Princess Diana was born in 1961 in Norfolk, England to parents who were closely allied with the British royal family. She struggled academically in school but excelled in music and sports. In 1981, she married Prince Charles after a brief courtship and became Princess of Wales. They had two sons, Prince William in 1982 and Prince Harry in 1984. Diana focused her public duties on areas like HIV/AIDS advocacy, removing landmines, and supporting cancer patients. She was known for making physical contact to reduce stigma around serious illnesses. Diana and Charles separated in 1992 and divorced in 1996. She tragically passed away in a car accident in Paris in 1997 at the age of 36.

2. EARLY LIFE

3. • Diana Frances Spencer was
born on 1st of July, 1961 in
Park House, Sandringham,
Norfolk.

4. • She was the fourth of five children of John Spencer,
Viscount Althorp (1924–1992), and Frances Spencer,
Viscountess Althorp (née Roche; 1936–

6. • The Spencer family has
been closely allied with
the British royal family
for several generations.

7. EDUCATION

8. • Diana was initially home-
schooled under the supervision of
her governess, Gertrude Allen.

9. • She began her formal education
at Silfield Private School in
Gayton, Norfolk, and moved to
Riddlesworth Hall School, an all-
girls boarding school near
Thetford, when she was nine.

10. • She did not shine
academically, failing her
O-levels twice.

11. • She did not distinguish
herself academically, but
was talented in music and
sports.

13. MARRIAGE

14. • Diana came to prominence in
1981 upon her engagement to
Prince Charles, the eldest son of
Queen Elizabeth II, after a brief
courtship.
• He was then dating her
older sister, Lady Sarah.

15. • They were guests at a country
weekend during the summer of
1980, when she watched him play
polo and he took a serious interest
in Diana as a potential
bride.

16. • The Prince proposed on 6th of February, 1981; and Lady
Diana accepted, but their engagement was kept secret for
the next few weeks.

17. • 20 year-old Diana
became Princess of
Wales when she married
Prince Charles on 29th of
July, 1981 at St. Paul's
Cathedral, which offered
more seating than
Westminster Abbey; a
church that was
generally used for royal
nuptials.
• The service was widely
described as a "fairytale
wedding" and was
watched by a global
television audience of
750 million people while
600,000 spectators lined
the streets to catch a
glimpse of the couple en
route to the ceremony.
• After she became the
Princess of Wales, Diana
automatically acquired
rank as the third-highest
female in the United
Kingdom Order of
Precedence (after the
Queen and the Queen
Mother).

18. CHILDREN

19. • The couple had residences at
Kensington Palace and Highgrove
House, near Tetbury.
• On 5th of November, 1981;
the Princess's pregnancy was
officially announced.

20. • On 21st of June, 1982;
the Princess gave birth
to the couple's
first son, Prince
William.

22. • A second son,
Prince Harry; was
born on 15th of
September, 1984.

24. • Diana gave her sons wider experiences than was
usual for royal children.

25. • She chose their first given
names, dismissed a royal
family nanny and engaged
one of her own choosing.
• She selected their schools
and clothing, planned their
outings, and took them to
school herself as often as her
schedule permitted.

26. • She also organized her public duties around their
timetables.

27. AREAS OF WORK

28. HIV/AIDS

29. • The Princess began her
work with AIDS victims in
the 1980s.

30. • She shakes and hold
hands with the AIDS
victims without wearing
gloves as prescribed.

31. • In 1989, she
opened Landmark
Aids Centre in
South London.

32. LANDMINES

33. • Diana was the patron of HALO Trust, an organization that
removes debris—particularly landmines left behind by the
war.

34. • In January 1997, pictures of
Diana touring an Angolan
minefield in a ballistic
helmet and flak jacket
were seen worldwide.

35. CANCER

36. • For her first solo official trip, Diana visited
The Royal Marsden NHS Foundation Trust,
a cancer treatment hospital in London.

37. • The Trust’s Communications
Manager said,
"The Princess had done
much to remove the stigma
and taboo associated
with diseases such as cancer,
AIDS, HIV and leprosy."

39. • Diana became
president of the
hospital on
27th of June , 1989.

40. OTHER AREAS

41. • In November 1989, the Princess
visited a leprosy hospital in
Indonesia.

42. • Following her visit, she became
patron of the Leprosy Mission,
an organization dedicated to
providing medicine, treatment,
and other support services to
those who are afflicted with
the disease.

43. • Like the HIV/AIDS and
cancer victims, Princess
Diana famously
touched those affected
by the disease when
many people believed
it could be contracted
through
casual contact.
• "It has always been my
concern to touch
people with leprosy,
trying to show in a
simple action that they
are not reviled, nor are
we repulsed," she
commented.

44. PROBLEMS AND SEPARATION

46. DEATH

48. (1961 July – 1997 August)

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