Articles and galleries with the latest about your favorite celebrities pets, and other animal news. Learn more on PEOPLE Pets. Diana, Princess of Wales Wikipedia. Diana. Princess of Wales moreDiana, Princess of Wales receiving the Leonardo Prize in Moscow, 1. Watch Diana Online Forbes' title='Watch Diana Online Forbes' />Born. Diana Frances Spencer1. July 1. 96. 1Park House, Sandringham, Norfolk, England. Died. 31 August 1. Piti Salptrire Hospital, Paris, France. Burial. 6 September 1. Althorp, Northamptonshire, England. Spouse. Charles, Prince of Walesm. Issue. House. Father. John Spencer, 8th Earl Spencer. Mother. Frances Shand Kydd. Signature. Diana, Princess of Wales Diana Frances ne. Spencer 1 July 1. August 1. 99. 7, was a member of the British royal family as the first wife of Charles, Prince of Wales, who is the eldest child and heir apparent of Queen Elizabeth II. She was the mother of Prince William, Duke of Cambridge, and Prince Harry. Diana was born into the Spencer family, a family of British nobility with royal ancestry and was the youngest daughter of John Spencer, Viscount Althorp, and Frances Roche. She grew up in Park House, situated on the Sandringham estate, and was educated in England and Switzerland. In 1. 97. 5after her father inherited the title of Earl Spencershe became known as Lady Diana Spencer. She came to prominence in February 1. Prince Charles was announced to the world. Dianas wedding to the Prince of Wales took place at St Pauls Cathedral on 2. Kate Middleton caused quite a stir recently when she was photographed wearing a tiara while arriving at the annual Diplomatic Reception at Buckingham. Wonder Woman in Justice 5 June 2006 Art by Doug Braithwaite and Alex Ross. Instory information Alter ego Princess Diana of Themyscira Species. Watch In A World... Online Ibtimes. Diana, Princess of Wales Diana Frances ne Spencer 1 July 1961 31 August 1997, was a member of the British royal family as the first wife of Charles, Prince. Nine people are dead, including the suspected gunman, and a 10th is hospitalized after a gunman opened fire at an NFL watch party over the weekend in Plano, Texas. Watch Wonder Woman Full Movie Online, Watch Wonder Woman Online HD Free Categories on Wonder Woman 2017online Full Movie Free Watch free movies online and featured. July 1. 98. 1 and reached a global television audience of over 7. During her marriage, Diana was Princess of Wales, Duchess of Cornwall, Duchess of Rothesay, and Countess of Chester. The marriage produced two sons, the princes William and Harry, who were then respectively second and third in the line of succession to the British throne. As Princess of Wales, Diana undertook royal duties on behalf of the Queen and represented her at functions overseas. She was celebrated for her charity work and for her support of the International Campaign to Ban Landmines. She was involved with dozens of charities including Londons Great Ormond Street Hospital for children, of which she was president from 1. Diana remained the object of worldwide media scrutiny during and after her marriage, which ended in divorce on 2. August 1. 99. 6. Media attention and public mourning were extensive after her death in a car crash in a Paris tunnel on 3. August 1. 99. 7 and subsequent televised funeral. Early life. Diana Frances Spencer was born on 1 July 1. Park House, Sandringham, Norfolk. She was the fourth of five children of John Spencer, Viscount Althorp 1. Frances ne Roche 1. The Spencer family has been closely allied with the British royal family for several generations. Both of Dianas grandmothers had served as ladies in waiting to Queen Elizabeth The Queen Mother. The Spencers were hoping for a boy to carry on the family line, and no name was chosen for a week, until they settled on Diana Frances, after her mother and after Lady Diana Spencer, a many times great aunt who was also a prospective Princess of Wales. On 3. 