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Sadly, it ended too soon when a tragic car crash took their lives. They died in Paris on August 31, 1997.
Diana Frances Spencer was born on July 1, 1961, in Sandringham, England. She had two older sisters and one younger brother.
Biographers have speculated that this led her to search for love elsewhere, facilitating some of the dysfunctional romantic relationships she dealt with as she got older.
Diana had a difficult relationship with her parents, particularly her mother, and grew up without a great deal of consistency or love in her home.
Diana met King Charles (then still the Prince of Wales) when he was dating her older sister, Sara. Charles took an interest in Diana, and two years later they began to see each other frequently.
Diana and Charles had two sons: William and Harry, both Princes of Wales.
After the birth of their youngest son, Harry, there was a distance in the marriage that had once seemed to be a fairy tale. Charles was still in love with his ex-girlfriend, Camilla Parker Bowles, who would later become his second wife
Diana's father was reportedly hoping for a son when Diana was born. He finally found his son and heir in his fourth child, Charles Spencer. He became the ninth Earl Spencer despite being the youngest in the family, as only male heirs could inherit the title.
The rumours that they started their relationship in 1984 led many media outlets to speculate that James Hewitt might be Prince Harry's biological father.
Diana met Hewitt, who was also a senior army chief, in 1986, though there are rumors that they first met two years earlier in 1984. He's pictured here playing polo with King Charles in 1991.
In a BBC interview in 1995, Princess Diana confessed that she sought refuge in the arms of her riding coach, James Hewitt.
According to royal biographer Sarah Bradford, Pakistani cardiologist Hasnat Khan was the great love of Princess Diana's life.
The relationship between the two began in 1995, when Diana was already separated from Charles. The two met during Diana's frequent visits to the Royal Brompton Hospital where he worked.
In 1992, it was announced that the princess might have a relationship with her childhood friend, James Gilbey (heir to the Gilbey Gin company). In a 1992 incident later dubbed "Squidgygate," The Sun tabloid claimed to have recorded intimate phone conversations between Gilbey and Diana in which he called her by the pet name "Squidgy."
Her bodyguard, Barry Mannakee, was also one of those who was rumored to have a romance with the princess. He died in a mysterious motorcycle accident in 1987.
John F. Kennedy Jr. was one of the more famous men to be linked to Diana. They had a secret meeting in 1995 which led to rumors of a night of passion.
The princess met the Egyptian millionaire Mohamed Al Fayed in 1986 during a polo game, where Fayed's team played against Charles' team.
However, they didn't begin dating until the summer of 1997. Diana was 36, Dodi was 42, and they were both divorced. It was with Fayed that Diana would spend the final months of her life.
During her tragically short life, Princess Diana was one of the most famous and beloved public figures in the world. She was coveted by many men, but someone in her position would likely have trouble finding someone she could trust. Sadly, we'll never know if she had found true love before her life was cut short.
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Decades after her death, Princess Diana is still remembered as an icon of fashion, beauty, and philanthropy. She was at the mercy of a heavily patriarchal corner of society and had many mismatched loves throughout her tragically short life. Her marriage to Prince Charles was famously troubled and she was plagued by scandalous rumors of affairs with various royal staff members until their divorce. When it finally looked like she was headed for happiness, she was killed in a car crash with her new love, Dodi Al Fayed.
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