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| − | '''Diana, Princess of Wales''' (1961-1997) was the divorced wife of [[Prince Charles]] the [[Prince of Wales]], heir to the throne of the [[United Kingdom]]. She was killed in a motor accident in [[Paris]] on 31 August 1997. She was the mother of [[ | + | '''Diana, Princess of Wales''' (1961-1997) was the divorced wife of [[Prince Charles]] the [[Prince of Wales]], heir to the throne of the [[United Kingdom]]. She was killed in a motor accident in [[Paris]] on 31 August 1997. She was the mother of [[Prince William of Wales]], heir-presumptive to the British crown, and Prince Harry. |
She was born Lady Diana Frances Spencer, daughter of Viscount Althorp (later the 8th Earl Spencer) and his wife, Frances (Mrs Frances Shand-Kydd). After an undistinguished private schooling she worked as a nursery school teaching assistant. | She was born Lady Diana Frances Spencer, daughter of Viscount Althorp (later the 8th Earl Spencer) and his wife, Frances (Mrs Frances Shand-Kydd). After an undistinguished private schooling she worked as a nursery school teaching assistant. | ||
| − | She married Prince Charles | + | She married Prince Charles on 1981 at [[St Paul's Cathedral]], [[London]], and gave birth to Prince William in 1982 and Prince Harry in 1984. However, the marriage was troubled and the Prince and Princess separated in 1992; they were divorced in 1996. |
In 1997 Diana was holidaying with her lover Dodi Fayed, son of the controversial businessman [[Mohammed al Fayed]]. On 31 August the couple dined at the Ritz Hotel (owned by al Fayed) before leaving by car for Dodi Fayed's Paris appartment. While travelling at speed through the Pont d'Alma underpass, their car crashed. Dodi Fayed and the driver, Henri Paul, were killed instantly; Diana died some hours later in hospital; a bodyguard survived. It was later found that Paul was over the blood alcohol limit for driving. Despite this, conspiracy theories have flourished about the incident, the most flamboyant being that the [[Duke of Edinburgh]] ordered the British security service [[MI5]] to have Diana and Dodi murdered, to prevent her giving birth to a Moslem child (though she was not pregnant at the time of her death). Such throries are fostered by Mohammed al Fayed and by the British daily newspaper the [[Daily Express]]. | In 1997 Diana was holidaying with her lover Dodi Fayed, son of the controversial businessman [[Mohammed al Fayed]]. On 31 August the couple dined at the Ritz Hotel (owned by al Fayed) before leaving by car for Dodi Fayed's Paris appartment. While travelling at speed through the Pont d'Alma underpass, their car crashed. Dodi Fayed and the driver, Henri Paul, were killed instantly; Diana died some hours later in hospital; a bodyguard survived. It was later found that Paul was over the blood alcohol limit for driving. Despite this, conspiracy theories have flourished about the incident, the most flamboyant being that the [[Duke of Edinburgh]] ordered the British security service [[MI5]] to have Diana and Dodi murdered, to prevent her giving birth to a Moslem child (though she was not pregnant at the time of her death). Such throries are fostered by Mohammed al Fayed and by the British daily newspaper the [[Daily Express]]. | ||
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Revision as of 12:48, August 20, 2007
Diana, Princess of Wales (1961-1997) was the divorced wife of Prince Charles the Prince of Wales, heir to the throne of the United Kingdom. She was killed in a motor accident in Paris on 31 August 1997. She was the mother of Prince William of Wales, heir-presumptive to the British crown, and Prince Harry.
She was born Lady Diana Frances Spencer, daughter of Viscount Althorp (later the 8th Earl Spencer) and his wife, Frances (Mrs Frances Shand-Kydd). After an undistinguished private schooling she worked as a nursery school teaching assistant.
She married Prince Charles on 1981 at St Paul's Cathedral, London, and gave birth to Prince William in 1982 and Prince Harry in 1984. However, the marriage was troubled and the Prince and Princess separated in 1992; they were divorced in 1996.
In 1997 Diana was holidaying with her lover Dodi Fayed, son of the controversial businessman Mohammed al Fayed. On 31 August the couple dined at the Ritz Hotel (owned by al Fayed) before leaving by car for Dodi Fayed's Paris appartment. While travelling at speed through the Pont d'Alma underpass, their car crashed. Dodi Fayed and the driver, Henri Paul, were killed instantly; Diana died some hours later in hospital; a bodyguard survived. It was later found that Paul was over the blood alcohol limit for driving. Despite this, conspiracy theories have flourished about the incident, the most flamboyant being that the Duke of Edinburgh ordered the British security service MI5 to have Diana and Dodi murdered, to prevent her giving birth to a Moslem child (though she was not pregnant at the time of her death). Such throries are fostered by Mohammed al Fayed and by the British daily newspaper the Daily Express.