Princess Diana was born into an aristocratic family in 1961 and lived on the Queen's estate as a child. She married Prince Charles in 1981 and had two sons, William and Harry, but divorced in 1996. Throughout her life, Diana was involved in humanitarian and charity work supporting causes like AIDS research, land mine removal, and children's hospitals. She tragically died in a car crash in Paris in 1997 at the age of 36.