Princess Di breaks down after making appearance". Eugene Register Guard. 12 June 1992 . Retrieved 14 August 2013. Diana's sudden death brought an unprecedented spasm of grief and mourning, [355] and subsequently a crisis arose in the Royal Household. [356] [357] [358] Andrew Marr said that by her death she "revived the culture of public sentiment". [210] Her son William has stated that the outpouring of public grief after her death "changed the British psyche, for the better", while Alastair Campbell noted that it assisted in diminishing "the stiff upper lip approach". [359] In 1997 Diana was one of the runners-up for Time magazine's Person of the Year, [360] and in 2020 the magazine included Diana's name on its list of 100 Women of the Year. She was chosen as the Woman of the Year 1987 for her efforts in destigmatising the conditions surrounding HIV/AIDS patients. [361] In 2002 Diana ranked third on the BBC's poll of the 100 Greatest Britons, above the Queen and other British monarchs. [362] The Queen, The Prince and The Princess of Wales agreed that the Princess was to be known after the divorce as Diana, Princess of Wales, without the style of 'Her Royal Highness' (as The Princess was given the style 'HRH' on marriage she would therefore be expected to give it up on divorce). The Princess continued to live at Kensington Palace, with her office based there. Public role Got questions about buying or selling coins? Our friendly team of numismatists (coin experts) are ready to assist with valuations, offers, postage enquiries, and more. The marriage took place in St Paul’s Cathedral and was watched by an estimated 750 million people worldwide on television, and was commemorated by a special crown coin.

They had two sons. Prince William Arthur Philip Louis was born on 21 June 1982 and Prince Henry (Harry) Charles Albert David on 15 September 1984, both at St Mary's Hospital, Paddington, in London. The Princess had 17 godchildren. Even after her death, the Princess's work lives on in the form of commemorative charities and projects set up to help those in need. Childhood and teenage years The late Diana, Princess of Wales was born The Honourable Diana Frances Spencer on 1 July 1961 in Norfolk. She received the style Lady Diana Spencer in 1975, when her father inherited his Earldom. Reverse: A profile portrait of Lady Diana Spencer partially covered by a profile portrait of The Prince of Wales, both facing to the left, with the inscription H.R.H. THE PRINCE OF WALES AND LADY DIANA SPENCER 1981. This face was designed by Philip Nathan.The Royal Mint's commemorative and bullion coins – often minted to mark important national events and anniversaries – are not intended for circulation. They might look like ordinary coins but they are generally worth much more, thanks to their scarcity, finish and composition.

a b "Special: Princess Diana, 1961–1997". Time. 12 February 1996. Archived from the original on 6 April 2010 . Retrieved 24 April 2016. There was widespread public mourning at the death of this popular figure, culminating with her funeral at Westminster Abbey on Saturday, 6 September 1997. The tragic death of Diana, Princess of Wales occurred on Sunday 31 August 1997 following a car accident in Paris, France.In 2008, Ken Wharfe, a former bodyguard of Diana, claimed that her scandalous conversations with James Gilbey (commonly referred to as the Squidgygate) were in fact recorded by the GCHQ, which intentionally released them on a "loop". [317] People close to Diana believed the action was intended to defame her. [317] Wharfe said Diana herself believed that members of the royal family were all being monitored, though he also stated that the main reason for it could be the potential threats of the IRA. [317] Anniversaries, commemorations, and auctions a b "Diana 'I thought of running off with lover' ". The Telegraph. 7 December 2004. Archived from the original on 23 April 2018 . Retrieved 23 April 2018. a b " 'Deprived Diana of a Home': Princess Diana's brother Charles Spencer's legal victory". The New Zealand Herald. 29 July 2021 . Retrieved 8 February 2023.

Obituary: Sir George Pinker". The Telegraph. London. 1 May 2007. Archived from the original on 13 November 2012 . Retrieved 22 December 2012.

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Diana was born into the British Spencer family, different branches of which hold the titles of Duke of Marlborough, Earl Spencer, Earl of Sunderland, and Baron Churchill. [465] [466] The Spencers claimed descent from a cadet branch of the powerful medieval Despenser family, but its validity is questioned. [467] Her great-grandmother was Margaret Baring, a member of the German-British Baring family of bankers and the daughter of Edward Baring, 1st Baron Revelstoke. [468] [469] Diana's distant noble ancestors included the first Duke and Duchess of Marlborough. [470] Diana and Charles were distantly related, as they were both descended from the House of Tudor through Henry VII of England. [471] She was also descended from the House of Stuart through Charles II of England by Charles Lennox, 1st Duke of Richmond, and Henry FitzRoy, 1st Duke of Grafton, and his brother James II of England by Henrietta FitzJames. [21] [472] Other noble ancestors include Margaret Kerdeston, granddaughter of Michael de la Pole, 2nd Earl of Suffolk; Robert Devereux, 2nd Earl of Essex, an English nobleman and a favourite of Elizabeth I of England; and Edward Seymour, 1st Duke of Somerset, a descendant of Edward III of England through his son Lionel of Antwerp, 1st Duke of Clarence. [473] [474] [475] Diana's Scottish roots came from her maternal grandmother, Lady Fermoy. [473] Among her Scottish ancestors were Alexander Gordon, 4th Duke of Gordon, and his wife Jane, and Archibald Campbell, 9th Earl of Argyll. [473]

Major Jeremy Whitaker, eccentric soldier who served as ADC in Nigeria and Malaysia before establishing himself as an in-demand photographer – obituary". The Telegraph. 5 December 2019 . Retrieved 6 July 2022. Moseley, Ray (24 August 1994). "British Press Advising Princess Di To Get A Life". Chicago Tribune. Archived from the original on 17 May 2017 . Retrieved 13 March 2018.During her marriage, the Princess was president or patron of over 100 charities. The Princess did much to publicise work on behalf of homeless and also disabled people, children and people with HIV/Aids.