Diana, Walesi printsess (The Princess of Wales) (0)

PRESENTATION
PRINCESS DIANA
Diana, Princess of Wales was born on the 1st of July in 1961 and died on the 31st of August in 1997. She was a popular member of the British royal family and an international personality of the late 20th century . She was the first wife of Charles, Prince of Wales, whom she married on the 29th of July in 1981. The wedding , which was held at St. Paul's Cathedral , was televised and watched by a global audience of over 750 million people. Diana and Charles had two sons , Princes William and Harry .
EARLY LIFE
She was born at Park House, Sandringham in Norfolk, England . Her parents were John Spencer and Frances Burke Roche. She had two older sisters Sarah and Jane and a younger brother Charles. When Diana’s parents divorced in 1969, her mother took her and her younger brother live in an apartment in London's Knightsbridge, where Diana attended a local day school. Every Christmas , the children returned to Norfolk with their mother to visit their father , but he subsequently refused to allow them to return to London. Diana’s mother sued for custody but she didn’t get it and the custody went to the father. After that her father married to Raine Spencer. Diana and her siblings didn’t get along with her.
DESCENDANCE
On her father's side, she was a descendant of King Charles II of England and she was also a descendant of King James II of England through an illegitimate daughter . On her mother's side, Diana was Irish and Scottish . Diana’s family had been close to the British Royal Family and Diana's maternal grandmother, Ruth, was a long-time friend to Queen Elizabeth .
EDUCATION
Diana was first educated at Norfolk, and after that at West Heath Girls ' School, where she was regarded as a poor student . At the age of 16, she left West Heath and briefly attended a finishing school in Switzerland. At about that time, she first met her future husband, who was then dating her eldest sister , Lady Sarah. Diana was good at swimming and diving, and longed to be a professional ballerina with the Royal Ballet.
She moved to London where she took an advanced cooking course , although she never became a cook , and 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 assistant, did some cleaning work for her sister Sarah and several of her friends , and worked as a hostess at parties .
MARRIAGE
Prince Charles had known Diana for several years , but he first took a serious interest in her as a potential bride during the summer of 1980, when they were guests at a country weekend, where she watched him play polo. The relationship developed as he invited her for a sailing weekend to Cowes, followed by an invitation to meet his family. There , Diana was well received by Queen Elizabeth II, by Prince Philip, and by the Queen Mother. The Prince proposed on 6 February 1981, and Diana accepted, but their engagement was kept secret for the next few weeks. Their engagement became official on the 24th of February in 1981, after Diana selected a large ring consisting of 14 diamonds , similar to her mother's engagement ring. 20- year -old Diana became The Princess of Wales when she married Charles. She did not say that she would "obey" him; that traditional vow was left out at the couple's request, which caused some comment at the time. Diana wore a dress with an 8-metre train . The wedding was referred as a fairytale wedding.
CHILDREN
On 5 November 1981, Diana's first pregnancy was officially announced, and she frankly discussed her pregnancy with the press. On the 21st of June in 1982, Diana gave birth to her first son and heir William. A second son, Henry , was born about two years after William on on the 15th of September in 1984. He became known as Harry. Diana was universally regarded as a devoted and demonstrative mother.
PRINCE WILLIAM
Prince William is second in the line of succession, behind his father, to the thrones of 16 independent states .
He went to various schools around the United Kingdom. He obtained a degree from the University of St Andrews, and spent parts of a gap year in Chile, Belize , and countries in Africa. After that William joined the military . He was commissioned as a lieutenant – serving with his brother Prince Harry and, two years later, earned his wings by completing pilot training at Royal Air Force College Cranwell . In 2009, the Prince transferred to the Royal Air Force and was promoted to flight lieutenant.
PRINCE HARRY
Diana’s second son, Prince Harry is third in the line of succession to the thrones of 16 independent Commonwealth realms.
After an education at various schools around the United Kingdom and spending parts of his gap year in Australia and Lesotho , Harry avoided a university education to join the military. He was commissioned as a second lieutenant and completed his training as a tank commander. He served for 77 days on the front line in the Afghan War, although he was pulled out after an American website revealed his presence there.
CHARITY WORK
Diana became increasingly associated with numerous charities . As Princess of Wales she was expected to visit hospitals, schools, etc. Diana developed an intense interest in serious illnesses and health- related matters , including AIDS and leprosy. She was one of the first very high profile people to be pictured touching those afflicted with AIDS. This had a significant impact in changing people’s opinions and attitudes to the disease . She was very at ease in meeting people from any background and even if they were ill or in hospices. The patients would react very favorably to her meetings. In addition, the Princess was a member of charities and organizations working with the homeless , youth, drug addicts and the elderly. From 1989, she was President of Great Ormond Street Hospital for Children.
DIVORCE
In the mid 1980s her marriage fell apart. Both Charles and Diana spoke to the press through friends, accusing each other of blame for the break-up. Charles turned again to his former girlfriend Camilla Parker Bowles. Diana and Charles were separated on the 9th of December in 1992. Their divorce was finalized on the 28th of August in 1996. The Princess lost the style Her Royal Highness and instead was styled as Diana, Princess of Wales. However , since the divorce, Buckingham Palace has maintained that Diana was officially a member of the Royal Family, since she was the mother of the second and third in line to the throne.
LIFE AFTER DIVORCE
After the divorce, Diana retained her double apartment on the north side of Kensington Palace, which she had shared with Prince Charles since the first year of their marriage, and it remained her home until her death .
Diana became involved with her riding instructor, James Hewitt. After her separation from Prince Charles, Diana was allegedly involved with married art dealer Oliver Hoare and rugby player Will Carling. She did publicly date heart surgeon Hasnat Khan who she broke up with because of their differences . Within a month Diana had begun dating Dodi Al-Fayed.
DEATH
On the 31st of August in 1997, Diana died in a car crash in the road tunnel in Paris along with her then boyfriend, Dodi Al-Fayed and the acting security manager of the Hotel Ritz Paris and their chauffeur, Henri Paul. The death of Diana has been widely blamed on reporters that were hounding her, and were following the vehicle at a high speed . Ever since the word paparazzi has been associated with the death of the Princess.
More than one million people lined the streets of London to say goodbye to Princess Diana at her funeral. A further 2.5 billion people worldwide watched the Princess Diana funeral on television. It was held at Westminster Abbey .
Immediately after her death, many memorials were made for Diana, where the public left flowers and other tributes. The largest was outside the gates of Kensington Palace.