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Diana, Princess of Wales Biography

Diana, Princess of Wales was the first wife of Charles, Prince of Wales and mother to Princes William and Harry. She was born into British nobility with royal ancestry. In 1981, her engagement and wedding to Prince Charles was announced and held, respectively, and was viewed by over 750 million people worldwide. As Princess of Wales, Diana undertook royal duties and charity work domestically and abroad. Her marriage to Charles ended in divorce in 1996 and she remained a figure of global media attention, culminating in an outpouring of public mourning after her death in a car crash in Paris in 1997.

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Diana, Princess of Wales Biography

Diana, Princess of Wales was the first wife of Charles, Prince of Wales and mother to Princes William and Harry. She was born into British nobility with royal ancestry. In 1981, her engagement and wedding to Prince Charles was announced and held, respectively, and was viewed by over 750 million people worldwide. As Princess of Wales, Diana undertook royal duties and charity work domestically and abroad. Her marriage to Charles ended in divorce in 1996 and she remained a figure of global media attention, culminating in an outpouring of public mourning after her death in a car crash in Paris in 1997.

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Diana, Princess of Wales (Diana Frances; ne Spencer; 1 July 1961 31 August 1997), was the

first wife of Charles, Prince of Wales, who is the eldest child and heir apparent of Queen Elizabeth II.
Diana was born into a family of British nobility with royal ancestry and was the fourth child and third
daughter of John Spencer, Viscount Althorp, and the Honourable Frances Roche. She grew up in
Park House, situated on the Sandringham estate, and was educated in England and Switzerland. In
1975, after her father inherited the title of Earl Spencer, she became known as Lady Diana Spencer.
She came to prominence in February 1981 when her engagement to Prince Charles was
announced.
Her wedding to the Prince of Wales on 29 July 1981, held at St Paul's Cathedral, reached a global
television audience of over 750 million people. While married, Diana bore the titles 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 London's Great Ormond Street Hospital for children, of which she was
president from 1989.
Diana remained the object of worldwide media scrutiny during and after her marriage, which ended
in divorce on 28 August 1996. Media attention and public mourning were extensive after her death in
a car crash in Paris on 31 August 1997 and subsequent televised funeral.

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