Diana, Princess of Wales

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1961 – 1997

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Who was Diana, Princess of Wales?

Diana, Princess of Wales, was the first wife of Charles, Prince of Wales, the eldest child and heir apparent of Queen Elizabeth II.

Diana was born into an aristocratic English family with royal ancestry as The Honourable Diana Spencer. She was the fourth child of John Spencer, Viscount Althorp, and his first wife, the Honourable Frances Roche, daughter of the 4th Baron Fermoy. Diana became Lady Diana Spencer when her father inherited the title of Earl Spencer in 1975. She became a public figure with the announcement of her engagement.

Her wedding to the Prince of Wales on 29 July 1981 was held at St Paul's Cathedral and seen by a global television audience of over 750 million. While married she bore the titles Princess of Wales, Duchess of Cornwall, Duchess of Rothesay, Countess of Chester and Baroness of Renfrew. The marriage produced two sons, the princes William and Harry, who were respectively second and third in the line of succession to the British throne throughout her lifetime.

After her marriage, she undertook a variety of public engagements. She was well known for her fund-raising work for international charities and as an eminent celebrity of the late 20th century. She also received recognition for her charity work and for her support of the International Campaign to Ban Landmines. From 1989, she was the president of Great Ormond Street Hospital for children, in addition to dozens of other charities.

Famous Quotes:

  • I don't go by the rule book I lead from the heart, not the head.
  • So many people supported me through my public life and I will never forget them.
  • Everyone of us needs to show how much we care for each other and, in the process, care for ourselves.
  • Carry out a random act of kindness, with no expectation of reward, safe in the knowledge that one day someone might do the same for you.
  • Whoever is in the distress can call me. I will come running wherever they are.
  • I think like any marriage, especially when you've had divorced parents like myself, you'd want to try even harder to make it work.
  • People think that at the end of the day a man is the only answer. Actually, a fulfilling job is better for me.
  • I am all about caring. I have always been like that.
  • I have a woman's instinct and it's always a good one.
  • This boy is dead now, I knew it before taking him in my arms, I can remember his face, his suffering, his voice.

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Born
Jul 1, 1961
Sandringham
Also known as
  • Princess Diana
  • Lady Di
  • The Hon Diana Spencer
  • Diana Spencer
  • The Lady Diana Spencer
  • Diana Frances Spencer
  • Diana Frances Mountbatten-Windsor
Parents
Siblings
Spouses
Children
Religion
  • Anglicanism
  • Church of England
Nationality
  • United Kingdom
  • England
Profession
Education
  • Institut Alpin Videmanette
  • The New School at West Heath
Died
Aug 31, 1997
Pitié-Salpêtrière Hospital
Resting place
Althorp

Submitted
on July 23, 2013

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