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With the 20-anniversary of her death this year, interest in the late
Princess Diana is at an all-time high. TLC is airing a 3-hour telecast exploring her life, legacy and conspiracy theories surrounding her death. Watch
Princess Diana: Tragedy or Treason on Monday, July 31 at 8 p.m. ET on TLC. We look back at Princess Diana meeting with the some of the biggest celebrities of her day. Click through to see photos of the Princess of Wales and her famous friends.
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Princess Diana met actors
Tom Cruise and
Nicole Kidman at the premiere of
Far and Away at the Leicester Square Empire Cinema in London on July 30, 1992. She wore a dress by fashion designer
Catherine Walker.
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Princess Diana’s friendship with
Elton John was well known. The singer shook hands with
Archpriest Magio while standing next to Princess Diana during the requiem mass for Italian fashion designer
Gianni Versace at the Duomo in Milan on July 22, 1997.
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Princess Diana met actor
Tom Hanks, his wife
Rita Wilson and director
Ron Howard at the London premiere of Apollo 13 in September 1995.
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The Princess of Wales attended the premiere of
Back to the Future at the Empire Cinema, Leicester Square in London. Where she wore a burgundy velvet evening dress designed by fashion designer Catherine Walker and met
Steven Spielberg, his wife
Amy Irving and
Phil Collins.
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Princess Diana with Richard Branson at the naming ceremony of the Virgin Atlantic A340 airbus aeroplane Lady In Red on December 6, 1993.
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Princess Diana laughed with Pavarotti backstage at a concert in Hyde Park on July 30, 1991, in London.
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Actress
Elizabeth Taylor greeted Princess Diana backstage at the Victoria Palace Theatre after a charity premiere of
The Little Foxes in London on March 9, 1982.
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Princess Diana and
David Bowie met backstage at Wembley Arena at a concert to mark World Aids Day on December 01, 1993, in London.
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Princess Diana had a conversation with
Nick Nolte and
Barbra Streisand at the U.K. premiere of their film
The Prince of Tides in London, on February 18, 1992.
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Princess Diana chatted with
Liza Minnelli the Empire Cinema in Leicester Square at the film premiere of
Stepping Out to raise funds for the trust for Sick Children In Wales and for the NSPCC. The Princess wore an ivory and pink silk crepe one-sleeve evening dress by Catherine Walker.
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Princess Diana, watched by President
Ronald Reagan and wife
Nancy, danced with
John Travolta at the White House on November 9, 1985. Diana wore a midnight blue velvet dress by designer
Victor Edelstein.
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