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The birth of a Princess
Princess Diana was born in the late afternoon on July 1st 1961, in Sandringham, Norfolk. She was the fourth of five children of the Viscount and Viscountess Althorp. Despite that the family was hoping to have a boy to carry on the Spencer title, Diana was a waited child. The princess was born in one of Great Britain's oldest and most important families, closely allied with the royal family for several generations. -
Parents separation
When Diana was seven years old her parents separated.
Shortly after that her mother, Frances, had an affair with Peter Shande . Diana lived with Frances in London during her parents' separation, but by the end of the year, Lord Althorp, girls father, refused to let Frances to return back to London with her daughter. -
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Education
In 1968, Diana went to Riddlesworth Hall, an all-girls boarding school. In the young age, she attended a local public school. She was not the best student , and due to this reason was moved to West Heath Girls' School School in Sevenoaks, Kent, where she was regarded as a poor student, having attempted and failed all of her O-levels twice. Nevertheless, she showed a great patience and talent for music as an accomplished pianist. -
Diana receives a title of Lady
Diana received the title of Lady after her father inherited the title of Earl Spencer on 9 June 1975. -
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Adults life
Diana moved to London in 1978. In some time she got her own apartments worth £50,000 as an 18th birthday present, at Coleherne Court in Earls Court. She lived there until 1981 with three flatmates. In London, she thried herself in cooking at her mother's suggestion, although she never became a professional cook, later Diana worked as a dance instructor for youth. A youn woman also spent some time working as a nanny for the American family living in London. -
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Lady Diana get a first signs of attraction from The Prince of Wales
The Prince of Wales had known Lady 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 prince proposes to Lady Diana
The prince proposed on 6 February 1981, and Lady Diana accepted, but their engagement was kept secret for the next few weeks. -
Engagement and wedding
Their engagement became official on 24 February 1981, after Lady Diana selected a large £30,000 ring consisting of 14 diamonds surrounding a sapphire.The ring was made by the then Crown jewellers Garrard but, unusual for a member of the Royal Family, the ring was not unique and was, at the time, featured in Garrard's jewellery collection. -
Pregnancy and birth of a first child
On 5 November 1981, the Princess' first pregnancy was officially announced, and she frankly discussed her pregnancy with members of the press corps.In the private Lindo Wing of St Mary's Hospital in Paddington, London on 21 June 1982, the Princess gave natural birth to her and the Prince's first son --William Arthur Philip Louis. -
Birth of a second son
A second son, Henry Charles Albert David, was born two years after William, on 15 September 1984. The princess was aware that their second child was a boy, but did not share the knowledge with anyone else, including the Prince of Wales -
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Family problems and divorce
In the early 1990s, the marriage of the Prince and Princess of Wales fell apart. Both the Prince and Princess spoke to the press through friends, each blaming the other for the marriage's demise.the princess Diana began an affair with Major James Hewitt, and the Prince of Wales returned to his former girlfriend, Camilla Shand .The actual divorce was finalised on 28 August 1996. -
Private life after the divorce
After the divorce, Diana retained her double apartment on the north side of Kensington Palace, which she had shared with the Prince of Wales since the first year of their marriage, and it remained her home until her death.The Princess dated a respected heart surgeon Hasnat Khan, from Pakistan, who was called "the love of her life" . -
Death
On 31 August 1997,the princess Diana was fatally injured in a car crash in the Pont de l'Alma road tunnel in Paris, which also caused the deaths of her companion, Dodi Fayed and the driver, Henri Paul.Millions of people watched her funeral.
