Princess Diana may be most well-known as the "People's Princess" and one of the greatest style icons of all time, but the late royal's hair is worth noting too. From an elegant shag to perfectly coiffed cuts, Diana's locks paved the way for the biggest hair trends of the '80s and '90s. Take a look back at all the late royal's greatest hairstyles.
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1981
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The day she announced her engagement to Prince Charles at Buckingham Palace.
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1981
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Showing off her elegant shag cut while being presented flowers in the Scilly Islands, England.
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1981
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Out in London with a side-swept shaggy do.
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1981
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With choppier locks at a polo match.
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1981
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At the Balmoral Estate prior to her wedding with bangs.
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1981
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For her wedding to Prince Charles, Diana sported more defined bangs while wearing a tiara and veil.
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1981
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Showing off a longer hairstyle before embarking on her honeymoon.
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1982
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With a well-coiffed side-swept look at a charity event in London.
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1982
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The royal still managed to let her hair shine underneath a pink wide-brimmed hat at an event.
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1983
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At a polo match wearing the iconic sheep sweater with her hair blown out away from her face.
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1983
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In a white hat while out in Eden Park, New Zealand.
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1983
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In an official royal portrait from Kensington Palace with her hair perfectly swept away from her face.
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1984
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Showing off a longer hairstyle at a performance of Starlight Express.
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1984
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The Princess pinned back her growing locks with two barrettes while at a charity event in London.
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1984
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With her longer hair, Diana tried bigger curls pinned back while visiting the Deaf, Blind and Rubella Council Family Centre.
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1984
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Back to her shorter cut while attending the ballet on a visit to Oslo, Norway.
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1985
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With a voluminous hairstyle at the Live Aid for Africa concert in Wembley.
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1985
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In a diamond and pearl tiara at the La Scala Opera House for a performance during her official tour of Milan, Italy.
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1985
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With her signature side-part and tousled back waves while out during a visit to Milan, Italy.
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1986
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Adding gorgeous white and fuchsia flowers to her hair, the royal looked radiant during a visit to Thailand.
Jennifer Algoo is the Visuals Director at Harper's BAZAAR. She is a graduate of the School of Visual Arts and has previously worked at Patrick McMullan Co. as well as completing internships at Martha Stewart Weddings, Vogue and CosmoGirl! Magazine. Jennifer covers royal, celeb and art content as well as overseeing all visual assets on BAZAAR.com. When she's not obsessing over the royals you can find her attempting to solve cold cases as an armchair detective, traveling and experimenting with new recipes.