FULL NAME: Diana Frances
TITLE: Her Royal Highness The Princess of Wales
BORN: July 1, 1961 at Park House, Sandringham, Norfolk
DIED: Sunday 31, 1997 in Paris, France.
MARRIED: Prince Charles on July 29, 1981, at St
Paul's Cathedral, London.
Watched by 750 million people worldwide on television.
CHILDREN: Prince William, born on June 21, 1982
and Prince Henry (Harry)
on September 15, 1984, both at St Mary's Hospital,
Paddington, London
SEPARATED: December 9, 1992, announced by Prime
Minister John Major in
House of Commons.
STAR SIGN: Cancer
HOMES: Kensington Palace, London
INCOME: What Charles gives her from Duchy of Cornwall
income! Trying to
negotiate a $25 miliion divorce settlement.
FAVOURITES
PLACE: London'e West End
FOOD: Pasta, salads, fruit
DRINK: Chilled dry white wine
HOBBIES AND SPORTS: Shopping, skiing, health and beauty treatments.
PEOPLE: Sons Wills and Harry- the only men she
trusts totally.
DISLIKES: Charles, Buckingham Palace courtiers,
being photographed when in
wrong mood, any publicity about her sons, red
met, salmon, animals, outdoor
pursuits such as riding and hunting.
SCHOOL AND CAREER: 1966 until 1974 : Riddlesworth
Hall Prep School at
Diss, Norfolk; 1974-77 : West Heath near Sevenoaks,
Kent; 1977-78 : finishing
school at the Institute Alpin Videmanette in
Rougemont, Switzerland.
In 1979 she moved to a flat at Coleherne Court
in London and for a while looked
after the child of an American couple. She then
worked as a kindergarten teacher
at the Young England school in Pimlico, London.
On February 24, 1981, it was announced that Lady
Diana Spencer was to marry
the Prince of Wales. She was the first Englishwoman
to marry an heir to the
throne in over 300 years.
Diana is involved with dozens of charities and
has a particular interest in children
and AIDS victims.
She holds honorary ranks with several regiments
of the Armed Forced.
She is an excellent pianist and is patron of
several music organisations and
charities.
BIGGEST ACHIEVEMENTS: Becoming the most famous
woman in the world
and raising awareness of several social issues
including AIDS, poverty, drug
problems, homelessness. Promoting British fashion
and the United Kingdom
throughout the world. Producing sons.
BIGGEST MISTAKES: Co-operating with Andrew Morton's
book, giving TV
interview on Panorama and bringing the monarchy
to its knees.