TODAY would have been Princess Diana's 60th birthday.

Her untimely death in 1997 sent shockwaves through the nation, and today, almost 25 years on, she is still remembered fondly by many as the People's Princess.

Here we look back on when she visited Gwent.

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Diana at the Newport Centre

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Princess Diana during her visit to Newport and Monmouth in 1987

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South Wales Argus: Princess Diana during her visit to Newport and Monmouth in 1987

Princess Diana during her visit to Newport and Monmouth in 1987

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Mark Gibbard, 19, from Brynhyfryd Road, Newport, had his reward after waiting over an hour in the rain to present the princess

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Princess Diana during her visit to Newport and Monmouth in 1987

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Diana's visit thrilled crowds

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The princess is shown to her seat by Lord Lieutenant Mr Richard Hanbury Tenison for a concert in Newport Centre in 1985

South Wales Argus: Princess Diana during her visit to Newport and Monmouth in 1987

Princess Diana during her visit to Newport and Monmouth in 1987

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Princess Diana during her visit to Newport and Monmouth in 1987

South Wales Argus: Princess Diana during her visit to Newport and Monmouth in 1987

Princess Diana during her visit to Newport and Monmouth in 1987

South Wales Argus: Princess Diana during her visit to Newport and Monmouth in 1987

Princess Diana during her visit to Newport and Monmouth in 1987

South Wales Argus: Princess Diana during her visit to Newport and Monmouth in 1987

Princess Diana during her visit to Newport and Monmouth in 1987

South Wales Argus: Princess Diana during her visit to Newport and Monmouth in 1987

Princess Diana during her visit to Newport and Monmouth in 1987

South Wales Argus: Princess Diana during her visit to Newport and Monmouth in 1987

Princess Diana during her visit to Newport and Monmouth in 1987