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Keen to learn but short on time? Get to grips with the life of Princess Diana in next to no time with this concise guide.
50Minutes.com provides a clear and engaging analysis of the life of Diana, Princess of Wales. Following her marriage to Prince Charles in 1981, she became a member of the British royal family, and from that moment on her private life became subject to intense media scrutiny. In the following years, accusations of adultery placed her marriage under increasing strain, even as her popularity with the British people grew because of her numerous commitments to charities and humanitarian organisations. She and Charles divorced in 1996, and just one year later, Diana was killed in a car accident in Paris. She remains one of the most beloved figures in recent British history.
In just 50 minutes you will:
• Learn about Diana’s relationship with Prince Charles and their eventual divorce
• Discover her philanthropic and humanitarian activities, particularly in raising awareness about AIDS and the dangers of landmines
• Find out about the circumstances of her tragic death in a car accident in 1997
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Diana, Princess of Wales
Key information
Born: 1 July 1961 in Sandringham (Norfolk, United Kingdom).Died: 31 August 1997 in Paris (France).Main achievements:First wife of Charles, Prince of Wales (born in 1948), with whom she had two children: Prince William (born in 1982) and Prince Harry (born in 1984), heirs to the British throne.Modernising the British royal family’s image.Changing public opinion about AIDS.Increasing public awareness worldwide about the dangers of landmines.Introduction
“Goodbye England’s roseMay you ever grow in our hearts…”
The words of the song Candle in the Wind by Elton John (British singer, pianist and composer, born in 1947) still seem to echo through Westminster Abbey ever since he sang them there in honour of his friend Diana, Princess of Wales, during her funeral service in 1997.
Lady Di, as she is sometimes known, was without a doubt one of the best-known princesses of the 20th century. She was born into an aristocratic family as Diana Spencer, and when she was 19, she married the heir to the British throne, Prince Charles. However, their seemingly fairy-tale union soon turned sour, and their marriage was plagued with adultery and jealousy on both sides, eventually leading to their divorce 15 years later in 1996. Although their married life had already been the subject of extensive media attention, the royal couple’s separation was the centre of a veritable media storm. Diana came to be seen as a celebrity, and the British public lapped up the newspaper articles, magazine photo spreads and documentaries that mapped out the finest details of her everyday life.
As well as gaining this cult media following, she was a prominent supporter of a variety of humanitarian causes, notably the eradication of landmines and the fight against AIDS, and she did not hesitate to challenge the public’s preconceived notions and prejudices about the disease.
On 31 August 1997, Diana and her new paramour were involved in a fatal car crash in the Pont de l’Alma tunnel in Paris. This tragedy left the British public reeling, and triggered an immediate outpouring of tributes to the late princess. She remains beloved in the mind and memory of the British people today.
Biography
Princess Diana in 1982.
Born to be a Lady
Diana Frances Spencer was born on 1 July 1961 in Sandringham, Norfolk. Her family was part of the British aristocracy, as her parents were Edward John Spencer, Viscount Althorp (1924-1992), and his first wife Frances Burke-Roche (1936-2004). Diana was the fourth of five children, and she grew up at Park House with her older sisters Sarah (born in 1955) and Jane (born in 1957) and her younger brother Charles (born in 1964). Her other brother, John (1960-1960), died in infancy, the year before Diana was born.
A royal dwelling
Park House, the estate where Diana was born and raised, actually belongs to the British royal family. It was rented from the Queen for many years by her maternal grandparents, and later by her parents, and is located beside Sandringham House, the enormous private royal holiday home.
When Diana was seven years old, her parents decided to separate, and they divorced in 1969. When Diana’s paternal grandfather Albert Spencer (1892-1975) died in 1975, her father inherited the title of Earl Spencer, and from then on his daughter became known as Lady Diana. A year later, Earl Spencer married his second wife, Raine McCorquodale (1929-2016), who is the eldest daughter of the famous novelist Barbara Cartland (1901-2000). The family then moved from Park House to the family home of Althorp in Northampton.
Barbara Cartland in 1987.
Did you know?
Barbara Cartland was a rather eccentric figure who always dressed in shades of pastel, particularly candy pink, and was the author of more than 700 books. Her romance novels have sold around 750 million copies.
Education and career
Diana initially attended Silfield Private School in Gayton, Norfolk, but left at the age of nine to enrol at Riddlesworth Hall. She then joined her two sisters at West Heath Girls’ School in Sevenoaks, Kent.
As a teenager, she displayed an uncommon talent for music, and proved a gifted pianist. Her dream was to become a prima ballerina. In 1977, when she was 16, she attended the Institut Alpin Videmanette, a private finishing school for the daughters of aristocratic families located in Rougemont, Switzerland. She returned to London to live with her mother Frances in 1978, and began taking on a variety of part-time jobs. She eventually found a job as a nanny for an American family and also worked as a kindergarten teacher at the Young England School in Pimlico. When she turned 18, her mother bought her a flat, where she lived until she embarked on her new life as a princess.
