Princess Diana

“Helping people in need is a good and essential part of my life, a kind of destiny,” – Diana, Princess of Wales

  • Princess Diana was a prominent English noblewomen and became a princess when she married Charles, Prince of Wales, of the British Royal Family in the 1980s.
  • Princess Diana was born on 1 July, 1961, as Diana Frances Spencer, into a family of royal heritage, in England’s Sandringham in Norfolk, in the United Kingdom.
  • While ‘Princess Diana’ is often referred to as such, it is incorrect to say so, and correct titles during various stages of her life included ‘The Honourable Diana Frances Spencer’, ‘Her Royal Highness the Princess of Wales’, ‘Diana, Princess of Wales’, and ‘Lady Diana Frances Spencer’, which was often shortened to ‘Lady Di’.
  • When Princess Diana was eight years of age, her parents divorced and her father, Edward John Spencer, 8th Earl Spencer, gained custody of her.
  • In her lifetime, Princess Diana suffered from depression and a food related mental disorder, bulimia nervosa; had significant interest and concern for children; was involved in extensive charitable work; had skills in dance and music; and was often regarded as the ‘most photographed woman in the world’.
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  • Princess Diana married Charles, the Prince of Wales on 29 July, 1981, after they first met each other in late 1977, and they officially divorced in 1996, after a very troubled marriage.
  • With Prince Charles, Princess Diana had two sons, Prince William in 1982 and Prince Henry (or ‘Prince Harry’ as he is commonly known) in 1984, that were cared for lovingly by Diana.
  • Princess Diana died due to a car crash in France’s Paris while fleeing from paparazzi, along with Diana’s then boyfriend Dodi Fayed, on 31 August, 1997.
  • As Princess Diana was a highly celebrated public figure, her death was a great shock, the funeral was watched by millions around the world and metres of flowers, left as tributes, surrounded Diana’s home, Kensington Palace.
  • Princess Diana owned a large quantity of dresses, including the famous Travolta dress, many of which were sold at various auctions to raise money for charitable causes.
Bibliography:
Diana, Princess of Wales, 2014, Wikipedia, http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Diana,_Princess_of_Wales
Princess Diana, 2014, Bio, http://www.biography.com/people/princess-diana-9273782

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