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DianaPrincessofWales

DianaPrincessofWales

WhowasDiana

Britainunlikemanyothercoutries,stillhasaroyalfamily.Duringthelate1990sitsmemberswerethesubjectofabigpublicdebate.Shouldtheystayremotefromthepeopletheruledover,ortrytobemorelikethem?

Shouldtheykeeptotraditionalways,oradoptamodernstyleofrule?

ThelifeofDiana,PrincessofWales（1961~1997）,contributedgreatlytothisdebate.BornintotheEnglishupperclass,in1981shemarriedQueenElizabethⅡ’ssonandheirCharlesWindsor,thePrinceofWales.Forthenext16yearsDianawasrarelyoutofthenews.Herimageappearedincountlessmagazines.Herworkforcharityandothergoodcauseswasreportedatlength—andsomorecontroversially,werethedetailsofherprivatelife.Shebecomeoneoftheworld’sbestknownwomen,andmanybelievedhertobeoneofthemostbeautiful.

Earlylife

DianaFrancesSpencerwastheyoungestdaughterofJohnSpencer,ViscountAlthorp（laterthe8thEarlSpencer）,whowasofBritishdescent,andFrancesSpencer,ViscountessAlthorp（formerlytheHonourableFrancesBurkeRoche,andlaterFrancesShandKydd）,whowasofEnglishandIrishdescent.ShewasbornatParkHouse,SandringhaminNorfolk,England,on1July1961at18.45,andwasbaptisedon30August1961atSt.MaryMagdaleneChurchbytheRt.Rev.PercyHerbert（rectorofthechurchandformerBishopofNorwichandBlackburn）,withgodparentsthatincludedJohnFloyd（thechairmanofChristie's）.Shewasthethirdoffourchildrenofthecouple,witholdersistersSarah（born19March1955）andJane（born11February1957）,aswellasayoungerbrother,CharlesSpencer,9thEarlSpencer（born20May1964）.

Followingherparents'acrimoniousdivorcein1969（overLadyAlthorp'saffairwithwallpaperheirPeterShandKydd）,Diana'smothertookherandheryoungerbrothertoliveinanapartmentinLondon'sKnightsbridge,whereDianaattendedalocaldayschool.EveryChristmas,theSpencerchildrenreturnedtoNorfolkwiththeirmother,andLordAlthorpsubsequentlyrefusedtoallowthemtoreturntoLondon.LadyAlthorpsuedforcustody,buthermother'stestimonyagainstherduringthetrialcontributedtothecourt'sawardingcustodyofDianaandhersiblingstotheirfather.On14July1976,LordSpencermarriedRaine,CountessofDartmouth,theonlydaughterofromanticnovelistBarbaraCartlandandAlexanderMcCorquodale,afterhewasnamedasthe"otherparty"intheDartmouths'divorce.DuringthistimeDianatravelledbetweenherparents'homes.HerfatherinheritedtheearldomandSpencerseatinAlthorp,Northamptonshire,on9June1975,andhermothermovedtotheIslandofSeilonthewestcoastofScotland.Diana,likehersiblings,didnotgetalongwithherstepmother.

Marriage

21yearsago,Britain'sprinceCharlesandDianaweregettingmarried.Butaftertenyears,thisbeautifulfairytalebeganwithabeautifulendwithsadness.

Fairytalesalwaystellpeople:

thelovingprinceandprincessstarttothehappinessoflife.

"Cinderella"EncountersPrinceCharlesthattheballisonthe30-year-oldbirthdayparty.AlthoughDianaisjustmakeupthenumberofguests,notevenachancetodancewiththeprince,butthestory,afterall,madeastart.Subsequently,themostimportantchaptersshouldbeofconcerntoafewremarksmadebyDiana,saying:

"You'reinachurchcorridorandobviouslyverysad.ThisisthesaddestI'veeverseenscenarios.Iseeyousad,myheartisalsoforyoubleeding.Ithinkthisisunfair.You'retoolonely,thereshouldbepersonaltotakecareofyou."TheyaretalkingabouttherecentuncleCharlesMountbatten'sfuneral.Thatwasin1980inJuly,whenthetwofriendssatchattingheapofhaymanor.HiswordsmadeCharlesadmirationforthislittlegirl.Afterthelogicalthing:

thedate,engagement,sixmonthslatertomarrywell.

 Manypeoplefinditdifficulttoforget,becausetheyhadbeen16yearsearlier"CenturyWedding"witness.February29,1981,thesamepeopleturnedout,stillmarkedbyanatmosphereofemotional,Londonisaseaofjoy.Onthatday,dressedinDiana'swedding7meterslong,atSt.Paul'sChurchandtheUnitedKingdomPrinceCharlessetavoweternallove,thatscenarioHuangruYesterday,BuckinghamPalacebalconyonthe"kissofthecentury"isstillvividinmymind.Today,peoplegotothefinalsong,heavenandearth!

Children

On5November1981,Diana'sfirstpregnancywasofficiallyannounced,andshefranklydiscussedherpregnancywithmembersofthepresscorps.IntheprivateLindoWingofSt.Mary'sHospital,Paddingtonon21June1982,DianagavebirthtoherandPrinceCharles'sfirstsonandheir,William.Amidstsomemediacriticism,shedecidedtotakeWilliam,stillababy,onherfirstmajortoursofAustraliaandNewZealand,butthedecisionwaspopularlyapplauded.Byherownadmission,DianahadnotinitiallyintendedtotakeWilliamuntilitwassuggestedbytheAustralianprimeminister.

