A café built as a tribute, kept as a home
Princess Diana touched the hearts of millions around the world. She was known for her kindness, her charity work, and for being a devoted mother to her two sons. Café Diana pays homage to a life in the public eye that ended far too soon.
Diana married the then Prince of Wales, Charles, at St Paul's Cathedral on 29 July 1981. Their marriage brought two sons, Princes William and Harry, and through it she held several titles over the years:
- Princess of Wales
- Duchess of Cornwall
- Duchess of Rothesay
- Countess of Chester
- Baroness of Renfrew
She was widely admired for her humanitarian work, in particular her support for the International Campaign to Ban Landmines. From 1989 she also served as president of Great Ormond Street Hospital for children, alongside dozens of other charities close to her heart.
On 31 August 1997, Diana was fatally injured in a car accident in the Pont de l'Alma tunnel in Paris. Café Diana was founded as a tribute to all the good she did in her life — she was a regular visitor before her passing, and a signed photograph of her still hangs on our walls today.
"Not a museum piece — a working café that happens to remember someone extraordinary, one plate at a time."
Café Diana opens on Wellington Terrace in Notting Hill, blending an English breakfast menu with Middle Eastern family recipes.
Princess Diana becomes a familiar face in the neighbourhood and a supporter of the café — a connection the family has honoured ever since.
A Notting Hill institution loved by locals, royal admirers and travellers passing Kensington Palace — still family‑run, still open every day of the week.
A refreshed home online — proper table booking, a full digital menu, and a warmer welcome before guests even reach the door.