10 Things You Need To Know About Princess Diana

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#1- Princess Diana was born on July 1, 1961, at Sandringham, England. Her full name was Diana Frances Spencer.

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#2- Her parents, "John Spencer" and "Frances Spencer", divorced on April 14, 1969. At the time, she was 8 years old.

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#3- Diana was not good at her studies, and she failed her O-level exams twice.

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#4- On 29 July 1981, at the age of 20, she married Prince Charles & became the Princess of Wales.

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#5- Their wedding was watched by 750 million people around the world, making it the most-watched event in history at the time.

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#6- She worked as a nanny and a nursery teacher's assistant before she met Prince Charles.

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#7- Princess Diana was the mother of Prince William Arthur (1982) and Prince Henry Charles (1984).

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#8- She was a trained ballet dancer, but due to her height (5'11"), she was not able to pursue a career in professional dance.

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#9- Diana's fashion sense & attractive clothing style made her a fashion icon for many women in the 1980s and 1990s.

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#10- On August 31, 1997, at the age of 36, Princess Diana died in a car accident in Paris.

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