English princess, former wife of Charles, Prince of Wales. Born July 1, 1961 in Norfolk, England. Diana married Prince Charles in 1981 and had 2 sons, William and Harry.  From the beginning, Diana devoted herself to her sons and resolved to give them as normal a life as possible and to shield them from the media spotlight.  She was also very involved with charity work, some of which related to sensitive issues, like HIV and AIDS, drug addiction and domestic abuse.  In 1996, Diana and Charles divorced and she was forced to drop the prefix HRH (or Her Royal Highness) from her name, becoming known simply as Diana, Princess of Wales. In the early morning of August 31, 1997, Diana was killed in a fatal car accident.

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