Princess Diana was born on July 1, 1961 at Sandringham,
Norfolk, England. Her parents were Frances and Earl
Spencer. Her father was a viscount, which is a type of
noble in England. In 1967, after 14 years of marriage her
mother had left her father for another man, Peter
Shand-Kyad. Her mother and Peter later got married on May
2, 1969. Earl Spencer also re-married to the daughter of
Barbara Cartland, the Countess of Dartmouth. Diana's father
died on March 29, 1992 from a heart attack. He died in a
Princess Diana had two older sisters and two brothers,
one older and one younger. Her oldest sister, Sarah, was
born in 1955. Her other sister, Jane, was born in 1957. Her
older brother, John, died at birth. Her younger brother,
Charles, was born in 1964. After there parents divorce,
Sarah and Jane were sent to boarding school and Diana and
Charles visited back and forth between there parents houses.
After a big custody battle, Earl won the custody of Diana
and Charles, and Frances had custody of Sarah and Jane.
At age 9, Diana was sent to Riddlesworth Hall in
Norfolk. While attending the boarding school, Diana
excelled in sports, such as swimming, diving, and also
ballet, but she was not as great at her academics as she was
in sports. Diana, in fact, won many trophies for her
swimming abilities. Then at age 16 she went to Kent to
finish her schooling at West Heath secondary school. At
West Heath Diana received an award for her service. She was
a very accomplished pianist while attending the school, as
well. Diana dreamed of becoming a ballerina, but as an
adult she was 5 foot 10 inches, which is too tall for her to
After her schooling was complete and Diana had moved
back to London, she seemed to live a very normal life. In
1978 she got a job as a nanny and a cleaning lady, to an
American couple's son. After this job, Diana became a
teacher at ...