Diana, Princess of Wales

A dazed Britain received the shocking news at 4:41 a.m. on the Sunday of 31st August 1997, their beloved princess, Diana, Princess of Wales, had tragically died in a ghastly car crash in Paris.  Not just in Britain , but all over the orb, people were joined in a vast sense of sadness.  As homage to this distinctive and inimitable Queen of Hearts, teddy bears and warm notes were placed at improvised memorials throughout the world.

Childhood Days

Lady Diana Frances Spencer’s birth took place on July 1st 1961, at Park House, Sandringham .  She was the third daughter of Viscount Althorp – who afterwards became known as Earl Spencer) and his wife Frances.  At eight years old, Diana entered Riddlesworth Hall prep school and later on went with her two elder sisters to West Heath school in Sevenoaks.  After a short spell at a finishing school in Switzerland , she came back in Britain and got a job as a kindergarten teacher: one which conferred her all-time love for children.

The Engagement

As a child, Diana knew Princes Andrew and Edward though she only actually got to be acquainted with Charles when he came to a shooting party at her family home when she was sixteen.

For the subsequent few years, Diana and Prince Charles were seen spending much time together and their feelings for one another began to grow deeper.  On February 24 1981, the couple declared their engagement to an eager nation.

The Royal Wedding in St Paul’s Cathedral

On the 29th of July 1981, above 700 million individuals all over the world viewed the wedding of the decade on television.  They looked in joy as the glowing bride walked down the passageway of St Paul ’s Cathedral to tie the knot to her prince.

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Wearing a dress of ivory silk taffeta with a 25ft train embellished with beads and with diamonds glistening in her hair, Diana was every inch the fairytale princess.  This attractive young lady has not just captured the heart of Prince Charles, but the hearts of a whole population.  Diana was the first English woman to marry a successor to the throne in more than 300 years and the inhabitants of Britain rejoiced by giving street parties in admiration of the pair who should one day be the King and Queen of their nation state.