The Princess Mom

At various times, she was labeled a flake and a shrew, an emotional wreck and loose cannon on the deck. But nobody ever said Diana was anything less than a great mom. Take a look at these pictures of Diana and her boys, William and Harry. At left, they're taking a trip on the Maid of Mist in Niagara Falls, Ontario, in October 1991.

Diana's Legacy

In the early, sunny days of their marriage, the Prince and Princess of Wales posed outside St. Mary's Hospital in London with their newly born son, William. At his birth on June 21, 1982, William became second in line to the British throne.

Diana's Legacy

A second son, Prince Harry, quickly followed on Sept. 15, 1984. Even Diana could joke that she had produced "the heir and a spare" to ensure the royal line of succession. On Oct. 6, 1984, Prince Charles and Princess Diana posed with their sons for a family portrait at London's Kensington Palace.

Diana's Legacy

During a vacation on the island of Majorca, Spain, Princess Diana relaxes with her sons, Princes Harry and William. They're sitting on the steps of the Royal Palace, where they stayed during a holiday with Spain's King Juan Carlos and his family in August 1987.

Diana's Legacy

On Sept. 11, 1989, Diana escorted a visibly excited Harry to his first day of school. He joined big brother William at Wetherby School in Notting Hill. Prince William shook hands with Frederika Blair-Turner, the school's headmistress, as Diana and Harry looked on.

Diana's Legacy

Her two princes were initiated into royal duties early in life. Here, Princess Diana, Prince William and Prince Harry went to St. Paul's Cathedral on Oct. 25, 1990 to pay tribute to the firefighters who fought to protect London during the World War II blitz.

Diana's Legacy

Princess Diana and Prince Charles brought sons Harry and William to ceremonies commemorating VJ Day on Aug. 19, 1995 in London.

Diana's Legacy

On a winter break on the Caribbean island of St. Kitts, Princess Diana and her children visited Banana Bay Beach. Here, Diana hands William his diving mask while other children, who are not identified, play in the sand on Jan. 4, 1993.

Diana's Legacy

Ten years after his Diana's death, William, 25, is Cornet William Wales in the British Army's Household Cavalry and a graduate of the University of St. Andrews, Scotland. Here, he dances to the music during the concert in Wembley Stadium that he and his brother Prince Harry organized in memory of their mother, who would have been 46 on July 1, 2007.

Diana's Legacy

Prince Harry, 23 on Sept. 15, 2007, is a second lieutenant in the Household Cavalry, and recently registered disappointment over his commander's decision to prevent him from serving in Iraq. Here, he plays polo for The Prince of Wales team against Hurlingham during The Golden Jubilee Trophy polo match in Windsor, England in July 2006.