Princess Diana Trivia

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July 1, 1961
Diana Frances Spencer born in Norfolk

1969
Diana's parents divorced; mother ran away with an heir to a wallpaper fortune

1970
After being educated at home by tutors, Diana was sent to Riddlesworth Hall

1973
Diana began her education at West Heath School (Kent)

1974
Diana moved to the Spencer family estate in Althorp

1976
Diana's father married Raine Legge, whose mother was Barbara Cartland, romance novelist

1977
Diana dropped out of West Heath School; father sent her to a Swiss finishing school, Chateau d'Oex, but she only stayed a few months

1977
Charles and Diana met again; she taught him to tap-dance

1979
Diana moved to London, worked as a housekeeper, nanny, and kindergarten teacher's aide; lived with three other girls in a three-bedroom flat purchased by her father

1980
On a visit to see her sister Jane, who was married to Robert Fellowes, an assistant secretary to the Queen, Diana and Charles met again; soon, Charles asked Diana for a date

February 3, 1981
Prince Charles proposed to Lady Diana Spencer at a dinner for two at Buckingham Palace

February 8, 1981
Lady Diana left for a previously-planned vacation in Australia

July 29, 1981
wedding of Lady Diana Spencer and Charles, Prince of Wales, at St. Paul's Cathedral; broadcast worldwide

November 5, 1981
Official announcement that Diana was pregnant

June 21, 1982
Prince William born (William Arthur Philip Louis)

September 15, 1984
Prince Harry born (Henry Charles Albert David)

1986
Strains in the marriage began to be obvious

March 29, 1992
Diana's father died

June 16, 1992
Publication of Morton's book Diana: Her True Story, including the story of Charles' long affair with Camilla Parker Bowles and allegations of five suicide attempts including once during Diana's first pregnancy; it later became apparent that Diana or at least her family had cooperated with the author, her father contributing many family photographs

December 9, 1992
Formal announcement of the legal separation of Diana and Charles

1994
Prince Charles interviewed by Jonathan Dimbleby, admitted he had had a relationship with Camilla Parker Bowles since 1986 (later, it was questioned whether his attraction to her had been rekindled earlier) -- the British television audience was 14 million

November 20, 1995
Princess Diana interviewed on BBC, with 21.1 million audience in Britain

February 29, 1996
Princess Diana announced she'd agreed to a divorce

August 28, 1996
Divorce of Diana, Princess of Wales, and Charles, Prince of Wales, final; Diana received about $23 million settlement plus $600,000 per year, retained the title "Princess of Wales" but not the title "Her Royal Highness," continued to live at Kensington Palace; agreement was that both parents were to be active in their children's lives

late 1996
Diana became involved with the issue of landmines

1997
Nobel Peace Prize went to the International Campaign to Ban Landmines, for which Diana had worked and traveled

June 1997
Christie's in New York auctioned 79 of Diana's evening gowns; proceeds of about $3.5 million went to cancer and AIDS charities.

1997
Linked romantically with 42-year-old "Dodi" Fayed, whose father, Mohammed al-Fayed, owned Harrod's Department Store and Paris' Ritz Hotel

August 31, 1997
Diana, Princess of Wales, died of injuries sustained in a car accident, in Paris, France

September 6, 1997
Princess Diana's funeral. She was buried at the Spencer estate at Althorp, on an island in a lake.

Called the "wedding of the century," the wedding of Lady Diana Frances Spencer to Charles, Prince of Wales, took place on July 29, 1981, at St. Paul's Cathedral. Diana was 20 years old, Charles 32 years old.

Diana and Charles had been seeing each other for about six months when he proposed on February 3, 1981 at a dinner for two at Buckingham Palace. He knew she planned a vacation for the next week, and hoped she'd use the time to consider her answer.

Officiants at the wedding of Diana and Charles included the Archbishop of Canterbury and 25 other clerics, some of other denominations. The service was a traditional Church of England wedding service.

There were 3,500 people in the congregation at St. Paul's Cathedral. Another 750 million people watched the ceremony worldwide; this figure rose to a billion when the radio audience is added in. Two million spectators lined the route of Diana's procession from Clarence House, with 4,000 police and 2,200 military officers to manage the crowds.

Diana arrived at St. Paul's Cathedral in a glass coach, escorted by five mounted military police officers. The carriage was too small to comfortably hold Diana's father and Diana in her dress and train.

Diana's wedding dress was a puff ball meringue wedding dress, with huge puffed sleeves and a frilly neckline. The dress was made of silk taffeta, decorated with lace, hand embroidery, sequins, and 10,000 pearls. It was designed by Elizabeth and David Emanuel, and had a 25-foot train.

