The custom was long and slicked back manes, which Diana never followed.

In the 1980s, Diana’s hairstyle was more of a bob hairstyle that reached her shoulders as she was finding her feet as the Princess of Wales.

However, by the 1990s, Diana in a defining moment had cut her hair shorter to a pixie haircut, which according to a hairdressing expert, transformed the Princess from a “victim to a victor”.

Although to some it might have been seen as only a slight transformation, it was hugely symbolic as it coincided with Diana gaining confidence as a person in the public eye.

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