Famous Socialites.

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27 celebrated socialites who turned their social lives into cultural spectacles. Party hosts who defined the glamour of their eras.

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Princess Diana

United Kingdom

Born in 1961, Diana Frances Spencer married Prince Charles in 1981, becoming Princess of Wales. She used her platform to support AIDS awareness and landmine removal, earning the nickname People's Princess. Her 1997 death in a Paris car crash led to unprecedented public mourning.

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