Jennifer Abbott, 69, was stabbed to death in her council flat in Camden on Friday just days after she was last seen by neighbours walking her pet corgi Prince.
Heading to the beach for a spot of sunbathing on Wednesday, the former glamour model, 45, left little to the imagination in a skimpy coral bikini with a black spotted print as she soaked up the sun.
Princess Diana was already struggling with the pressures of royal life and, like her future daughter-in-law Kate Middleton, had terrible morning sickness throughout her pregnancy.
The most dedicated members of the press and public gathered outside St. Mary's Hospital and Buckingham Palace, where a notice announcing the birth was placed.
Princess Diana and Prince Philip shared their crowd appeal and common touch with members of the public - traits which one royal expert says another member of the family also possesses.
In 1991 the late Queen, in her 60s, was joined by the Queen Mother at Epsom for the 1991 Derby, taking part in the grand racing tradition of a low-money sweepstakes.