Charles wore his full dress naval commander uniform.

After the ceremony, the couple went to Buckingham palace for a small dinner for 120. Appearing on a balcony, Diana and Charles pleased the crowd by kissing.

Diana was the first British citizen to marry an heir to the British throne in 300 years.

1. Who were Princess Diana's parents?
A. The Viscount and Viscountess Althorp
B. The Duke and Duchess of Althorp
C. The Earl and Countess of Althorp
D. The Earl and Countess Spencer

Answer: B
Explanation: Diana was the youngest daughter of the The Viscount and Viscountess Althorp. Her father didn't become Earl Spencer until her grandfather died in 1975.

2. Princess Diana had one brother and one sister.
A. True
B. False

Answer: False
Explanation: Diana had one brother, the 9th Earl Spencer, and two sisters, Lady Jane Fellowes and Lady Sarah McCorquodale. She also had another brother who died at birth.

3. Princess Diana of Wales was actually born on one of the royal estates.
A. True
B. False

Answer: True
Explanation: Diana was born at Park House which is located on the grounds of Sandringham House, the Queen's country estate.

4. Princess Diana had no American ancestors.
A. True
B. False

Answer: False
Explanation: Her great-grandmother was the American heiress, Frances Work who married the 3rd Baron Fermoy.

5. What was Princess Diana's job prior to her marriage?
A. governess
B. waitress at Harrod's
C. socialite
D. teacher's assistant

Answer: D
Explanation: Diana was a kindergarten teacher at the Young England pre-school.

6. What was Princess Diana's middle name?

Answer: Frances
Explanation: Her full name was Diana Frances Spencer.

7. Where is Princess Diana buried?
A. Althorp Park
B. Kensington Palace
C. Balmoral Castle
D. Highgrove House

Answer: A
Explanation: Diana is buried on an island in the center of an ornamental lake at her ancestral home Althorp Park.

8. What famous London department store was bought in 1985 by Dodi al-Fayed's father, Mohamed?

Answer: Harrods
Explanation: Mohamed al-Fayed became chairman of the venerable London department store, Harrods.

9. What spot became the unofficial memorial of Princess Diana in Paris?
A. The fountains at La Place du Trocadero
B. The replica of the Torch of the Statue of Liberty on the Place d'Alma
C. The Champ de Mars
D. The small Statue of Liberty on an island in the Seine

Answer: B
Explanation: his golden statue called the Flame of Liberty is very close to the Pont d'Alma tunnel where Diana died.

10. Princess Diana's sister dated Prince Charles, before Diana and Charles became engaged.
A. True
B. False

Answer: True
Explanation: Diana's older sister, Jane dated Charles. Later she married Lord Fellowes who was Queen Elizabeth's private secretary.

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Diana Frances Spencer became Her Royal Highness, The Princess of Wales in 1981. Take this quiz to check what you know about this amazing woman!

1. What was Princess Diana's astrological sign?
A. Virgo
B. Leo
C. Cancer
D. Aquarius

Answer: C
Explanation: Lady Diana was born on July 1, 1961 in Sandringham, Norfolk, England.

What are the names of Lady Diana and Prince Charles's sons?

2. What are the names of Lady Diana and Prince Charles's sons?
A. Charles Jr. and William
B. Harry and Joseph
C. William and Harry
D. William and George

Answer: C
Explanation: Prince William of Wales was born in 1982. Prince Henry of Wales was born in 1984. Lady Diana suffered from post-natal depression after she gave birth to her first child.

3. While married to Prince Charles, Diana, Princess of Wales, had an affair with James Hewitt. What was his profession?
A. Heart surgeon
B. Owner of a department store
C. Her riding instructor
D. Her bodyguard

Answer: C
Explanation: Major James Hewitt met Lady Diana for the first time in 1986. Later, James Hewitt tried to make profit by selling the letters he had received from Diana.

4. Which of these people survived the car crash on August 31, 1997 in the Pont de l'Alma road tunnel in Paris?
A. The driver Henri Paul
B. There were no survivors.
C. Dodi Al-Fayed's bodyguard Trevor Rees-Jones
D. Princess Diana's lover Dodi Al-Fayed

Answer: C:
Explanation: Princess Diana died in the car crash on Augist 31, 1997. The only person who survived the car crash was the bodyguard because he was wearing a seatbelt. Diana, Dodi Fayed and the driver weren't wearing their seatbelts.

