The late British royal, Princess Diana (1961–97), is pictured here in a series of widely-published collectible postcards related to her wedding and honeymoon. An estimated 750 million people around the world watched her wedding on television. Diana was routinely scrutinized by the press and public alike for what she wore and expected simply to fulfill public and dynastic expectations to produce heirs and undertake charity work. Many admired her for how she pushed back against such restrictive parameters and instead carved her own path through royal life. The widespread public reverence she inspired could not prevent the rabid attentions of the tabloid press which ultimately caused her death in a car accident in 1997, turning her into an immortal icon.

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