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Princess Diana
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Gabriela Rodriguez
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Princess Diana’s Early Life
Birth name- Diana Frances Spencer Born on July 1, 1961 in Norfolk, England She was born to Spencer, Viscount Althorp and Frances
Viscountess Althorp
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Princess Diana as a babyPrincess Diana as a child
Early Life
When Diana was 6, her mother left her father. In 1969, her father received custody of the children In 1975, her father became the eight Earl Spencer making
Diana a lady; Lady Diana Frances Spencer
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Princess Diana’s parents
Princess Diana as a child
Education
Diana attended private boarding schools throughout her childhood
She was a below average student but excelled in sports Her dream was to be a ballerina, but she was too tall (she
was 5’10”)
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Boarding School
Education…
Princess Diana excelled in swimming and diving Her dream was to be a ballerina She later found out that she was too tall (she was 5’10”)
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Ballerina
Swimming
Marriage
Lady Diana became officially engaged to Prince Charles on February 24, 1981
She became a Princess when she married Prince Charles at St. Paul’s Cathedral
Her wedding was considered a “fairytale” and was watched by a global television audience of 750 million
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Princess Diana’s wedding Princess Diana and Princes Charles
Marriage
Problems in their marriage arose in the early 1990’s Both Princess Diana and Prince Charles blamed each other
for their marital problems through the press They separated on December 9, 1992 Their divorce was official on August 28, 1996
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Marriage…
After the divorce, according to the rules, she no longer had the title of Her Royal Highness
She was now Diana, Princess of Wales. After the divorce,Diana was still officially a member of the
Royal Family, This was because she was the mother of the second- and
third-in-line to the throne.
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Prince Harry Prince William
Charity Work
In the mid 1980’s Princess Diana became well known for her support of several charities
Her two major campaigns include AIDS Awareness and Landmines
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AIDS Awareness
In April 1987, Princess Diana became the first “high-profile” celebrity to touch a person infected with HIV
Thanks to that act of kindness, Princess Diana changed the public’s opinions of patients with AIDS
She also made unannounced visits to terminally ill AIDS patients
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Landmines Campaigns She served as an International Red Cross VIP volunteer and
visited landmine survivors in hospitals Attended mine awareness education classes She also had a big influence on the signing by the gov. of the
UK and other nations of the Ottawa Treaty in December 1997 This created an international ban on the use of anti-personnel
landmines
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Princess Diana with landmine victims
Princess Diana in landmine fields
Death
Princess Diana died on August 31, 1997 She died in a car accident in the Pont de l'Alma road tunnel
in Paris, France Her companion Dodi Fayed and the driver of the car, Henri
Paul also died
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Princess Diana’s Funeral Actual car crash
Death
A jury decided that Princess Diana was unlawfully killed by negligent driving of chauffeur Henri Paul and paparazzi photographers
Many people claim that the crash was a conspiracy
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Legacy
Princess Diana was a humanitarian and succeeded in making the world a better place
She was involved in AIDS awareness She was also involved in many charity works for children
who were underprivileged, drug abused,and who were suffering from an illness
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Legacy
Princess Diana had a special gift It was to make people happy by shaking their hands,
hugging them or by talking to them She won the hearts of many around the world by her
loving and compassionate nature
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Works Cited
“Accomplishments of Princess Diana.” January 24, 2009
<http:www.buzzle.com/articles/accomplishments-of-princess-diana.html.>
“Princess Diana Charity Work.” Biography Online. January 28, 2009 www.biographyonline.net/people/diana/charitywork.html
In Memory of Lady Diana, Princess of wales.” January 24, 2009 http://worldroots.com/gtitte/diana.html.