Princess Diana

By:

Gabriela Rodriguez

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Princess Diana’s Early Life

Birth name- Diana Frances Spencer Born on July 1, 1961 in Norfolk, England She was born to Spencer, Viscount Althorp and Frances

Viscountess Althorp

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Princess Diana as a babyPrincess Diana as a child

Early Life

When Diana was 6, her mother left her father. In 1969, her father received custody of the children In 1975, her father became the eight Earl Spencer making

Diana a lady; Lady Diana Frances Spencer

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Princess Diana’s parents

Princess Diana as a child

Education

Diana attended private boarding schools throughout her childhood

She was a below average student but excelled in sports Her dream was to be a ballerina, but she was too tall (she

was 5’10”)

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Boarding School

Education…

Princess Diana excelled in swimming and diving Her dream was to be a ballerina She later found out that she was too tall (she was 5’10”)

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Ballerina

Swimming

Marriage

Lady Diana became officially engaged to Prince Charles on February 24, 1981

She became a Princess when she married Prince Charles at St. Paul’s Cathedral

Her wedding was considered a “fairytale” and was watched by a global television audience of 750 million

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Princess Diana’s wedding Princess Diana and Princes Charles

Marriage

Problems in their marriage arose in the early 1990’s Both Princess Diana and Prince Charles blamed each other

for their marital problems through the press They separated on December 9, 1992 Their divorce was official on August 28, 1996

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Marriage…

After the divorce, according to the rules, she no longer had the title of Her Royal Highness

She was now Diana, Princess of Wales. After the divorce,Diana was still officially a member of the

Royal Family, This was because she was the mother of the second- and

third-in-line to the throne.

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Prince Harry Prince William

Charity Work

In the mid 1980’s Princess Diana became well known for her support of several charities

Her two major campaigns include AIDS Awareness and Landmines

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AIDS Awareness

In April 1987, Princess Diana became the first “high-profile” celebrity to touch a person infected with HIV

Thanks to that act of kindness, Princess Diana changed the public’s opinions of patients with AIDS

She also made unannounced visits to terminally ill AIDS patients

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Landmines Campaigns She served as an International Red Cross VIP volunteer and

visited landmine survivors in hospitals Attended mine awareness education classes She also had a big influence on the signing by the gov. of the

UK and other nations of the Ottawa Treaty in December 1997 This created an international ban on the use of anti-personnel

landmines

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Princess Diana with landmine victims

Princess Diana in landmine fields

Death

Princess Diana died on August 31, 1997 She died in a car accident in the Pont de l'Alma road tunnel

in Paris, France Her companion Dodi Fayed and the driver of the car, Henri

Paul also died

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Princess Diana’s Funeral Actual car crash

Death

A jury decided that Princess Diana was unlawfully killed by negligent driving of chauffeur Henri Paul and paparazzi photographers

Many people claim that the crash was a conspiracy

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Legacy

Princess Diana was a humanitarian and succeeded in making the world a better place

She was involved in AIDS awareness She was also involved in many charity works for children

who were underprivileged, drug abused,and who were suffering from an illness

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Legacy

Princess Diana had a special gift It was to make people happy by shaking their hands,

hugging them or by talking to them She won the hearts of many around the world by her

loving and compassionate nature

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Works Cited

“Accomplishments of Princess Diana.” January 24, 2009

<http:www.buzzle.com/articles/accomplishments-of-princess-diana.html.>

“Princess Diana Charity Work.” Biography Online. January 28, 2009 www.biographyonline.net/people/diana/charitywork.html

In Memory of Lady Diana, Princess of wales.” January 24, 2009 http://worldroots.com/gtitte/diana.html.