hair, Diana tried bigger curls pinned back while visiting the Deaf, Blind and Rubella Council Family Centre.
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1984
Back to her shorter cut while attending the ballet on a visit to Oslo, Norway.
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1985
With a voluminous hairstyle at the Live Aid for Africa concert in Wembley.
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1985
In a diamond and pearl tiara at the La Scala Opera House for a performance during her official tour of Milan, Italy.
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1985
With her signature side-part and tousled back waves while out during a visit to Milan, Italy.
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1986
Adding gorgeous white and fuchsia flowers to her hair, the royal looked radiant during a visit to Thailand.
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1986
With a tousled short style while watching Prince Charles play polo at the Guards Polo Club in Berkshire.
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1986
Wearing a diamond and sapphire headband across her forehead and under her hair at a dinner hosted by Emperor Hirohito while on a visit to Japan.
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1986
For a ski trip in Switzerland, Diana kept her hair pushed back with the help of a red, pink, and white braided headband worn across her forehead.
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1987
With a side-part style at a dinner in Hamburg, Germany.
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1987
Attending a gala to honor actor Sir Alec Guinness while at the Cannes Film Festival.
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1987
Debuting longer locks while on vacation in Majorca, Spain.
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1988
With a rounded hairstyle at a dinner hosted at the Elysee Palace in Paris.
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1988
Attending a dinner at the Chateau De Chambord during her official visit to France.
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1988
Veering away from her side-part, Diana showed off a new style while attending a state reception while visiting Melbourne.
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1988
In an elegant French twist updo while attending the Royal Film Performance of Empire of the Sun.
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1988
With a more casual hair look during her holiday in Klosters, Switzerland.
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1989
In a diamond and pearl tiara during a visit to Hong Kong.
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1989
With a slightly shorter haircut at a charity event for The British Lung Foundation in London.
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1989
At a concert at the Royal Albert Hall in London, England.
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1990
Attending an event during her official visit to Lagos, Nigeria.
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1989
Debuting a shorter, pixie-inspired haircut at a camel race while on her official tour in Dubai.
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1990
Showing more of a defined part while on an official visit in Hungary.
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1991
Wearing a floral arrangement during her official visit to Lahore, Pakistan.
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1992
At a state dinner in Seoul, South Korea with curled ends under her diamond tiara.
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1993
With a more blown-out hairstyle and a diamond tiara at an event while visiting New Zealand.
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1994
On a skiing holiday in Austria after having chopped off a few inches of hair.
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1995
Showing off a sexier, grown out style at an event to support cancer research at the Bridgewater House in London.
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1995
Diana sported a flipped hairstyle at a dinner hosted by The Association for the Struggle Against Infant Paralysis in Argentina.
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1995
With a slicked back hair flip while making a speech at The Council of Fashion Designers of America Ball in New York.
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1995
Attending a charity dinner at the Hilton Hotel in New York.
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1996
At the English National Ballet while on her visit to their London Headquarters.
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1996
Visiting the Sacred Heart Hospice during her visit to Sydney, Australia.
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1996
Visiting The Field Museum of Natural History while in Chicago.
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1996
With shorter, choppier bangs at a charity dinner while on a visit to Washington.
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1996
Attending the Victor Chang Research Institute Gala while on her official visit to Sydney, Australia.
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1997
With a straighter, blown-out style and bangs at the British Red Cross headquarters in Washington, D.C.
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1997
At the Northwick Park and St Mark's Hospital in Middlesex for an event.
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1997
At a gala for the preview of a dress auction she was holding at Christies in London.
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1997
At an event at Christie's in New York.
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1997
Sporting bangs and wearing a black headband while out in New York.
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A look back at the late royal's greatest hairstyles.