Princess Diana grew up in an upper-class family and married into the royal family when she was only 20 years old.
Diana’s life was followed relentlessly in the press until the princess’s death. PDO
Diana Frances Spencer was born in 1961 into a respected, aristocratic family.
Later, Diana was known as Princess Diana, loved by the people, whose life was followed relentlessly in the press.
Diana’s unhappy marriage to Prince Charles ended just a year before Diana tragically died in a car accident in 1997.
Diana’s childhood home was at the royal family’s Sandringham estate in Norfolk. Diana’s home upbringing was upper-class, but also unhappy at times.
Even the Queen of England attended the wedding of Diana’s parents.
Diana was born into a distinguished family and spent most of her childhood with her father. PDO
The parents divorced when Diana was only 7 years old. Both parents remarried, and Diana spent most of her childhood with her father.
In 1975, the father inherited the title of earl after his own father passed away. The family moved to Althorp on the lands of the Spencer family in Northamptonshire, England. Located on 14,000 acres of land, the home has 31 bedrooms.
Diana became Lady Diana.
The unofficial nickname Lady Di remained even after Diana had already become the Princess of Wales.
As a child, Diana dreamed of a big family and loved animals. Diana grew up surrounded by animals and learned to ride a horse at the age of four. He later broke his arm in a riding accident, and his love for horses waned.
Another childhood dream was to become a ballet dancer. However, Diana grew too tall, and the dream became impossible.
In 1970, Diana was sent to Riddlesworth Hall, a boarding school. Diana had difficulties at school. At the boarding school, he flunked his final exam and dropped out of his studies.
Diana received the title of Lady in 1975. PDO
Later, Diana got into a Swiss private school where upperclass girls were taught social skills. However, Diana only spent one semester at the school and eventually left the private school after meeting Prince Charles.
Diana met Charles for the first time when she was only 16 years old. At the time, the prince was dating Diana’s older sister of Lady Sarah with.
Before getting married, Diana worked as a nanny and kindergarten teacher. After her studies, Diana moved to London and lived in an apartment bought by her father with three other girls.
While working as a nanny, Diana cruised through the streets of London on her bicycle, which later became a symbol of Diana’s freedom, which she eventually lost after marrying Charles. However, the bicycle was deemed inappropriate for a princess and was eventually sold to Diana’s friend’s father.
Diana worked with children before she got married. In the picture, Princess Diana visits a Hindu temple in London. PDO
Diana’s friend Anne has described what the daily life of the roommates was like, with the media following Diana’s movements unflinchingly. Anne has said that in the morning there could be 30 cars on the street waiting for the women to go to work.
Diana and Charles did not meet again until two years later, in 1980, at the home of a mutual friend.
The couple’s courtship was quite short, and despite the 13-year age difference, the relationship progressed rapidly. The couple only met 13 times before getting engaged. For the most part, they talked over the phone.
When she got married, Diana was only 20 years old.
Diana and Charles’s marriage was unhappy, and its beginnings were overshadowed by Diana’s suspicions about Charles and Camilla’s relationship. PDO
As the wedding day approached, Diana’s concerns about the relationship between Charles and his ex-girlfriend Camilla Parker Bowles grew. Diana opened up about her feelings to her sisters. It is believed that Diana would have wanted to call off the wedding. However, the sisters made Diana back down from her intentions.
Diana and Charles married on July 29, 1981. In 1982, the couple’s first child, Prince William, was born. Two years later, Prince Harry was born.
Diana and Charles’ divorce took effect in 1996.
Before her death, Diana dated Dodi Al-Fayed. Both were killed in a car accident in August 1997.
Source: Harper’s Bazaar, Insider, People
Diana and Charles’ divorce took effect in 1996. PDO