Earl Charles Spencer has marked what would have been Princess Diana's 64th birthday by sharing a previously unseen childhood photograph from 1967.
The 9th Earl posted the black-and-white image on Instagram on Tuesday, showing his late sister celebrating her sixth birthday.
The vintage photograph captures Diana and Charles riding a camel at her birthday party, with their father John Spencer visible in the frame.
"Another July 1st, from long ago - 1967, in fact: for Diana's 6th birthday party, my father (standing, left) - to huge excitement - secured the services of Bert the Camel, from Peterborough Zoo," Charles wrote in the caption.
Earl Charles Spencer has shared a previously unseen family photo to mark a what would have been Princess Diana's 64th birthday
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The touching image shows the siblings perched atop the animal at what appears to be a celebration at Althorp House, the Spencer family's ancestral estate in Northamptonshire.
Other children can be seen standing on a deck awaiting their turn with Bert the Camel.
The photograph offers a rare glimpse into Diana's early childhood before she became known to the world as the Princess of Wales.
Charles Spencer, now 61, has made it a tradition to share family memories featuring his late sister, who died in a Paris car crash in August 1997 at the age of 36.
Charles shared a photo from Diana's 6th birthday party including a came, Bert, from Peterborough Zoo
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During a May appearance on ITV's Loose Men, Charles Spencer spoke candidly about the enduring grief of losing his sister.
"It's such an amputation. You grow up with these people, they are your flesh and blood, they're with you forever, and then they're gone," he explained.
The Earl revealed that years after Diana's death, he would still instinctively think to contact her.
"For years after Diana died, I would think, 'I must ring her and tell her something,' because we shared the same sense of humour. You just realise, of course, that's not going to happen," he said.
The Earl has previously spoken about his enduring grief at the loss of his sister
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Elsewhere, Diana's eldest son, Prince William was also marking the second anniversary his Homewards initiative, which aims to tackle homelessness.
In a heartfelt gesture, former Prime Minister Gordon Brown compared William to his late mother for his work with Homeward.
"His mother encouraged him to take an interest in why people were on the streets, and why people were homeless, and why people needed a better chance," Brown said at the event.
He added: "Remember, his mother changed people's views on Aids, his mother changed people's views on landmines, and I think he's changing people's view that you've got to think of a homeless person as an individual who has potential."
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Prince William was compared to his late mother as he marked the second anniversary his Homewards initiative on the same day
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The Prince of Wales appeared on a discussion panel with Brown and Dragon's Den entrepreneur Steven Bartlett in Sheffield on Tuesday to mark two years since launching his homelessness campaign.
Brown praised the prince's involvement in tackling homelessness, saying "his passion, his dedication, his commitment shone through".
The former Labour PM, who now runs an anti-poverty charity, said William's focus on preventing homelessness and building partnerships was "really the way forward".
"He has got this huge convening power... so I think we're going to see something quite big here. The whole country should feel proud of what he's doing," Brown said.
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