In the days following Princess Diana 's tragic death in 1997, thousands gathered outside Buckingham Palace , leaving behind flowers and tears, RadarOnline.com can reveal.

But Queen Elizabeth II – who notoriously had a complicated relationship with the Princess of Wales – remained silent.

It was five long days before the queen, who by now had been accused by the public and the press of being insensitive and downright cold, finally addressed the nation. Article continues below advertisement

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"We have all been trying in our different ways to cope," she said in her speech to the world on September 5. "It i

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