On a Day Like Today ~ August 31, 1997. Following the death of Diana, Princess of Wales, her ex-husband, HRH Charles, The Prince of Wales, currently known as HM King Charles III, accompanied by Spencer sisters Lady Sarah McCorquodale and Jane Fellowes, Baroness Fellowes traveled to France to escort the body of the Princess of Wales back to England. Upon arrival back in England her remains were taken to a private mortuary to be prepared. The remains were then taken to the Chapel Royal at St James’s Palace. Shared from History & Lives of the British Royals
NORTHOLT, UNITED KINGDOM – AUGUST 31: Britain’s Prince Charles kisses Lady Sarah McCorquiodale while her sister Lady Jane Fellows looks on at RAF Northolt Airport near London 31 AUG. following the arrival of Charles and the casket containing the body of his former wife Diana, Princess of Wales who died in an horrific car crash in Paris in the early hours of this morning. (Photo credit should read MARTIN HAYHOW/AFP via Getty Images)RAF Regiment airmen carry the coffin of Diana, Princess of Wales (1961-1997), which is draped with a Royal Standard, as she is repatriated after her arrival in a BAe 146 aircraft of the Royal Squadron at RAF Northolt in London, England, 31st August 1997. Diana had died in the early hours of the same day when the car in which she was travelling crashed in the Pont de l’Alma tunnel in Paris. (Photo by Princess Diana Archive/Hulton Archive/Getty Images)RAF Regiment airmen carry the coffin of Diana, Princess of Wales (1961-1997), which is draped with a Royal Standard, as she is repatriated after her arrival in a BAe 146 aircraft of the Royal Squadron at RAF Northolt in London, England, 31st August 1997. Diana had died in the early hours of the same day when the car in which she was travelling crashed in the Pont de l’Alma tunnel in Paris. (Photo by Princess Diana Archive/Hulton Archive/Getty Images)Prince Charles, Prince of Wales shakes hands with officials during the repatriation ceremony for the body of Diana, Princess of Wales (1961-1997), her coffin draped with a Royal Standard, after her arrival in a BAe 146 aircraft of the Royal Squadron at RAF Northolt in London, England, 31st August 1997. Diana had died in the early hours of the same day when the car in which she was travelling crashed in the Pont de l’Alma tunnel in Paris. (Photo by Princess Diana Archive/Hulton Archive/Getty Images)Prime Minister Tony Blair, Lady Sarah McCorquodale, Lady Jane Fellowes, and Prince Charles, Prince of Wales stand during the repatriation ceremony for the body of Diana, Princess of Wales (1961-1997), her coffin draped with a Royal Standard, after her arrival in a BAe 146 aircraft of the Royal Squadron at RAF Northolt in London, England, 31st August 1997. Diana had died in the early hours of the same day when the car in which she was travelling crashed in the Pont de l’Alma tunnel in Paris. (Photo by PrinceThe coffin of Diana, Princess of Wales, draped in the Royal Standard, is carried out of the Pitie Salpetriere hospital in Paris 31 August where she died earlier. Diana and her companion, the Egyptian millionaire Dodi al-Fayed, died early 31 August in a car crash as they were chased by photographers. / AFP PHOTO / PIERRE BOUSSEL (Photo credit should read PIERRE BOUSSEL/AFP via Getty Images)The coffin of Diana, Princess of Wales, draped in the Royal Standard, is carried out of the Pitie Salpetriere hospital in Paris 31 August where she died earlier. Diana and her companion, the Egyptian millionaire Dodi al-Fayed, died early 31 August in a car crash as they were chased by photographers in the Alma bridge tunnel. / AFP PHOTO / PIERRE BOUSSEL (Photo credit should read PIERRE BOUSSEL/AFP via Getty Images)NORTHOLT, UNITED KINGDOM – AUGUST 31: Prince Charles Talking With Diana’s Sisters – Lady Sarah McCorquodale And Lady Jane Fellowes At Raf Northolt After The Arrival Of Princess Diana’s Coffin. (Photo by Tim Graham Photo Library via Getty Images)
