Princess Diana
Diana Frances Spencer was born on 1
July, 1961 in the estate of the Spencers in Norfolk. Diana's parents were from
aristocratic families: her father's name is Viscount Althrop and her mother's
name is Frances Roche. The ancestors of her father Earl Spencer were relatives
of a royal dynasty. The mother had a noble title too. When Diana was six, her
mother left the family and in 1969 the marriage of her parents was officially
dissolved.
In 1975 Althrop inherited the title
of Earl Spencer from his father and for the second/time married Raine, the
Countess of Dartmouth, the daughter of the writer Barbara Cartland.
Diana was sent to the private
school. She dreamt of being a ballerina, but, then, as she told herself, she
had to give up this idea because it appeared that she was too tall for that.
Diana studied at normal schools — at first in Norfolk, then in Kent. When she
was 16 she left for Switzerland and finished school there. Having returned, she
lived with her friends in London, earning as a cook or a nanny, and then found
the job of a teacher in a kindergarten.
For the first time Diana met the
Prince in 1977, in the estate of Diana's father. Diana's sister Sarah
introduced them to each other. They began to date. At this time it was
considered in Buckingham Palace that the heir should marry. Diana seemed to be
a suitable candidate, though Spencers were not royal by descent. But Diana was
not catholic, so one of the main conditions of a royal marriage was observed,
and the decision was made. They were married at St. Paul's Cathedral on July
29, 1981 and this wedding became rather most brilliant event in Britain. Diana
was twenty, Charles — thirty-two.
However, after the honeymoon the
relations between the couple started getting worse.
In June, 1982 the Princess of Wales
gave birth to her first son, Prince William, and in September, 1984 she gave
birth to her second child Prince Henry. The Royal family hoped that with birth
of the sons peace would reign in the family. But the hopes appeared to be vain.
Charles and Diana were moving away from each other. The situation became even
worse, when the Princess understood, that heart of the Prince belongs to
another woman — Camilla Parker-Bowles (later, in 1986, it became known, that he
renewed the relations with her). Then Diana, in her turn, began to take lessons
of horse riding from the major Hewitt, a heart breaker from the high society.
The exposing scandalous photos and overheard telephone conversations of the
husband and wife appeared in mass media.
Since autumn 1987 the couple began
to spend practically all the time separately. In December, 1992 the Prime
Minister John Major announced to the Parliament, that Diana and Charles were
going to divorce. The official divorce was held in August, 1996.
Several last weeks of her life
Princess Diana spent together with her friend Duddy Al-Fayed, 41 years old, the
senior son of the Egyptian billionaire Mohammed Al-Fayed, the owner of the most
fashionable London shop «Harrods», Paris hotel «Ritz», and a lot of others.
On August 31, 1997 Princess Diana
was killed in a car accident together with Duddi. Diana's death was a great
tragedy and loss for the whole British nation. In her life she did a lot of
charity all over the world and became the most popular and beloved figure of
the royal family. Her death is still full of mysteries.
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