Princess Diana and Queen Elizabeth are not related by blood.
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Diana, Princess of Wales was a member of the British royal family. She was the first wife of King Charles III (then Prince of Wales).
Diana was born into the British nobility and grew up close to the royal family on their Sandringham estate.
In 1981, while working as a nursery teacher’s assistant, she became engaged to Prince Charles, the eldest son of Queen Elizabeth II.
Their wedding took place at St Paul’s Cathedral in 1981 and made her Princess of Wales, a role in which she was enthusiastically received by the public.
Princess Diana and Charles III had two sons, Prince Harry, Duke of Sussex and William, Prince of Wales.
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As Princess of Wales, Diana undertook royal duties on behalf of the Queen and represented her at functions across the Commonwealth realms.
Diana’s activism and glamour made her an international icon and earned her enduring popularity as well as unprecedented public scrutiny, exacerbated by her tumultuous private life.
Her marriage to Charles suffered due to their incompatibility and extramarital affairs.
They separated in 1992 and their divorce was finalized in 1996.
On August 31, 1997, Diana died in a car crash in the Pont de l’Alma tunnel in Paris while the driver was fleeing the paparazzi.
Although Queen Elizabeth II and Princess Diana had a complex relationship with many ups and downs, they bonded well along the line.
Queen Elizabeth II died on September 8, 2022, at age 96 in Scotland.
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