Also about Princess Diana:
- Princess Diana Biography
- Princess Diana Timeline
- Princess Diana's Wedding
- Princess Diana's Death
- Princess Diana's Funeral
- Princess Diana Quotes
• Diana was (and is) popularly called "Princess Diana" but this is not her proper title. Before marriage, and after her father became Earl, she was Lady Diana. After marriage, she was Diana, Princess of Wales. She was permitted to keep that title (though not "Her Royal Highness") after her divorce from Prince Charles.
• Diana, Princess of Wales, was 5'10" tall
• Diana was a commoner and not royal at her marriage; but she was part of the British aristocracy, descended from King Charles II
• Diana's stepmother was the daughter of famous romance novelist Barbara Cartland
• Diana's father -- and therefore Diana -- was a direct descendant of King Charles II. Diana was related to Winston Churchill and to eight U.S. presidents: George Washington, John Adams, John Quincy Adams, Calvin Coolidge, Millard Fillmore, Rutherford B. Hayes, Grover Cleveland, Franklin D. Roosevelt.
• Four of Diana's ancestors were mistresses to British kings.
• Diana was the first British citizen to marry an heir to the British throne since 1659, when the future James II married Anne Hyde.
• Diana met several times with Mother Teresa. Ironically, Mother Teresa's death on September 6, 1997, was practically eclipsed by news surrounding Diana's funeral.
• Diana's tragic death has been compared to that of Marilyn Monroe and that of Princess Grace of Monaco. Diana attended Princess Grace's funeral as her first official state visit abroad. Elton John adapted his tribute to Marilyn Monroe, "Candle in the Wind," for Diana funeral, and recorded the new version to raise money for causes Diana had supported.
• Prince Charles' 1994 television interview with Jonathan Dimbleby drew a British audience of 14 million viewers. Diana's 1994 television interview on BBC drew 21 million viewers.
• $150 million in donations were received in the week following the creationof the Diana, Princess of Wales Memorial Fund right after her death.
• Diana won an award at school for taking good care of her guinea pig.
• Queen Elizabeth II was godmother of Diana's brother.
• In 1977, Diana taught Charles to tap-dance. They did not start dating until 1980.
• While Charles loved polo and horses, Diana had little interest in horses after a fall from a horse. However, she apparently did develop an interest in her riding instructor, Major James Hewitt.
