1. Birth .

2. Parents

3. Siblings

4. Divorce (parents)

5. School

1. Romance

2. Hiding

1. Wedding

2. Honeymoon

1. Accident

Diana was the mythological name of the Roman Goddess Artemas associated with the moon and virginity. She was the goddess of hunting and the protector of wild animals. Diana exhibited the qualities of the goddess Artemas. As a hunter she persisted in her quest to make the world a better place and to be a voice for those who were not heard. Artemas was the goddess of the moon. Diana's life was closely associated with the moon and major events occurred during eclipses, her marriage, the birth of her son William and her death.

Diana was born on July 1, 1961, at Park House near Dadringham Norfolk, England to Frances Shand (now Frances Shand-Kydd) and the late Earl Spencer. She was the youngest of three at the time. Her two older sibling's names were Sara and Jane. Later her parents had a son named

Charles. Another son was also born after Diana, but died when he was just an infant. Diana's childhood was disrupted by the divorce of her parents when she was seven. The children remained in custody of their father and lived at Park House, but as Diana grew older, she became closer to her mom who became a major influence in her life. Her father remarried in 1976 to the countess of Dartmouth. Although remaining close to her father, she never established a relationship with her stepmother.

At first, Diana was educated at home by Gertrude Allen, the same governous who taught her mother. Then at the age of nine, she was sent to Riddlesworth Hall near Thetford in Norfolk. When she was twelve, she transferred to West Heath School in Seven Oaks, Kent. When she fInished there in 1977, she attended fmishing school near her home at Park House.

As she grew too tall to be the ballet dancer that she had hoped to be, she became interested in tap dancing and swimming. She received many trophies for swimming and diving accomplishments. Diana even came up with a dive of her own called "The Spencer Special." When she left school, it was said "she was a girl who noticed what needed done and then willingly and cheerfully did it" (Moritz pg. 109).

Both agreed later that this was the fIrst real acknowledgement of each other. Back then, Diana was spending most of her time "ganging up" with Prince Andrew, Charles's younger brother. Charles also admitted that up until then, he was kind of after Diana's older sister, Sarah. Also around this time, she had her fIrst job as a nanny to Major Jeremy and Phillip a Witaker but she only worked there for three months.

She loved playing tennis at her private courts at her home in Althorp and could often be seen at the annual Wimbledon tournaments sitting in the royal's box. She was also a member of the Chelsea Harbor Tennis Club in " London. (need at laeast five complete sentences per paragraphs?

Diana's romance with Prince Charles bloomed in 1980, but at fIrSt remained undiscovered by the press. They hid it by lying and making misleading statements. Finally in 1980, a photograph was revealed. 1980 was also the year when Diana first captivated the nation. Some believe that this captivation all started at the Young England kindergarten school in Pimlico, London where she was a kindergarten teacher.

going to say yes, she followed his wishes and took a twelve-day holiday to Australia with her mom. When Diana and her mother returned on February 24, 1981, an announcement was made from Buckingham Palace and Charles and Diana were officially engaged.

The nation was in a dither (define) over Prince Charles's forthcoming wedding to the first English woman to marry an heir to the throne in 321 years. The media followed every detail. Readers around the world were able to see the up close photo of the eighteen carrot sapphire surrounded by fourteen diamonds that made up the future princess's engagement ring. David and Elizabeth Emmanuel, fashion designers in England, were chosen to design the wedding gown, which made them instant celebrities. Also, during the time of the Couple's engagement, charities made about $1,700,000 by producing commemorative items such as t-shirts, plates, mugs, posters, etc. with pictures of their faces and names on them.

On the morning of July 29, 1981, two thousand seven hundred guests entered St. Paul's Cathedral and an estimated 700,000,000 watched on TV, as the wedding of Prince Charles and Diana Spencer was about to begin. On this day, many thought her to be marrying the world's most eligible bachelor. Although the late Earl Spencer was joyously walking his pride and joy down the aisle, he was not in full health. Mr. Spencer was recovering from a brain hemorrhage that occurred just weeks before the wedding. Robert Runcie was the priest and after the wedding he made a statement, with which many agreed, "The wedding was magnificent."

Charles and Diana returned from their honeymoon (a Mediterranean cruise) on August 15, 1981 and from the very start, the crowds came to see the Princess of Wales. Shortly after her marriage she once said, "The people stood outside in the torrential rain. They were so welcoming...I was terrified" (O'Mara pg. 53).

