Diana Frances Spencer

Diana was born in 1st July 1961, in a very wealthy and aristocratic family. Her ancestors acquired the title of earl from King Charles I in the 17th century. Diana’s father was an equerry to King George VI and to his daughter Queen Elizabeth II, whereas her grandmothers were nanny ladies-in-waiting to two queens.

In 1980 Diana appeared on the world stage as the future bride of Charles, the next king of England. They married on July 29th 1981 in St. Paul’s Cathedral in London. Wedding watched by ¾ billion people worldwide, was a fairytale, which was a beginning of a story that did not have a happy ending. Even though they had two children, William and Harry, Diana and Charles soon became unhappy together. Diana was a very modern woman who enjoyed pop music, romantic novels and charity work. Charles enjoyed many different interests, but their age difference and distinct mentalities lead to public separation in 1989 which was followed by a divorce in 1996.

As a single woman Diana put all of her energy into her two sons and her charity work. She raised money and made people sensitive to worldwide and difficult problems, like AIDS or the homeless. In 1997 she started a romance with Dodi Fayed, son of the owner of Harrods. Soon the two died in a tragic car crash in Paris. Throughout the world people mourned her death, especially those whose lives she had helped to improve. She was a very English Rose, whose early death made the nation wallow in mourning.