Princess Diana Research Paper

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Diana Frances Mountbatten-Windsor was one of the most remembered princesses from the royal family, she was one of the most loved members. She was known as the “people's princess” since she was so kind and because her of efforts to win people's hearts even after she divorced Prince Charles in 1996. Princess Diana had her mind set on making a difference. There was also a lot of drama in her life, though. (https://www.biography.com par. 3). Diana's parents were mother Frances Shand Kydd, and father John Spencer. She has two children, Prince Harry Charles Albert David, (age 33) Prince William Arthur Philip Louis, who currently is the Duke of Cambridge (age 35). She had 5 siblings. One of them died just after being born. (https://www.biography.com …show more content…

She was born into an aristocratic family and had Royal blood. Sadly though her parents got divorced when she was the age of 6, and there was a custody battle that left a scar on Diana and eventually her father ended up with custody of her and her brothers and sisters. Her brothers and sister were Charles Spencer, Lady Sarah Spencer, Jane, and John, who was the one that died after birth. As a child, she was extremely interested in sports, especially swimming. She was homeschooled up until she was nine years old and then ended up traveling to Riddlesworth Hall boarding school for three years until she transferred to West Heath Girls School in Kent where she failed her O-Level exams and dropped out with what would be a high school diploma. During this time, this was when she showed lots of interest in sports and music but not as much in schooling. She packed her bags and tried a semester at a finishing school called Institut Alpin Videmanette but dropped out there …show more content…

Diana and her younger brother Charles stayed with their mother in London up until the Christmas of that year. During that time, they attended a small local day school. (Found from http://www.britishroyals.info/diana/biography.htm ) There was issues with who would get custody of the children to begin with. After they stayed with their mother, the children went all the way back to Norfolk, and after their father didn't let them go back to London. After that, their mother sued to get custody, but the court awarded the custody of their kids to their father. (http://www.britishroyals.info) Diana had done lots of work to help others. She was most definetly a “princess with a cause” ( https://www.cbsnews.com) After her divorce to prince Charles, she went on many crusades to show the world the dangers of land mines. Some of her other charity work includes visits to hospitals, schools, and fundraisers. She was also known in to spend a while just sitting and talking to people to learn their stories. Princess Diana was also a devoted mother to her two sons. Harry and William talk highly of her today. She did her best to give them what would be a “normal”

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