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Diana, Princess of Wales

The Princess of Wales in Bristol 1987
Issue
NameDiana
SpouseCharles, Prince of Wales
(29 July 1981, div. 1996)
Prince William, Duke of Cambridge
Prince Harry of Wales
Full nameDiana Frances
HouseHouse of Windsor
FatherJohn Spencer, 8th Earl Spencer
MotherFrances Shand Kydd
Place of burialAlthorp, Northamptonshire

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Diana, Princess of Wales (Diana Frances; née Spencer; 1 July 1961 - 31 August 1997) was an international personality of the late 20th century as the first wife of Charles, Prince of Wales, whom she married on 29 July 1981. The wedding, held at St. Paul's Cathedral, was televised and watched by a global audience of over 750 million people. The marriage produced two sons: Princes William and Harry, currently second and third in line to the thrones of the 16 Commonwealth realms, respectively.

A public figure from the announcement of her engagement to Prince Charles, Diana was born into an old, aristocratic English family with royal ancestry, and remained the focus of worldwide media scrutiny before, during and after her marriage, which ended in divorce on 28 August 1996. This media attention continued following her death in a car crash in Paris on 31 August 1997, and in the subsequent display of public mourning a week later. Diana 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.


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