5. When did Prince Charles and Princess Diana divorce?
A. August 1996
B. January 1997
C. August 1999
D. June 1991

Answer: A
Explanation: Diana and Charles separated on December 9, 1992. When their divorce was finalized in 1996, Diana lost the style Her Royal Highness.

6. What was the profession of Diana Frances Spencer before she became Princess of Wales?
A. Actress
B. Heart surgeon
C. Kindergarten teacher
D. Fashion designer

Answer: C
Explanation: She worked at the Young England kindergarten in Pimlico, London. She wasn't a good student at school, she didn't pass the A-level examinations.

7. In 1997 Lady Diana died in a car crash travelling at high speed in what car?
A. Mercedes-Benz 280 S
B. Lamborghini Diablo
C. Volvo C70
D. Buick Riviera

Answer: A
Explanation: New evidence and new witnesses appeared and a coroners' investigation began in 2004. Lord Stevens headed the investigation. Mohamed Al-Fayed stated that he didn't believe the car crash was an accident.

8. Princess Diana was buried on an island in the middle of the Round Oval lake in which country estate in England?
A. Capesthorne Hall, Cheshire
B. Tolethope Hall, Lincolnshire
C. Althorp, Northamptonshire
D. Clouds Hill, Dorset

Answer: C
Explanation: Althorp is the ancestral estate of the Spencer family.
Clouds Hill was the home of the famous Lieutenant-Colonel Thomas Edward Lawrence, widely-known as Lawrence of Arabia.

9. Which of these statements refers to the late Diana, Princess of Wales?
A. Since the 17th century, Diana was the first English-born princess to marry the heir to the throne.
B. All of these
C. She was the first English princess to omit the word "obey" in the marriage vows.
D. In 1987, Diana became the first world-famous celebrity, photographed touching people with AIDS.

Answer: B
Explanation: In 1659, Lady Anne Hyde married the future King James II. More than three centuries had to pass before the heir to the English throne married an English woman again.

10. Finish the lyrics of Elton John's song "Candle in the Wind 1997" which he performed at Princess Diana's funeral in Westminster Abbey:

"Goodbye England's rose
May you ever grow in our hearts
You were the grace that placed itself
Where lives were torn apart
You called out to our country
And you whispered to those in pain
Now you belong to heaven
__________________________"

A. And you're home again.
B. And the stars spell out your name.
C. And angels hallow thy name.
D. And you're never back again.

Answer: B
Explanation: Elton John wrote the song for Norma Jean, better known as Marilyn Monroe. The original version appeared on his album "Goodbye Yellow Brick Road" in 1973.

1) Diana was born at Park House, Sandringham, Norfolk England. She was born into an aristocratic family of royal Stuart ancestry.

2) Diana was the youngest daughter of Edward and Frances Spencer.

3) Diana's siblings were: Sara, Jane, John (deceased), and Charles.

4) Following an acrimonious divorce, Diana's father was awarded custody of Diana and her brother.

5) Diana became Lady Diana Spencer, when Diana's father became 8th Earl of Spencer (following the death of Diana's paternal grandfather, Albert Spencer, 7th Earl Spencer).

6) Diana's stepmother, Raine, was the daughter of famed romance novelist, Barbara Cartland.

7) Diana's cousins include: Oliver Platt, Audrey Hepburn, Humphrey Bogart, and Rainier III.

Diana's ancestors included: Mary, Queen of Scots, Lady Catherine Grey, Mary Boleyn, and Robert I (The Bruce).

9) Diana became engaged to Prince Charles, February 24, 1981.

10) Diana married Prince Charles, July 29, 1981.

11) Diana and Charles separated, December 9, 1992.

12) Diana's divorce from Charles was finalized, August 28, 1996.

13) Following her divorce, Diana engaged in humanitarian work for the Red Cross and in campaigning to rid the world of landmines. She visited the sick, often arriving unannounced and instructing that her visits remain concealed from the media.

14) Diana helped to fight discrimination against Aids victims. She set an example by showing kindness and compassion to the afflicted, changing public perception about the disease.

15) Diana cultivated friendships with Gianni Versace, George Michael, Michael Barrymore, and Elton John.

16) Diana admired strong women, from Mother Teresa to Madonna to Margaret Thatcher.

17) Diana died August 31, 1997, following an accident in the Pont D'Alma tunnel in Paris, when the car she was traveling in crashed into the 13th pillar.

18) Diana wasn't wearing a seatbelt.

19) Diana's funeral was held September 6, 1997 and was watched by approximately 2.5 billion people. She was laid to rest in a long black dress, holding rosary beads given to her by Mother Teresa. Her grave is on an island in an ornamental lake (The Round Oval) in Althorp Park. Thirty-six oak trees, symbolizing each year of her life, lead to the lake. 4 black swans swim in the lake, symbolically guarding the island.

