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She was, indeed, the People’s Princess. She belonged to them, and was beloved by them. For some reason that is difficult to pin down, this pretty young woman of the artistocracy who married into royalty and might have then disappeared behind palace walls instead connected with common folk in a unique and extraordinary way. The people cared for and cared about Diana, and when she was killed in a tragic car accident in Paris 14 years ago, the outpouring of grief-not just in England, but arround the world-was overwhelming. To commemorate the 50th anniversary of Diana Spencer’s birth, LIFE has assembled a celebratory chronicle of her too short but constantly vibrant time in the public eye. In family photos, we revisit Diana’s youth and then, quickly enough, there is her courtship by Prince Charles. In this book, LIFE revisits all of that and then parses Diana’s legacy, catching up with her charismatic sons today-the elder of whom, William, has just taken his own bride. Kate Middleton now wears the ring of the woman who would have been her mother-in-law, and Kate will one day be queen-the very thing that was predicted for Diana, not so very long ago, when she was the People’s Princess.