0 August 1. Diana was baptised at St. Mary Magdalene Church, Sandringham. She had three siblings Sarah, Jane, and Charles. Her infant brother, John, died shortly after his birth one year before Diana was born. The desire for an heir added strain to the Spencers marriage, and Lady Althorp was reportedly sent to Harley Street clinics in London to determine the cause of the problem. The experience was described as humiliating by Dianas younger brother, Charles It was a dreadful time for my parents and probably the root of their divorce because I dont think they ever got over it. Breaking Bad Complete Series Target. Diana grew up in Park House, situated on the Sandringham estate. The Spencers leased the house from its owner, Queen Elizabeth II. The Royal Family frequently holidayed at the neighbouring Sandringham House, and Diana played with Princes Andrew and Edward as a child. Diana was seven years old when her parents divorced. Her mother later began a relationship with Peter Shand Kydd and married him in 1. Diana lived with her mother in London during her parents separation in 1. Christmas holidays, Lord Althorp refused to let Diana return to London with Lady Althorp. Shortly afterwards he won custody of Diana with support from his former mother in law, Ruth Roche, Baroness Fermoy. In 1. 97. 2, Lord Althorp began a relationship with Raine, Countess of Dartmouth, the only daughter of Alexander Mc. Corquodale and Dame Barbara Cartland. They married at Caxton Hall, London in 1. Diana became known as Lady Diana after her father later inherited the title of Earl Spencer in 1. Park House to Althorp, the Spencer seat in Northampton. Education and career. Diana was initially home schooled under the supervision of her governess, Gertrude Allen. She began her formal education at Silfield Private School in Gayton, Norfolk, and moved to Riddlesworth Hall School, an all girls boarding school near Diss, when she was nine. She joined her sisters at West Heath Girls School in Sevenoaks, Kent, in 1. She did not shine academically, failing her O levels twice. Her outstanding community spirit was recognised with an award from West Heath. She left West Heath when she was sixteen. Her brother Charles recalls her as being quite shy up until that time. She showed a talent for music as an accomplished pianist. Diana also excelled in swimming and diving, and studied ballet and tap dance. After attending Institut Alpin Videmanette a finishing school in Rougemont, Switzerland for one term in 1. Diana returned to London, where she shared her mothers flat with two school friends. In London, she took an advanced cooking course, but seldom cooked for her roommates. She took a series of low paying jobs she worked as a dance instructor for youth until a skiing accident caused her to miss three months of work. She then found employment as a playgroup pre school assistant, did some cleaning work for her sister Sarah and several of her friends, and acted as a hostess at parties. Diana spent time working as a nanny for the Robertsons, an American family living in London, and worked as a nursery teachers assistant at the Young England School in Pimlico. In July 1. 97. 9, her mother bought her a flat at Coleherne Court in Earls Court as an 1. She lived there with three flatmates until 2. February 1. 98. 1. Marriage to the Prince of Wales. Diana first met Charles, Prince of Wales, when she was 1. November 1. 97. 7 he was dating her older sister, Lady Sarah. They were guests at a country weekend during the summer of 1. Diana as a potential bride. The relationship progressed when he invited her for a sailing weekend to Cowes aboard the royal yacht Britannia. This was followed by an invitation to Balmoral the Royal Familys Scottish residence to meet his family one weekend in November 1. Lady Diana was well received by the Queen, the Queen Mother and the Duke of Edinburgh. Prince Charles subsequently courted Diana in London. The Prince proposed on 6 February 1. Lady Diana accepted, but their engagement was kept secret for the next few weeks. Engagement and wedding. The wedding of Charles and Diana commemorated on a 1. British Crown. Their engagement became official on 2. February 1. 98. 1. Diana selected a large engagement ring that consisted of 1. Ceylon sapphire set in 1. The ring was made by the Crown jewellers Garrard, but it was not unique, which was unusual for a ring for a member of the Royal Family. The ring was featured in Garrards jewellery collection. In 2. 01. 0 the ring became the engagement ring of Catherine, Duchess of Cambridge. The Queen Mother gave Diana a sapphire and diamond brooch as an engagement present. Following the engagement, Diana left her occupation as a kindergarten teacher and lived for a short period at Clarence House, which was the home of the Queen Mother. She then lived at Buckingham Palace until the wedding. Diana was the first Englishwoman to become the spouse of an heir apparent in 3. She made her first public appearance with Prince Charles in a charity ball in March 1.