emirates7 - It was a shocking and devastating moment that triggered a global wave of grief, still deeply felt by Royal fans around the world today.

On August 31, 1997, the tragic news emerged that Princess Diana had died in a horrific car crash in a Paris underpass, after having touched the lives of billions. Twenty-seven years after the tragedy, tributes to the late Princess continue to flow.

This morning, visitors and royal fans gathered to lay flowers and view photos of the 'People's Princess' at the gates of Kensington Palace, her former residence, on the anniversary of her death. Among the tributes, a large banner displaying several photos of Diana reads: "Her work continues through her loving sons Prince William and Prince Harry."

Princess Diana was tragically killed in the crash alongside her partner, Dodi Fayed. At the time, her young sons – William, then 15, and Harry, 12 – were on holiday with their father at Balmoral Castle in Scotland. It was Charles who delivered the heartbreaking news to them.