Diana, Princess of Wales, was admitted as an honorary fellow of the Faculty of Dental Surgery of the Royal College of Surgeons of England on 17 June 1988. She was welcomed by the then dean Gordon Seward, professor of oral and maxillofacial surgery at the London Hospital Medical College dental school, who said: ‘Your Royal Highness, the Royal Family is well equipped with honorary practitioners in most of the healing arts, but the Faculty noted that dentistry was not represented among your ranks…Your Royal Highness, your charming smile, friendly manner and deep interest in children and the disadvantaged impressed us as representative of the ideal image of the dental practitioner.’ The Princess of Wales thanked the dean for his words of welcome and replied: ‘I was taught the importance of good dental health care as a small child. Now that I have children of my own, I am, of course, passing on that message.’ She added that she was proud of her close association with the Faculty and was presented with a certificate and a gold brooch. A short time later, the Princess of Wales attended a formal evening dinner with all the members of the Faculty’s board. Diana, Princess of Wales, died on 31 August 1997 in Paris.