Asecondson,Henry,wasbornabouttwoyearsafterWilliamon15September1984.DianaassertedthatsheandPrinceCharleswereclosestduringherpregnancywith"Harry",astheyoungerprincebecameknown.Shewasawaretheirsecondchildwasaboy,butdidnotsharetheknowledgewithanyoneelse,includingPrinceCharles.

Shewasuniversallyregardedasadevotedanddemonstrativemother.However,sherarelydeferredtoPrinceCharlesortotheRoyalFamily,andwasoftenintransigentwhenitcametothechildren.Shechosetheirfirstgivennames,defiedtheroyalcustomofcircumcision,dismissedaroyalfamilynannyandengagedoneofherownchoosing,inadditiontoselectingtheirschoolsandclothing,planningtheiroutingsandtakingthemtoschoolherselfasoftenasherschedulepermitted.Shealsonegotiatedherpublicdutiesaroundtheirtimetables.

CharlesandDiana'smarriageisregardedasthemostsolemnoccasionoflove.

However,only10years,theirmarriagewastotallydifferentfromthebeginning.CharlesandDiana-thoughinweddingvowsare:

loveeachother,loyal,cherish.

Theircrackscouldnotbehealeddayafter.

Astheheirtothethrone,Charlesreceivedformalsystemoftraditionaleducation.Hishobbiesarearchaeology,history,philosophy,andattheuniversityofCambridge,hisanthropology,historyandFrenchforAperformance.Aftergraduatingfromtheuniversity,hesuccessivelyintheBritishroyalairforceacademy,Britishroyalnavalcollege,Greenwichnavalacademy,jetfighterpilotbadgeobtainedindestroyers,cruisers,andservedinmines,yachts,.Charlesisheirtothethroneready,butheisstilla"noformalwork"crownprince.Hence,inadditiontovisit,welfareandsocialactivities,Charleshadfirstinlinewiththeirownbreeding,thenistheneedofphysicalorpatienthobbies:

hunting,fishing,polo,opera,painting,studyofphilosophy.Aslongastheworldhasimportantpolocompetitions,Charlesalwaystriedtokiss,eventoplay,alwayscanobtainthescarsonhiscollectionoftrophies.Buthisfishing,evenhedidn'tcatchafishindays,hecanstillbeoptimistictowait.Charlesisasponsoroftheroyaloperahouse,heappreciateclassicaloperaverymuch.

IftheprinceCharlesisonlyacrownprince,thenheshouldofcourse,marriedDiana.Becausesheisyoungandbeautiful,moreimportantis,beforeshemetCharles,shedidn'tevenhaveaboyfriend,sheletthejoyfullyreporterscouldn'tfindanystains.DianabecameprincessofWalesbutshecannotbethewomanwhomwasneededbyCharles.Dianadidnotfinishhereducation,andshelikesfashionmagazinesandpopularnovel,shoppingandpopmusicWhenDianabecameaprincess,shecanlearnneededetiquette,dressingandspeech,ButastheconcomitantwithCharles,DianacannothavethesameinterestsandhobbieswithCharles,shealmosthasnotimeandnoabilitytounderstandandconsiderateadifferentmanwithher,becauseshemarriedCharleswhenshewasonly19yearsold,beforethatallherexperienceisjustanordinarystudentwhostudiesnotwell,anoblekindergartenteacher.

Infact,thisromanticmarriage,moreofadeductionfromthegoodpeopleout.Inessence,itisabeginning,withanumberofpracticalconsiderations.InthelongandconfusedlookforPrincessCharlesontheroadisnotwithoutfavoritegirl,butasaprincessandfuturequeen,theydidnotalwayshavesuchdrawbacks.Thelastphase,Diana,becauseshecanbasicallymeettheharshconditionsoftheroyalfamily.Firstofall,shewasyoung,beautiful,noblebirth,familyProtestant.Second,herfamilyandtheroyalfamilyacquaintance,sheherselfasthegirlnextdoor,asfamiliarastheroyalfamily.Moreimportantly,sheneverhandedoverherboyfriendisavirgin,noonesaidthattheEastRoadWest,losttheroyalfamilyface.Charlesbeforeheranumberofgirlfriendsisallbecauseofthispointandfailedtoentertheroyalfamily.Somesaythereisalsomoreimportantly,atthattimeBritain'seconomicsituation,unemployment,strikesandsoonsothattheprestigeoftheroyalfamilyindecline,theroyalfamilyhopestomarryakindergartenteacherwhoworkedascivilianwomentopleasethepeople,bringusclosertothepeoplerelationship.Atthattime19year-oldDiana,ofcourse,couldnothaveimaginedthis,butlaterplayedthisroleshedidherstyle,heractionshaveinjectedvitalityintotheroyalfamily.Thisisalsoherownunexpected.

CharlesandDiana'sweddingdayaroundtheworld,hesaidhewouldrememberthiswonderfulmomentforever.Butthedaywon'tabridgedmemoryinreallifedaybyday.BesidestheBritishroyalfamilycircumstancesisthemostvaluablenews,andanyviolationsofthecrackundertheeyesoncebecome"prey",result