A quarter of Brits want to see the return of Princess Diana, according to a new survey.

The 'People's Princess' topped the list of 40 famous figures people would most like to bring back, because people wanted her to continue her charity work and meet her grandchildren.

Her life was cut short on August 1997 after a car accident in a Parisian tunnel, leading to an outpouring of national grief.

The poll of 2,000 adults also found that one in five Brits would like to bring back Sir Winston Churchill in order to sort out Brexit and the current political situation.

Four in 10 Brits said if Sir Winston - who died in 1965 - returned, they would vote for him as Prime Minister.

In third place was Freddie Mercury, with those surveyed saying they would like to bring him back in order to re-join the band Queen.

At the bottom of the list was computer programmer Dame Ada Lovelace.

The research was commissioned by TV channel HISTORY, to launch the latest series of its historical drama Knightfall.

A HISTORY spokesman said: “We’ve got no shortage of heroes and inspirational icons to look up to.

"But sometimes, it’s interesting to think back about the ones we’ve lost, and the impact they could have if they were around today.

"What lessons could geniuses and philanthropists from the past teach us now, if they could come back and see the state of the world?”

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