Princess Diana gave birth at 9:03 A.M. m St. Mary's Hospital in Paddington North London to a seven pound, one and a half ounce, blue-eyed baby boy, who cried lustily as he made his way into a life destined to be filled with pomp and privilege. On June 21, 1982 a...@.ours of labor, it was said, "She looked every inch a happy new mother after the birth of her new son" (O'Mara~ 47). Less than twenty-four hours after the birth, the proud new parents took their son home to Kensington Palace. It was not until a week later that the public was informed that the child would be named William Arthur Phillip Louis, to be known as Prince William of Wales. He was christened on August 4, 1982 at Buckingham Palace on the Queen Mother's eighty-second birthday.

Several weeks elapsed after the birth of Prince William before the Princess tried to regain her figure. Once she did regain her figure, press reports stated she might have been suffering from anorexia. It was said by some that Diana was suffering from this disease because of all the pressure she was under by the public. Diana and her sister-in-law, Sara, Duchess of York, were very close friends, and she often encouraged Diana to drop her formal guard and just have fun.

Another son was born to Charles and Diana in 1984. He was named

Prince Harry Charles Albert David. After Prince Herry' s birth, Diana stated, "Out of all the charities I participate in and all the people I try to help, my favorite role is motherhood; I love it" (Chua pg. 26). In 1992, the Princess and Prince Charles separated. Although many people felt it would be an awful strain because of Diana's standing in the public eye, they later divorced in 1996.

Princess Diana had a soft, gentle and extremely kind heart. She helped the homeless, mentally ill, AIDS sufferers, children in need and many others. She hosted countless charity events. Some of these events included a trip to the South Bronx, raising cash for cerebral palsy victims, hosting money- spinning lunches, etc. It was also not uncommon for her to make late-night visits to comfort the sick and dying in the hospital in a number of cities all over the world.

Richardson and Luz entered the tunnel, they saw the car facing the direction from which it had entered. The windshield and the airbags were deployed. The chauffer was killed instantly and slumped over the steering wheel. The weight of his body was pressing the dead c~s horn. In front of the wreck, a paparazzo, the last Diana paparazzo, raised his camera and began to snap. It only took minutes for the police to arrive. They divided into two groups; one for the wreck and others out to nab the photographers believed to have caused the accident. There were more than seven paparazzi believed to have been involved and at least five were in the tunnel, which were quickly arrested. When the photographers emerged, the crowd jeered, and one cameraman was set upon and beaten before police could hustle him off.

The instant the police reached the wrecked car, it was clear that the chauffer and AI Fayed, Princess Diana's fiancé, who were seated on the car's left side, were beyond help. Diana and the bodyguard, both sitting on the car's right side, were clinging to life. Rescue teams cut through the buckled roof of the Mercedes and removed the two survivors, rushing them quickly to the hospital (Pitie' Salpe'trie're). On the way, paramedics examined Diana and found her condition grave. She suffered from extensive chest injuries, massive wounds to the left lung, and numerous broken bones. Her blood pressure was barely registering.

When the ambulence reached the hospital, physicians found she was alive, barely, G that the injuries had caused extensive internal bleeding.  They struggled for two hours to stabilize her, eventually opening her chest and applying direct massage to her heart, but the loss of blood and system wide trauma, proved too much. At 3:00 A.M., London time, two hours after messaging Diana's heart, doctors declared the Princess dead.

Diana's family was outraged by the circumstances surrounding her death. Prince Charles bitterly declared, "1 always believed the press would kill her in the end" (Chua pg. 33). Members of the royal family kept a regal silence. The boys were with their father vacationing at Balmoral Castle and were notified by phone. Before the funeral, there was a week of extreme national and international mourning. The Princess had a rare ceremony for a non-royal. On September 6, 1997 she was laid to rest.

Diana Spencer became Princess Di by marrying royalty, but whether by fate or the changing of the moon that seemed to rule her life, she became a queen in the hearts of a nation's people by touching their lives. Princess Diana was the product of a broken home. Her education was modest at best. She made her living teaching small children. From these inauspicious (define) beginnings blossomed a woman whose spirit would capture the heart of a Prince, then the heart of a nation and finally, the heart of the world. People always say, "the worst of things can happen to the best of people".