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Diana, Princess of Wales (Diana Frances;〔 ''née'' Spencer; 1 July 1961 – 31 August 1997), was the first wife of Charles, Prince of Wales, who is the eldest child and heir apparent of Queen Elizabeth II.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Diana, Princess of Wales – Marriage and family )〕 Diana was born into a family of British nobility with royal ancestry as ''The Honourable'' Diana Frances Spencer. She was the fourth child and third daughter of John Spencer, 8th Earl Spencer and The Honourable Frances Shand Kydd. Following her parents' divorce, Diana grew up in Park House, which is situated on the Queen's Sandringham estate, and was educated in England and Switzerland. In 1975, she became ''Lady'' Diana Spencer, after her father inherited the title of Earl Spencer. Her wedding to the Prince of Wales on 29 July 1981 was held at St Paul's Cathedral and reached a global television audience of over 750 million. While married, Diana bore the titles Princess of Wales, Duchess of Cornwall, Duchess of Rothesay and Countess of Chester. The marriage produced two sons, the princes William and Harry, who were then respectively second and third in the line of succession to the British throne. As Princess of Wales, Diana undertook royal duties on behalf of the Queen and represented her at functions overseas. She was celebrated for her charity work and for her support of the International Campaign to Ban Landmines. She was involved with dozens of charities, including London's Great Ormond Street Hospital for Children, of which she was president from 1989. Diana remained the object of worldwide media scrutiny during and after her marriage, which ended in divorce on 28 August 1996. Media attention and public mourning were extensive after her death in a car crash in Paris on 31 August 1997 and subsequent televised funeral. ==Early life== Diana Frances Spencer was born on 1 July 1961, in Park House, Sandringham, Norfolk.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title= Princess Diana Biography )〕〔Morton, p. 99〕〔 She was the fourth of five children of John Spencer, Viscount Althorp (1924–1992) and his first wife, Frances (née Roche, and later Shand Kydd; 1936–2004).〔〔〔 The Spencers have been closely allied with the Royal Family for several generations.〔Matten, p. 4〕 John and Frances were hoping for a boy to carry on the family line, and no name was chosen for a week, until they settled on Diana Frances, after her mother and Diana Russell, Duchess of Bedford, her distant relative who was also known as "Lady Diana Spencer" before marriage and was a prospective Princess of Wales.〔 On 30 August 1961, Diana was baptised at St. Mary Magdalene Church, Sandringham, by the Clerk of the Closet, Percy Herbert.〔 Her godparents were John Floyd (chairman of Christie's and a friend of her father), Alexander Gilmour (her father's first cousin), Lady Mary Colman (née Bowes-Lyon; niece of the Queen Mother), Sarah Pratt (friend and neighbour of her parents) and Carol Fox (another friend and neighbour of her parents).〔(【引用サイトリンク】title= FAQ about Diana, Princess of Wales )〕 Diana had three siblings: Sarah, Jane, and Charles.〔〔 Her infant brother, John, had died within hours of his birth a year before Diana was born.〔〔 The desire for an heir added strain to the Spencers' marriage, and Lady Althorp was reportedly sent to Harley Street clinics in London to determine the cause of the "problem".〔 The experience was described as "humiliating" by Diana's younger brother, Charles: "It was a dreadful time for my parents and probably the root of their divorce because I don't think they ever got over it."〔Morton, p. 100〕 Diana grew up in Park House, which is located on the Sandringham estate owned by Queen Elizabeth II, and while living there became acquainted with the Queen's youngest sons Prince Andrew and Prince Edward.〔 Diana was eight years old when her parents divorced,〔Morton p. 98〕 after her mother had an affair with Peter Shand Kydd.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title= Princess Diana: The Early Years )〕 In his book, Morton describes Diana's remembrance of Lord Althorp loading suitcases in the car and Lady Althorp crunching across the gravel forecourt and driving away through the gates of Park House.〔 Diana lived with her mother in London during her parents' separation. During Christmas holidays, however, Lord Althorp refused to let Lady Althorp return to London with Diana. Shortly afterwards, Lord Althorp won custody of Diana with support from his former mother-in-law, Ruth Roche, Baroness Fermoy.〔 She then moved in to her father's ancestral home at Althorp. Diana was first educated at Riddlesworth Hall near Diss, Norfolk, and later attended boarding school at The New School at West Heath,〔 in Sevenoaks, Kent. In 1973, Lord Althorp began a relationship with Raine, Countess of Dartmouth, the only daughter of Alexander McCorquodale and Dame Barbara Cartland. Diana became known as ''Lady'' Diana Spencer after her father later inherited the title of Earl Spencer in 1975. Despite her unpopularity with Diana, Lady Dartmouth married Earl Spencer at Caxton Hall, London in 1976.〔 Diana was often noted for her shyness while growing up, but she did take an interest in both music and dancing, training in classical ballet. 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