Rich tributes paid to Diana as her 20th death anniversary observed

LONDON: Lady Diana, the Princess of Wales who died twenty years ago in a car crash in Paris, has been remembered widely on the eve of her 20th death anniversary here in London.

Diana was a woman whose warmth, compassion and empathy for those she met earned her the description the ‘people's princess'. Twenty years may have passed since her death shocked the world but her appeal remains undiminished.

The princess, who has been describes a boss who was appreciative of her staff. People gather outside Kensington Palace, in London, to mark the 20th anniversary of the death of Diana. Thousands of her fans, duke and duchess of Cambridge, member of Royal family and commoners visited Kensington Palace in London and laid the wreath of flowers, candles in shape of hearts at the memorial.

The duke and duchess of Cambridge are shown around the White Garden in Kensington Palace, London, during a visit to meet representatives from charities supported by Diana. Royal fan John Loughery and Terry Hutt were amongst flowers and paid tributes to mark the death anniversary of Princess of Wales. People photograph flowers whereas women arranged candles in shape of hearts to pay tribute to their beloved princess.

Diana's sons the Duke of Cambridge and Prince Harry have already paid tribute to their mother, visiting the floral tributes and pictures of the Princess left at the gates of her former home Kensington Palace. The brothers toured the site on Wednesday and laid flowers on behalf of well-wishers who had gathered to see the royals.

According to the local media, William and Harry also met representatives of charities their mother supported and the Prince told them how her death was a tragedy for them as they were preparing to work with the royal - as well as his family. He said: "I can imagine for a lot of you it was like 'right here we go, now we've got her, we've got the thirst, we've got the attention, now let's do something' then suddenly she's snapped away - if I can put it (this way) all of us lost somebody.”

William and Harry have spoken candidly about their mother in the run-up to the 20th anniversary of her death, describing the personal anguish they experienced and the grief they still felt. There's not a day that William and I don't wish that she was still around. And we wonder what kind of a mother she would be now, and what kind of a public role she would have, and what a difference she would be making.”

Former British premier Tony Blair called Diana the ’people's princess’ on the day she died and said: “I think she would have carried on, really getting stuck into various causes and making change.

“If you look at some of the issues she focused on, leprosy, Aids, landmines, she went for some tough areas. She would have carried on with that.” Diana will also be remembered at east London's Mildmay Mission Aids hospital, which she visited regularly when it was a hospice caring for HIV patients.

Fans of Diana describe her a beautiful young princess that should never have left this world, we will keep her memory alive as they again turned the gates of her former home into a shrine.

 A large floral display spelling out Diana's name is now the centerpiece of the hundreds of cards, flowers, pictures and candles marking the 20th anniversary of her death, well-wishers have been flocking to the palace's gates and, just like William and Harry, have stopped to look at the photographs of the Princess and read the poignant messages.