Princess diana

The Life of Princess Diana

  • Birth of Diana Spencer

    Birth of Diana Spencer
    Princess Diana was born July 1, 1961 she was the fourth child born to John Spencer and his wife Frances Roche
  • Diana enrolls in Riddlesworth Hall

    Diana enrolls in Riddlesworth Hall
    Diana is now 9 years old at the time that she enrolls in an all girls boarding school. The school is named Riddlesworth Hall and is located in Norfolk. This was after the divorce of her parents, where her father had custody of Diana.
  • West Heath Girls' School

    Diana moves to West Heath Girls' school to be with her old sisters in 1973. Diana shows great talent in sports and music but she is struggling with her academics. She fails one of her major test two times.
  • Lady Diana Spencer

    Lady Diana Spencer
    Diana gains the title Lady in 1975 from the death of her grandfather. This makes her father John Spencer inherit the title Earl of Spencer, he also inherits Althorp Estate.
  • John Spencer Remarries

    John Spencer Remarries
    In 1976 John Spencer, Diana's father, remarries to a local politician named Raine McCorquodale. Diana and her brother were not found of their new step-mother.
  • First Encounter with Prince Charles

    First Encounter with Prince Charles
    In 1977, Diana had her first encounter with Prince Charles, he was Dating her older sister Sarah at the time.
  • Balmoral

    Balmoral
    Prince Charles take Diana to meet his family in Balmoral, and takes her sailing on the royal yacht.
  • Prince Phillip's Letter

    Prince Phillip's Letter
    Prince Phillip writes a letter to Prince Charles to either propose or to end the relationship with Diana, due to tabloids writing about a premarital relationship.
  • Engagement

    Engagement
    Prince Charles and Princess Diana go public with their engagement.
  • First Engagement Outing

    First Engagement Outing
    This is the first public outing after their engagement. Diana does not follow tradition on the dress code and wear a low back black gown that is seen as inappropriate.
  • Prince Charles and Diana's Wedding

    Prince Charles and Diana's Wedding
    Prince Charles and Diana had their wedding at St. Paul's Cathedral, which was not the usual place for royal weddings.
  • Pregnancy

    Pregnancy
    The palace announces that Princess Diana is pregnant with their first child
  • Prince William is Born

    Prince William is Born
    Prince William Arthur Phillip Louis is born at St. Mary's Hospital
  • Prince Harry is Born

    Prince Harry is Born
    Prince Henry Charles Albert David is born, this is the couples second son to be born.
  • Aids Pandemic

    Aids Pandemic
    Princess Diana shakes hand with a man that has test positive for AIDS without wearing gloves, this is important because it shows that the disease could not be passed from person to person by just general contact.
  • Camilla Parker Bowles

    Camilla Parker Bowles
    Princess Diana confronts Camilla about her affair with Prince Charles to her face at a birthday party that is being held for Camilla's sister.
  • Separation of Diana and Charles

    Separation of Diana and Charles
    The Prime Minister announced the official separation of Princess Diana and Prince Charles.
  • John Spencer Dies

    Diana's father dies from a heart attack in London.
  • Public Appearances

    Princess Diana announced that she wanted a break from the public appearances
  • Divorce is Finalized

    Divorce is Finalized
    The terms of the divorce are finalized and Diana is awarded 22.6 million dollars in cash and $600,000 a year.
  • Car Crash

    Diana and her new boyfriend left the Ritz Carlton Paris from having dinner. They hit a pillar in the Pont de l'Alma tunnel trying to outrun the paparazzi.
  • Diana's Funeral

    Diana's Funeral was held at Westminster Abbey, and is buried at her family's Estate at Alrthrop.