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A Cancerian, Lady Diana Spencer was born on
1st July 1961 at Park House on the
Sandringham estate(close to the Royal
Family's home in Norfolk) in the same room
in which her mother had been born in 1936.
Her father was Viscount Althorp(heir to the
7th Earl Spencer) aged 37 and her mother,the
Vicountess,aged 25 was formerly the Hon.
Francis Roche(youngest daughter of Lord and
Lady Fermoy).
She is a descendant of Charles II and
James II,the only sovereigns from whom
Prince Charles is not descended.
The third of four children,she spent her
childhood at Park House with a nannie-
Judith Parnell-and later a governess-
Gertrude Allen.
Her parents separated in 1967 and were
divorced in 1969.Although the custody of
the children was disputed it was given to
the father.
In 1971,aged 10,she went as a boarder to
Riddlesworth Hall,a Prep.school in Norfolk.
In 1973 she went to West Heath School near
Sevenoaks in Kent.
In 1978 she went to the Institut Alpin
Videmanette,a finishing school at Chateau
d'Oex close to Gstaad in Switzerland,where
she stayed for only one term.
In September 1979 she started work at the
Young England Kindergarten in the church
hall in Pimlico.
Invited by the Queen,in August 1979,Diana
went to Balmoral and,in early 1980,to
Sandringham as a companion to Prince
Andrew.But no romance ensued.Then three
further invitations were issued.The first,
by Prince Charles,to watch a polo match,
the second,by Prince Philip,to join the
Royal Family on the Royal Yacht for Cowes
week in August and the third,by the Queen,to
join them for the Highland Games at Braemar
where she was photographed by the Press
watching Charles fishing in the Dee.On 8th
September 1980,for the first time,her name
and a photograph appeared in the national
press and her battle with the Media began.
Lady Diana Spencer's betrothal to the Prince
of Wales was announced on 24th February 1981
and when she married Prince Charles at St.
Paul's cathedral on 29th.July 1981 she was
the first English bride of a royal heir
since 1659.
There are two children of the marriage-
William.Born June 21st.1982 and
Harry.Born September 15th.1984.
After the marriage Princess Di,as she was
popularly known,became Patron and President
of numerous charities and causes(including
Aids and the movement to outlaw landmines.
Princess Diana died in Pitie Salpetriere
Hospital following a car accident in a Paris
underpass.Killed in the same incident were
her friend Dodi Fayed and the car's driver
Henri Paul.