The Final Photos Of These Famous Figures Are Eerily Moving

A quick look through many celebrity Instagram accounts will make it clear that stars love to control their public personas. But there’s one aspect of image control that nobody has any say over: what the last picture of them will be. But after these 20 celebrities passed away, fans pored over the final photographs of them for evidence of what was to come. And those vacation snaps proved particularly intriguing...

20. Steve Irwin

The whole world was shocked when Australian wildlife expert Steve Irwin died after being stabbed by a stingray. After all, Irwin spent so much time around dangerous animals that he had the nickname of “The Crocodile Hunter.” So it was astounding to his fans that such a larger-than-life figure was suddenly gone.

Moments before

Because Irwin was filming for a TV show at the time, his last minutes and his death were caught on camera. The footage of the actual moment of impact was examined by cops before later being destroyed, as per his family’s request. But video still exists of the time leading up to the accident, and Irwin can be seen poignantly making the “Okay” sign.

19. Princess Diana

Photographers featured heavily in the death of Diana, Princess of Wales. She was fleeing from the paparazzi in her car while in Paris on August 31, 1997. But her driver lost control of the vehicle at high speed. And Diana, her boyfriend Dodi Fayed, and the chauffeur, Henri Paul, were all killed. Bodyguard Trevor Rees-Jones survived.

Hiding from paparazzi

One photo exists of the events leading up to the crash. In it, Diana’s blonde hair can be seen as she turns around in the backseat. In the front are Trevor Rees-Jones and Henri Paul. The photo was taken by photographer Jacques Langevin, and it was actually presented as evidence at the inquest into the deaths.