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| 4. Lady Diana Spencer, former Princess of Wales (Diana Frances;
née Spencer; July 1, 1961 – August 31, 1997) was the first wife of Charles, Prince of Wales. Their sons, Princes William and Henry (Harry), are second and third in line to the throne of the United Kingdom and fifteen other Commonwealth Realms. A public figure from the announcement of her engagement to Prince Charles, Diana remained the focus of near-constant media scrutiny in the United Kingdom and around the world up to and during her marriage, and after her subsequent divorce. Her sudden death in a car accident was followed by a spontaneous and prolonged show of public mourning. Contemporary responses to Diana’s life and legacy have been mixed but a popular fascination with the Princess endures, and conspiracy theories about her death were the subject of an inquest for many years. Diana was born into an aristocratic family. On her mother’s side, Diana had Irish, Scottish, English, and American ancestry. On her father’s side, she was a descendant of King Charles II of England through two illegitimate sons. Diana first met her future husband, when he was dating her sister, Lady Sarah. Diana reportedly excelled in swimming and diving and is said to have longed to be a ballerina. She studied ballet for a time, but was too tall. 156 Diana moved to London before she became seventeen and she lived there until 1981 with three flatmates. In his early thirties, Prince Charles was under increasing pressure to marry. In order to gain the approval of his family and their advisers, any potential bride was expected to have a royal or aristocratic background, be a virgin, as well as be Protestant. Diana met these qualifications. The 20-year-old princess married at St. Paul’s Cathedral on 29 July 1981. In the late 1980s, the marriage of Diana and Charles fell apart. Starting in the mid- to late 1980s, the Princess of Wales became well- known for her support of several charity projects. On 31 August 1997, Diana died after a high speed car accident. жүктеу/скачать 0,65 Mb. Достарыңызбен бөлісу:
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