20) Diana's death has been questioned. In 2004, an independent inquiry was ordered. Lord Stevens, the former commissioner of the Metropolitan Police suggested that the case was complex and reported on new forensic evidence and witnesses; however, allegations of conspiracy were dismissed. A British inquest was launched Oct. 2, 2007 into the cause of Diana's death. The Jury will determine if a conspiracy and/or murder occurred.

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Being a princess isn't all it's cracked up to be.

Call me Diana, not Princess Diana.

Don't call me an icon. I'm just a mother trying to help.

I'd like to be a queen in people's hearts but I don't see myself being queen of this country.

Everyone needs to be valued. Everyone has the potential to give something back.

I want to walk into a room, be it a hospital for the dying or a hospital for the sick children, and feel that I am needed. I want to do, not just to be.

I think the biggest disease the world suffers from in this day and age is the disease of people feeling unloved. I know that I can give love for a minute, for half an hour, for a day, for a month, but I can give. I am very happy to do that, I want to do that.

HIV does not make people dangerous to know, so you can shake their hands and give them a hug : Heaven knows they need it.

I love to hold people's hands when I visit hospitals, even though they are shocked because they haven't experienced anything like it before, but to me it is a normal thing to do.

Nothing gives me more happiness than to try to aid the most vulnerable of this society. Whoever is in distress who calls me, I will come running.

I want my boys to have an understanding of people's emotions, their insecurities, people's distress, and their hopes and dreams.

Well there were three of us in the marriage so it was a bit crowded. (BBC interview, 1995)

What must it be like for a little boy to read that daddy never loved mummy?

Any sane person would have left long ago. But I cannot. I have my sons.

I live for my sons. I would be lost without them.

I will fight for my children on any level so they can reach their potential as human beings and in their public duties.

It's vital that the monarchy keeps in touch with the people. It's what I try and do.

I'm as thick as a plank.

I like to be a free spirit. Some don't like that, but that's the way I am.

People think that at the end of the day a man is the only answer. Actually, a fulfilling job is better for me.

They say it is better to be poor and happy than rich and miserable, but how about a compromise like moderately rich and just moody?

Aug. 30
4:35 p.m.
Princess Diana and Dodi al Fayed enter the Ritz Hotel accompanied by bodyguard Trevor Rees-Jones through a revolving back door. They take an elevator to the first floor, where they enter the Imperial suite.

5:42 p.m.
Dodi al Fayed and Trevor Rees-Jones drive to Repossi jewelers, returning nine minutes later. Fayed is holding a brochure from the store. A member of the staff later takes two rings to the Imperial suite.

6:53 p.m.
The couple leave the Ritz Hotel one at a time and are driven to Dodi al Fayed's apartment near Arc de Triomphe.

7 p.m.
Henri Paul goes off duty.

9:51 p.m.
The couple return to the hotel via the front entrance and head towards a restaurant, where they stay until 10:01 p.m.

10:08 p.m.
Henri Paul returns to the hotel.

10:20 p.m.
Fayed talks to a night duty manager, who spends several minutes talking to Henri Paul and two Ritz chauffeurs.

10:30 p.m.
Henri Paul makes the first of five trips to Place Vendome in front of hotel, speaking to paparazzi on the last three occasions.

10:43 p.m.
Henri Paul enters the Bar Vendome. Paul exits the bar with Trevor Rees-Jones about 25 minutes later.

11:51 p.m.
A Mercedes and Range Rover are sent on a dummy run to test reaction of the paparazzi.

Aug. 31
12:06 a.m.
Princess Diana and Dodi al Fayed wait at the hotel's back service exit for their car to arrive. Fayed is seen with his left arm lightly around the princess' waist, their heads touching, during about seven minutes of waiting.

12:12 a.m.
Checking for the Mercedes, Henri Paul exits and reenters the hotel several times through the back service exit.

12:14 a.m.
Henri Paul re-enters the hotel, standing near the rear door and appears to be talking to Princess Diana and Dodi al Fayed. Diana appears to salute with her left hand as Paul returns to the security office.

12:17 a.m.
A Mercedes driven by Henri Paul leaves the hotel with Princess Diana and Dodi al Fayed and bodyguard Trevor Rees-Jones inside. They are trailed by paparazzi. Approximately 15 minutes later, the Mercedes crashes into a pillar in the Pont d'Alma tunnel. Rees-Jones is the lone survivor.