Although Princess Diana's short life came to an unfortunate end in 1997 [1], the mom of two spent her time in the '90s being exactly what was expected of her: a total '90s mom.
Anyone who remembers their own mom from that decade can easily recall her mom jeans, hair coifs, and shoulder pads; all classic wardrobe choices of the ultimate '90s mom. They'll also remember being dressed by their mother in outfits that matched their siblings, and a whole lot of denim and neon. And despite being a royal and one of the most highly photographed women at that time, Princess Diana fit that bill perfectly as mom to Princes William and Harry [2].
Check out the 10 iconic photos [3] below, which all prove in one way or another that Princess Diana was just your average, run-of-the mill '90s mom.
When she dressed her boys in neon jackets.
And since it was actually trendy to sport all that neon back then, she looks pretty happy about it.
When she wore her mom jeans with a belt and white sneakers.
Basically a '90s mom wardrobe staple.
When she looked like a total Baywatch babe while still taking charge of the kids.
Lifeguard mom, at your service.
When she brought her kids to the beach in just a long tee.
Take a second to imagine your mom at the beach in the '90s. Did she have a long t-shirt on over her one-piece suit? Yep.
When she had to really stretch her arm out to put her hand on her son's bowl cut due to limited shoulder mobility.
If you didn't laugh at your mom trying to lift her arms in a jacket with massive shoulder pads, you definitely weren't a '90s kid — and probably never had to suffer an unironic bowl cut like William.
When her and the boys wore a variety of Wayfarers and neon sunnies.
Princess Di and William sported classic Wayfarer style glasses (Diana's with neon arms, of course), while Harry looked like the coolest '90s kid alive in neon yellow reflective sport glasses. This photo is basically out of a '90s encyclopedia volume.
When she rode a log flume in a leather jacket.
All '90s moms treated their leather jackets as their ride or die closet pieces — a little log flume water never hurt nobody.
When she managed a perfect mom coif on a ski lift.
On a windy ski lift, of all places, Diana kept her '90s mom voluminous coif intact like a boss. We imagine she's thinking here, "Damn, I'm one hot mom."
When she smiled down at her kids in perfectly coordinated outfits.
Because what was a '90s mom if not a mom who lived to make her kids match in outfits that made them look like mini old people.
And when she was photographed just. like. THIS.
Double denim, that coif, her kids in neon . . . the whole entire shebang. So '90s, so classic.