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Princess Diana Research Paper

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Chapter One
The Historical Background of Princess Diana

Diana Frances Spencer was born on July 1, 1961 in Sandringham, United Kingdom to the eighth Earl of Spencer, Edward John Spencer, and Frances Spencer. Diana had four other siblings; Elizabeth, Cynthia, John, and Charles. In 1967, Frances Spencer left Edward for Peter Shand-Kydd. Frances and Edward divorced in 1969. The children stayed with Edward and, in 1976, Edward married Raine, Countess of Dartmouth. After the death of Diana’s grandfather, the seventh Earl of Spencer, the family moved to the Althorp house in Northamptonshire.1 Initially, Diana studied at Riddlesworth Hall, a preparatory school in Norfolk. Then, she moved onto West Heath in Kent. Diana self-admitted that academics …show more content…

The funeral occurred the next day, with millions of people all over the world watching. Diana’s coffin was decorated with the royal standard and taken to the church, with her family following. Prince William procured Elton John to sing “Candle in the Wind”. The Earl of Spencer gave a poignant speech about Diana and her coffin was buried at the Althorp House.4 Originally, the Royal Family was in Scotland and upon hearing of Princess Diana’s death, refused to return to London and grieve publicly. The Royal Standard could only be flown over the Buckingham Palace when the Queen was present. The Royal Family’s refusal to steer away from protocol resulted in resentment and protests. As a compromise, the Union Flag was flown on the day of Princess Diana’s funeral. The death of Diana was a very heartbreaking event for many people because they regarded her as their role model. Thousands of people waited their turn to sign a condolence book for Princess Diana’s family. And while some people tried to remember her respectfully, others did not have as much luck. Research by the Center for Suicide Research presented that self-harm had increased by 44% in the week after the death of Princess Diana. Researchers explained this as the ‘identification factor’. People who identified with her the most were the ones who were affected the …show more content…

He believed that the driver of Princess Diana, Henri Paul, was working for the security services. Tomlinson went on to say that the MI6 had been checking Diana back when she was alive, trying to figure out how to get rid of her, on the orders of Prince Charles. It was concluded that Tomlinson was embellishing the truth and that he was not trustworthy because of his breach of the Official Secrets Act. This Act removes the public interest defense. He served six months in prison because he gave a seven page synopsis of The Big Breach to Transworld, a British publisher in October

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