… to Preston in 1993. Princess Diana is in the news as the new decades slowly moves towards the new Millennium, and there’s plenty going on in Preston. Take a look at some of our best archive pictures from that time.
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![Princess Diana visits Preston in January 1993](https://www.lep.co.uk/webimg/b25lY21zOjZhOGJhODcwLTQ1ZjEtNDUwYi05Y2U4LTgyYTRiNjkyZDU2NDpiZDYyNzgzNS04NmZjLTRiNTgtYTk0MC00NTNkYWIyYTMzZTU=.jpg?crop=3:2&width=800)
![Margaret Rothwell and Alfie Boe appear in Preston Musical Comedy Society's production of West Side Story in 1993](https://www.lep.co.uk/webimg/b25lY21zOmRiNjc0ZDQ1LTVlNWEtNGRjOS04OWRiLTkwZGY0NTJhODU3ZTpmZTM2Yzg3OS1hM2Q4LTRiMzYtODAyZi1lMzM2MzdlYjZmMTM=.jpg?crop=3:2&width=800)
2. Life in Preston in 1993
Margaret Rothwell and Alfie Boe appear in Preston Musical Comedy Society's production of West Side Story in 1993 Photo: submitted
![International athletics star Steve Tunstall set the pace for runners pounding the streets of south Preston as part of Hutton Grammar School's gala. The British cross-country champion, who lives in Preston, started the five-miles race and more than 100 athletes took part](https://www.lep.co.uk/webimg/b25lY21zOjUwODM5NmM2LWQwMzQtNDZkOS04ZDFmLWZmNTE4ZmE1YjQ5Yjo1YjQ3YWZkNC1jOWI5LTQwNzktYmQ4Ny1kOWY3OWRlNTA0OTM=.jpg?crop=3:2&width=800)
3. Life in Preston in 1993
International athletics star Steve Tunstall set the pace for runners pounding the streets of south Preston as part of Hutton Grammar School's gala. The British cross-country champion, who lives in Preston, started the five-miles race and more than 100 athletes took part Photo: RETRO
![Youngsters from a South Ribble high school fell in for a taste of the Army life when they took part in a sponsored assault course to raise cash for the elderly. Instead of lessons, teenagers from Walton-le-Dale High School, were put through their paces by instructors from the King's Division of the Army, based at Fulwood Barracks, Preston](https://www.lep.co.uk/webimg/b25lY21zOjMyZTliZDE1LTIwNjktNDBmYi1iNDE5LTFmZGQ0YzQ5MzNkZToyMmMxMTA5MS1jOGQ3LTQ3M2EtYjQ0NC04YjQ1ZmYwODQzNTI=.jpg?crop=3:2&width=800)
4. Life in Preston in 1993
Youngsters from a South Ribble high school fell in for a taste of the Army life when they took part in a sponsored assault course to raise cash for the elderly. Instead of lessons, teenagers from Walton-le-Dale High School, were put through their paces by instructors from the King's Division of the Army, based at Fulwood Barracks, Preston Photo: RETRO