Princess Diana’s family guide: siblings, songs, more

Princess DianaHer family’s legacy still lives on with her family.

The late royal was the youngest daughter of John Spencer and Frances Shand Kydd. Diana grew up with two older sisters, Dame Sarah McCorquodale And Dame Jane Fellowesand a younger brother, Charles Spencer. Before Diana was born, her parents also welcomed a son named John Spencer in 1960. However, he tragically died hours after his birth.

Diana’s parents called it quits in 1969 and her father was given custody of her and her siblings. Charles said he and Diana became close after their parents split as their older sisters were away at school during tough times.

“Diana and I had two older sisters who were at school, so she and I were very much in it together and I talked to her about it,” Charles said. The Sunday times in 2020. “Our father was a silent and constant source of love, but our mother was not fit for pregnancy. It wasn’t her fault, she couldn’t do it. She was in love with someone else, in love actually.’

Although Diana and Charles were close, she also had a good relationship with her sisters. Sarah had a short date King Charles III before finally introducing him to Diana.

Diana and the monarch tied the knot in 1981 and welcomed sons Prince William And Prince Harry in June 1982 and September 1984 respectively. The couple divorced in 1996 and Diana died the following year in a car accident in Paris.

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