The 1992 photo showed the princess sitting alone in front of the monument. It's considered to symbolize the trouble in her marriage to Prince Charles. The couple divorced four years after that visit, in 1996; Diana died a year later in a car crash in Paris.
Prince William and Kate Middleton hoped to create "new memories" with their Taj Mahal visit.
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| Princess Diana at the Taj Mahal in February 1992. |
Their communications secretary Jason Knauf told reporters: "The Duke of Cambridge is of course aware of the huge esteem his mother, the late Princess of Wales, is held in in India and he appreciates the status of the images that exist of the Princess at the Taj.
"He feels incredibly lucky to visit a place where his mother's memory is kept alive by so many who travel there.
"Twenty-four years on from her visit to the Taj, the duke and the duchess are looking forward to seeing this beautiful place for themselves and creating some new memories as they say thank you to the people of India at the conclusion of this tour."
The BBC's royal correspondent, Peter Hunt, said that tourists are told about the "Diana" bench when visiting the Taj Mahal, but now the talk will have to be updated because fresh memories have been created.
The Taj Mahal was built as a monument to love in 1631. Mughal emperor Shah Jahan had it built as a final resting place for his favourite wife, Mumtaz.
The royal couple have been touring India and Bhutan for a week. They have played cricket, visited a wildlife park, met with officials and royal super-fans, and have been the subject of controversy over the intense press coverage surrounding their visit.
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| The royal couple tours the grounds of the Taj Mahal. |
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| This is the last engagement of the Royal couple after a weeklong visit to India and Bhutan that has taken them in cities such as Mumbai, Delhi, Kaziranga, Bhutan and Agra. |
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| The Duke and Duchess at the Taj Mahal. |
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