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The royal pair had rented a chalet near Klosters ski resort in the Swiss Alps for their getaway.

An arrow shows the location of Klosters ski resort in Switzerland.

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Source: The Guardian

Unlike other Alpine resorts favored by the well-to-do such as Saint Moritz, Klosters is not known for its glitz and glam.

Klosters ski resort is pictured with the Swiss Alps in the background on October 10, 2000.

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Source: Conde Nast Traveller

Skiing is really the main affair, Simon Wells wrote in an article about the destination for Conde Nast Traveller. In Klosters, "it's easier to buy a box of kindling than a designer handbag," he said.

Snow coats a farmhouse and barn in Klosters, Switzerland, on March 27, 2004.

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Source: Conde Nast Traveller

Charles and Diana had traveled to Klosters together on several occasions earlier in their marriage.

Prince Charles and Princess Diana ski in Klosters, Switzerland, on February 6, 1986.

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Source: Getty

This time, they traveled with a group of friends who included Sarah Ferguson, Prince Andrew's first wife who was pregnant with Princess Beatrice at the time, according to a 1988 report by the Guardian.

Sarah Ferguson (Duchess of York), Princess Diana and Prince Charles ski in Klosters, Switzerland, on March 9, 1988.

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Source: The Guardian

On March 10, Prince Charles was skiing with a group of five on an unmarked route off the Wang run on Gotschnagrat Mountain when an avalanche hit.

The Wang ski run on Gotschnagrat Mountain near Klosters in Switzerland, pictured January 25, 2000.

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Source: The Guardian

Charles escaped uninjured, but one member of their party was seriously injured. Another, Major Hugh Lindsay, did not survive. Lindsay was an aide to the Queen and a close friend of Charles.

Major Hugh Lindsay stands behind Queen Elizabeth II during an official tour of Portugal on March 29, 1985.

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Source: The Guardian

Charles "was visibly distressed" and "weeping" when the rescue helicopter picked him up, The Guardian reported a day after the accident.

Members of the rescue team that responded to the avalanche in Klosters on March 10, 1988.

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Source: The Guardian

Diana and Ferguson had remained behind at the party's chalet that day.

Princess Diana and Sarah Ferguson ski on March 9, 1988, in Klosters, Switzerland.

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Source: The Guardian

After the accident, Diana, Charles, and Ferguson flew to London to deliver the major's body to his wife, Sarah Lindsay, now Sarah Horsely.

Prince Charles, Princess Diana, and Sarah Ferguson return to England with the coffin of their friend Major Hugh Lindsay at RAF Northolt on March 12, 1988 in London, England.

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Source: The Diana Chronicles, Insider

Charles returned to Klosters one year later and would return in subsequent years with his sons William and Harry, but Diana never returned to the resort, according to a book written by her bodyguard.

Prince Charles poses with sons Prince William and Prince Harry in Klosters, Switzerland during vacation, on April 13, 2000.

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Source: Diana: A Closely Guarded Mystery

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