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PRINCESS DIANA AND PRINCE CHARLES
Gergana Draganova 7a
LADY DIANADiana, Princess of Wales is born 1 July 1961, she was
the first wife of Charles, Prince of Wales, whom she
married on 29 July 1981, and a member of the British
Royal Family. She was also well known for her fund-
raising work for international charities, and an
eminent celebrity of the late 20th century. Her
wedding to Charles, heir to the British throne and
those of the then 18 Commonwealth realms, was held
at St Paul's Cathedral and seen by a global television
audience of over 750 million.
While married she bore the courtesy titles Princess
of Wales, Duchess of Cornwall, Duchess of
Rothesay, Countess of Chester and Baroness of
Renfrew. The marriage produced two sons, the
princes William and Harry, currently second and
third in line to the throne, respectively. Diana was
born into an aristocratic English family with royal
ancestry and became a public figure with the
announcement of her engagement to Prince
Charles. 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, in
addition to dozens of other charities. She
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 considerable after her death in a car crash in Paris on 31 August 1997.
PRINCE CHARLES
Charles, Prince of Wales, was born 14
November 1948, is the eldest child and, since
1952, heir apparent of Queen Elizabeth II.
Since 1958 his major title has been His Royal
Highness The Prince of Wales. He is known as
The Duke of Rothesay in Scotland and as The
Duke of Cornwall in Cornwall. He is the
longest-serving heir apparent in British
history.
Charles's interests
encompass a range of
humanitarian and
social issues: he
founded The Prince's
Trust in 1976,
sponsors The Prince's
Charities, and is
patron of many other
charitable and arts
organisations.
THEIR STORYPrince Charles makes a proposal of marriage on Feb. 24, 1981 On the day of their wedding, July 29, 1981, thousands of people take to the streets of London are surrounded cathedral "St. Paul", which will take place the wedding ceremony, and millions observed from the TV screen marriage between 32 year and 20 year-old Crown Princess Di. After the lavish wedding the young couple left for a honeymoon yacht Britannia.
MARRIAGE
Less than a year after the wedding, on June 21,
1982 Princess Diana gave birth to their first son
- Prince William Arthur Philip Louis. On
September 15, 1984 to light appears and Prince
Henry Charles Albert David. The whole world is
watching the family of Prince Charles and
Princess Diana. For people that life is like a fairy
tale, but it turns out that's not true. In the mid-
80s appear first serious problems between
them. In 1986, Prince began to be seen again
with his old love - Camilla Parker-Bowles.
Princess Diana, in turn, developed bulimia and
attempted suicide.
Spouses continue to appear together in
public places, but they live separated
from 9 December 1992 Prime Minister
John Major announced the formal
separation of the couple in the British
Parliament. our years later, on August
28, 1996, is officially divorced. After the
divorce, Diana was Lady revoked the
title Her Royal Highness the Princess of
Wales, but it remains the mother of the
future heir.
Lady Diana and Queen Elizabeth I were the only women in the Top 10 Great Britons, along with scientists such as Newton and Darwin. Life and was interrupted by a serious accident under the bridge Alma in Paris shortly after midnight. Do not die on the spot. But urgent action by the doctors at the hospital "Beverage - Salpetrier" is insufficient. Lady Diana left this world forever 4:00 am on August 31, 1997.