Princess Diana showed the world how to use celebrity for good

However, her tradition of activism and noble cause (also the bicycle shorts) lives on.

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Diana passed on at age 36 on August 31, 1997, of wounds supported in a fender bender in Paris,

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. About 10 years after the fact, a jury credited her demise to the foolish driving of both her driver

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Princess Diana welcomes fans in Brixton, London, in 1983. Princess Diana Archive/Getty Images

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"In the 21st century we totally assume that celebrities will likewise be a U.N. extraordinary agent or that they'll utilize their honor

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Princess Diana, wearing a substantial security vest and face safeguard, visits mine fields close to Huambo,

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London, April 19, 1987. The ward was opened for the consideration of people experiencing AIDS and HIV.

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