ABOVE: Princess Diana in 1982 when she had lunch at the Fossway Country Club in Midsomer Norton with Duchy Farmers. Diana is talking to pupils of St. Benedict's school which is opposite the Club. 

Anne Brown

"Diana was someone I looked up to. I love all the dresses and remember seeing her in most of them. I met her once when she was visiting Stoke on Trent, Royal Doultons in Burslem. She smiled and shook my hand…a very warm and lovely lady."

ABOVE:  "We met Princess Diana at the Lighthouse AIDS hospice and foundation. She was dressed simply, but radiated warmth and kindness. She spent a long time talking with and hugging the patients and their families, and it’s a memory that I treasure."

ABOVE: "Diana was very special to me. She was the perfect Humanitarian and role model. I was fortunate enough to meet her when she was newly married - she and Charles were visiting the small market town of Tavistock, where I now live, but it was afterwards on a visit to the tiny Dartmoor Hamlet of Postbridge that I was lucky enough to meet her - I was staying in the area with a schoolfriend when we heard a whirring sound and saw a Helicopter land in a field opposite, we made our way over and to our delight, out stepped Diana. She immediatly made us feel so at ease - which I now know was so typical of her, she remarked to my friend that her dog must have been made nervous because of the Helicopter - she didn't show any hint of any nerves, especially when you think of how nervous she must have been, especially at that young age, to have all that immense pressure on her young shoulders. I have recorded my memories on a website devoted to Diana's memory:- http://www.princessdianatribute.internet-today.co.uk/."

Heather Newland, Devon

"Diana had not been married long when she drove herself to The Fosseway Country Club to join Prince Charles for lunch. She was wearing a high neck tartan dress. Prince Charles had been visiting Duchy property in Somerset."

"I was lucky enough at the age of around 15 to meet Diana. She had a beautiful suit on. I shook her hand, which was very cool. She had the most amazing blue eyes and a calm aura."

"In the 1980s Princess Diana would visit the shop I managed to hide from the press who followed her everywhere. I acted as her look out, so she could make her escape. No matter what time of day she was dressed with style."
Judith Zedner, Bath

"I sang for Diana at the Royal Albert Hall. She was wearing a fab green velvet suit."

ABOVE " A beautiful woman and some beautiful dresses! I remember seeing her in person when she visited the Manchester City Art Gallery - she looked perfect in a tartan suit - very elegant indeed."

"As a little girl I travelled on a train to visit my grandpa in hospital. As the train pulled into the station we noticed crowds had gathered. We joined in the hustle and bustle and found out that Princess Diana had come to visit. I stood in a queue and waited my turn to meet this princess. Upon viewing this woman in utter awe I gleefully said hello, but when I turned back to my mother I said, " Mummy, she has legs!". Diana had heard my voice and approached me again saying, " did you think I wouldn't have legs under my gowns and tiaras?" I shall never forget this memory."

"My ABOVE: Auntie Helen Fitzpatrick designed Diana's jewellery including the pieces she wore on her wedding day."
Chambers, Northern Ireland.

"I met Diana, Princess of Wales in Dunedin New Zealand and shook her hand. She was wearing a beautiful royal blue coat with black trim and a pill box hat with net over her face. A tall, elegant, stunning woman…." SJD, New Zealand

"I saw Diana at The Spa Hotel and I had my grand-daughter who had flowers for her. She stopped the car and took the flowers and said "Let's do a swap, and gave her a big balloon."

"I saw Princess Diana in Westminster Abbey at a service of thanksgiving for the volunteers who worked for Dr Barnardos raising funds for the organisation. I remember her walking down the aisle in beige and cream, her under slip showing slightly at the back. She had bare legs, it was a summer day. She was Patron of Dr Barnardos: I was an Appeals Organiser. I miss seeing her and hearing about her." Patricia Townson

"In 1985 I was within a few feet of Diana. She was beautiful in the flesh, as on film". Pat, Surrey

"I was very young when Diana visited the ward on the hospital I was in. She was a lovely person who wanted to know about you and your problems instead of talking about herself."

"I used to work for a French fashion company called Charles Jourdan, based in Knightsbridge, London. Princess Diana used to come to our offices and buy shoes and matching handbags (and occasionally items from our ready-to-wear clothing ranges) and I used to make coffee for her!"

"On one particular visit, she identified a pair of shoes that she wanted to order for a forthcoming trip. Unfortunately she didn't order the matching handbag as it had a transparent section, and she was concerned that people would realise she never carried anything in her handbags - they were purely for decoration!"

Sarah Baker, Bristol

ABOVE: "I have pictures of Diana at the opening of the COUNTRY LIVING show at The Royal Show, Stoneleigh, back in the 80s - she looking gorgeous in sharp white suit and hat, me showing her round,  with attendant crowds. I sat next to Diana at lunch and she was beautiful  - and totally uninterested in country topics; when I asked her about the garden at Highgrove, she replied: "My husband is the gardener"...Conversation about clothes was discouraged by the hosts, all Country Gents in trad.hats. However it was a memorable meeting".

Deirdre McSharry, Bath

ABOVE: "I saw Diana at the opening of the Dior exhibition at the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York in December 1996, when she wore the midnight blue 'slip' dress designed especially for her by John Galliano (one of his first pieces as Chief Designer for Christian Dior). What I remember most though, all these years later, was not the dress, but that she was concerned that the person walking alongside her was about to stand on the hem of the dress of the girl in front. Diana pointed it out in such a kind way, with a friendly laugh and a light touch on the arm."

ABOVE " I was lucky to see Diana in the 'Americas Cup' and 'Hook' dresses. This lovely exhibition brought back tonnes of memories of waiting for hours in the cold to see this wonderful elegant woman".
Sarah

"I was lucky enough to meet the Princess after a performance as a child at the Royal Albert Hall. Something I will never forget."
Mrs J

"I was a little older than Diana - we all wore her styles from high street shop copies. It was a lovely time, and so nice to see this exhibition to remember her."
Denise

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