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Diana
Princess of Wales; Duchess of Rothesay
Spouse	Charles, Prince of Wales (29 July 1981 – 28 August 1996)[1]
Issue
Prince William of Wales Prince Henry of Wales
Full name
Diana Frances Spencer[N 1]
House	House of Windsor
Father	John Spencer, 8th Earl Spencer
Mother	Frances Shand Kydd
Born	1 July 1961(1961-07-01) Park House, Sandringham, Norfolk
Died	31 August 1997 (aged 36) Pitié-Salpêtrière Hospital, Paris, France
Burial	Althorp, Northamptonshire

Diana, Princess of Wales, (Diana Frances;^[2] née Spencer; 1 July 1961 – 31 August 1997) was a popular international media icon of the late 20th century as the first wife of Charles, Prince of Wales, whom she married on 29 July 1981. The wedding, which was held at St. Paul's Cathedral, was televised and watched by a global audience of over 750 million people. The marriage produced two sons, Princes William and Harry,^[3] and they are second and third in line to the thrones of the 16 Commonwealth realms.

A public figure from the announcement of her engagement to Prince Charles, Diana was born into an old, aristocratic English family with royal connections, and remained the focus of worldwide media scrutiny before, during and after her marriage, which ended in divorce on 28 August 1996. This continued in the years following her death in a car crash in Paris along with her companion Dodi Fayed and driver Henri Paul on 31 August 1997, and in the subsequent display of public mourning a week later. Contemporary responses to Diana's life and legacy are mixed but popular interest in the Princess endures.

Diana also received recognition for her charity work and for her support of the International Campaign to Ban Landmines. From 1989, she was the president of the Great Ormond Street Hospital for Children

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