PRINCESS DIANA AND HER SONS

On 21st June 1982 Diana brought a healthy baby in to the world. Hurrah, it was a boy! William, the heir to the throne! Her hotel room was like a sea of flowers, red roses everywhere. The Princess was totally exhausted, but very, very happy. It was a difficult birth, which took a very long time.
Even in the same year Diana became pregnant again. Charles reacted to the news with excitement. He obtained complete works about pregnancy and babies. He did not want to hear again the accusation that he could not understand the problems of an expectant mother. He fervently hoped for a cute little girl.
But on 15th September 1984 the second son Prince Harry, weighing 3118g, was born.

Like every young mother Diana played and romped around with her boys, and was very careful that the nanny didn't have too much of an influence.There was no childish fun that she had not joined in with : roller skating on the long corridors in Kensington Palace, jellybaby eating competitions, log flume rides or dressing-up as ghosts using bedsheets. Sometimes the three even secretly annoyed the old servants by always hiding certain objects.

 

 

 

 

source of information: http://www.princess-diana.com/diana/children.htm

Charles & Diana ~ The Royal Wedding

Diana first met Charles, Prince of Wales, in November 1977 when he and Diana's sister, Lady Sarah, were dating. The prince proposed on 6 February 1981, and Lady Diana accepted, but their engagement was kept secret for the next few weeks. Their engagement became official on 24 February 1981. Lady Diana selected a large engagement ring consisting of 14 solitaire diamonds surrounding a 12-carat oval blue Ceylon sapphire set in 18-carat white gold, similar to her mother's engagement ring. Twenty-year-old Diana became Princess of Wales when she married the Prince of Wales on 29 July 1981 at St Paul's Cathedral, which offered more seating than Westminster Abbey, generally used for royal nuptials. It was watched by a global television audience of 750 million while 600,000 people lined the streets to catch a glimpse of the couple en route to the ceremony.Diana wore a dress valued at £9,000 with a 25-foot (7.62-metre) train. Music and songs used during the wedding included the "Prince of Denmark's March", "I Vow to Thee, My Country", "Pomp and Circumstance No.4", and "God Save the Queen".

 

 

 

 

 

source of information: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Diana,_Princess_of_Wales

DIANA SPENCER - EARLY LIFE

Known for: charity work; press focus on her fashion image; public scandals
Occupation: consort, Charles, Prince of Wales; charity worker; celebrity
Dates: July 1, 1961 - August 31, 1997
Also known as: The "People's Princess," Lady Diana Frances Spencer, Lady Diana, Lady Di
Proper title is Diana, Princess of Wales, rather than Princess Diana, though the latter is how so much of the world knows her.
  

Family Background:

• Diana Spencer was a direct descendant of King Charles II
• Father: (Edward) John Spencer, Viscount Althorpe, later Earl Spencer. He was a personal aide to King George VI and to Queen Elizabeth II, and was a godson of Queen Mary
• Mother: the Hon. Frances Shand-Kydd, formerly the Hon. Frances Ruth Burke Roche

• Parents divorced in 1969. Mother ran away with a wealthy heir, and father gained custody of the children. Father later married Raine Legge, whose mother was Barbara Cartland, a romance novelist.

• Diana was the third of four children. Her siblings:
  • Lady Sarah, married Neil McCorquodale; before she married, Sarah and Prince Charles dated
  • Lady Jane, married Robert Fellowes, assistant secretary to Queen Elizabeth II
  • Charles Spencer, Earl Spencer: godson of Queen Elizabeth II

Education:

spotty, undistinguished educational career

• educated at home to age 9
• Riddlesworth Hall (age 9-12)
• West Heath School (Kent) (age 12-16); dropped out
• finishing school in Switzerland, Chateau d'Oex; left after a few months

Marriage, Children:

• husband: Charles, Prince of Wales (married July 29, 1981; divorced August 28, 1996; heir-apparent to the throne of Great Britain)

children:

• William Arthur Philip Louis, Prince William, born June 21, 1982
• Henry Charles Albert David, Prince Harry, born September 15, 1984

                        
                        
Born Diana Spencer on July 1, 1961, Princess Diana became Lady Diana Spencer after her father inherited the title of Earl Spencer in 1975. She married heir to the British throne, Prince Charles, on July 29, 1981. They had two sons and later divorced in 1996. Diana died in a car crash after trying to escape the paparazzi in Paris on the night of August 30, 1997.

source of  information: http://womenshistory.about.com/od/diana/p/princess_diana.htm http://www.biography.com/people/princess-diana-9273782#synopsis

Queen Elizabeth II: how Britain has changed during her record reign

 

 

13 FACTS ABOUT QUEEN ELIZABETH II

1. The Queen is the second longest serving monarch. Only five other kings and queens in British history have reigned for 50 years or more. They are:
•Victoria (63 years)
•George III (59 years)
•Henry III (56 years)
•Edward III (50 years)
•James VI of Scotland (James I of England) (58 years)
2. She speaks fluent French and often uses the language for audiences and state visits. She does not require an interpreter.
3. Elizabeth has visited Australia 16 times, Canada 22 times, Jamaica 6 times and New Zealand 10 Times.
4. Her real birthday is April 21, but it is celebrated officially in June.
5. Since 1952, The Queen has conferred over 404,500 honours and awards.
6. During their visit to Australia and New Zealand in 1970, The Queen and The Duke of Edinburgh initiated a new practice – the ‘walkabout’ – to allow them to meet as many people as possible.
7. The Queen has sat for 129 portraits during her reign.
8. The Queen learnt to drive in 1945.
9. In 60 years, The Queen has undertaken 261 official overseas visits, including 96 State Visits, to 116 different countries.
10. The Queen and The Duke of Edinburgh have sent approximately 45,000 Christmas cards during The Queen’s reign.
11. The Queen launched the British Monarchy’s official website in 1997. In 2007 the official British Monarchy YouTube channel was unveiled, swiftly followed by a Royal Twitter site (2009), Flickr page (2010) and Facebook page (also 2010).
12. In an average year, The Queen will host more than 50,000 people at banquets, lunches, dinners, receptions and Garden Parties at Buckingham Palace. The Queen also hosts more than 8,000 people each year at garden parties and investitures at Holyroodhouse, during Holyrood Week.
13. The Queen made an historic visit to the Republic of Ireland in May 2011, the first visit by a British Monarch since Irish independence (King George V’s had visited in 1911).



source of information: http://www.euronews.com/2015/09/09/63-facts-about-queen-elizabeth-ii-the-uk-s-longest-reigning-monarch/

QUEEN ELIZABETH II IN THE EIGHTIES

THE EIGHTIES: In 1981 the marriage of Prince Charles and Lady Diana would become "The Wedding of the Century". Victory in Falklands was followed by further national celebration with the birth of Prince William in 1982 and Prince Harry in 1984. The indomitable Margaret Thatcher won a third term and survived the Brighton bombing. The decade ended with the fall of the Berlin Wall and,through celebration and turmoil, our Queen reigned supreme.

source of information: http://www.hungamahub.com/video/59F05V9yau8/the-queen-elizabeth-ii-part-3-4-the-seventies-the-eighties.html

QUEEN ELIZABETH II IN THE SEVENTIES

THE SEVENTIES: The 1970s were a mix of gloom and glitter. The queen and Prince Philip celebrated 25 years of marriage and Princess Anne wed Mark Phillips. The long,hot summer of 1976 was burned into our memory - both for the heatwave and civil unrest. But in 1977 the Queen's Silver Jubilee revived the nation. After Margaret Thatcher became Prime Minister.the two most important positions in Britain were now occupied by women



source of information: http://www.hungamahub.com/video/59F05V9yau8/the-queen-elizabeth-ii-part-3-4-the-seventies-the-eighties.html