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Childhood of Princess Diana
Childhood of Princess Diana - Princess Diana family Diana Frances Spencer was born at Park House, Sandringham in Norfolk, England on 1 July 1961. She was the youngest daughter of Edward John Spencer, Viscount Althorp and his first wife Frances Spencer, Viscountess Althorp (formerly the Honorable Frances Burke Roche). The Spencers are a very old English family. They have been the friends and helpers of the Royal Family for hundreds of years. The romantic link to the Royal Family began with Sarah, Duchess of Marlborough (1660-1744), who was determined that her favorite granddaughter, the first Lady Diana Spencer, would marry the Prince of Wales. The prime minister, however, objected and forbade the marriage. It took the Spencers of Althorp another two-and-a-half centuries for one of their daughters to marry a Prince of Wales. And by historical coincidence, her name was also Lady Diana Spencer… Diana had two elder sisters, Sarah Spencer and Jane Spencer, and the younger brother, Charles Spencer. Diana’s early years were spent almost “next door” to the Sandringham House of Royal Family. Her first meeting with the man she would eventually marry took place, as she recalled, “when I was still wearing nappies. I’ve known him all my life.” Princess Diana childhood was darkened with her parents separation when she was only six, when her mother left with another man, the wallpaper heir Peter Shand Kydd. The divorce was very painful for the children, especially for the youngest Diana and Charles. The custody of the children was awarded to the father of Diana, Lord Spencer. Diana was not an easy child. One of her nannies recalls: “Some children will do as they are told immediately. Diana wouldn’t. It was always a little battle of wills.” Diana will remain with a will of her own until the end of her life.
Childhood of Princess Diana – The years at school Like the children in many rich or old families in England, the Spencer children went to the boarding school. Diana never rose to any noticeable academic heights, but she came to excel in many other ways. Miss Lowe, her teacher, particularly remembered Diana for her “kindness to the smaller members of the community, her general helpfulness, her love of animals, and her excellence at swimming and indeed her considerable prowess in general physical activities.” Diana was very good at music and sport. She played tennis fairly well, she won the diving prize, she excelled at netball. At Riddlesworth she won the Pets Corner cup, the prize for the best-kept pet. West Heath rewarded her social work with a special award for service. Diana’s grades were not enough, however, to continue her education at the age of sixteen. Later she made an attempt to stay at prestigious Swiss finishing school to improve her French. But she quickly became homesick and flew home with a firm intention to start working. Return from Childhood of Princess Diana to Biography of Princess Diana
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