Princess Diana’s legacy continues to live on with her family.
The late royal was the youngest daughter of John Spencer and Frances Shand Kydd. Diana grew up with two older sisters, Lady Sarah McCorquodale and Lady Jane Fellowes, and a younger brother, Charles Spencer. Before Diana was born, her parents also welcomed a son named John Spencer in 1960. However, he tragically died hours after his birth.
Diana’s parents called it quits in 1969 and her father received custody of her and her siblings. Charles shared that he and Diana grew close following their parents split as their older sisters were away at school during the tough time.
“Diana and I had two older sisters who were away at school, so she and I were very much in it together and I did talk to her about it,” Charles told The Sunday Times in 2020. “Our father was a quiet and constant source of love, but our mother wasn’t cut out for maternity. Not her fault, she couldn’t do it. She was in love with someone else — infatuated, really.”
While Diana and Charles were close, she did also have a good relationship with her sisters. Sarah briefly dated King Charles III before she ultimately introduced him to Diana.
Diana and the monarch tied the knot in 1981 and welcomed sons Prince William and Prince Harry in June 1982 and September 1984, respectively. The couple divorced in 1996 and Diana died in a car accident in Paris the following year.
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The eldest daughter in the Spencer family was born in March 1955. Sarah dated Charles III in the late ’70s before she introduced him to Diana. One year before her sister’s wedding, Sarah tied the knot with husband Neil Edmund McCorquodale.
The couple share three children: Emily Jane McCorquodale, George Edmund McCorquodale and Celia Rose McCorquodale. Emily and her husband James T. R. Hutt are the parents of daughter Isabella Rosemary Hutt and son Henry George Thomas Hutt. George wed wife Bianca Moore in August 2016. The pair share three children: Sybil McCorquodale, Molly McCorquodale and Joseph McCorquodale.
When Celia married husband George Woodhouse in June 2018, she donned the iconic Spencer family tiara which was worn by her mom and aunts. Celia is the mother of son Walter George Spencer Woodhouse and daughter Winifred Sarah Rosemary Woodhouse.
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John and Frances expanded their family with the arrival of Jane in February 1957. Jane married husband Robert Fellowes in April 1978, Diana was one of her sister’s bridesmaids.
Robert and Jane welcomed three children: Laura Jane Fellowes, Alexander Robert Fellowes and Eleanor Ruth Fellowes. Laura and husband Nicholas Peter Pettman share two sons and a daughter, whose names have not been revealed. Alexander and wife Alexandra Finlay are the parents of son Robert George Fellowes and daughter Rose Jane Fellowes.
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Diana’s youngest brother was born in 1964. Before succeeding his father as earl, he worked as a broadcaster for several media outlets including NBC and Today. Following Diana’s death, Charles delivered the eulogy at her memorial service. Over the years, he has shared many memories of his late sister and paid homage to her.
Charles has been married three times and has seven children. He was married to Victoria Lockwood from 1989 to 1997. The exes share three daughters, Lady Kitty Eleanor Spencer, Lady Eliza Victoria Spencer and Lady Amelia Spencer, in addition to son Louis Spencer who is the heir apparent to the earldom.
In December 2001, Charles wed his second wife, Caroline Freud. The pair share two children son Edmund Spencer and daughter Lady Lara Caroline Spencer. Charles and Freud split in 2007.
Charles moved on with current wife Karen Gordon whom he married in June 2011. The couple share daughter Lady Charlotte Diana Spencer, who is named in honor of his late sister.
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Diana wed the now-monarch in July 1981. Four months after their nuptials, Diana announced she was pregnant with their first child, William, who was born in June 1982. Two years later, the exes expanded their family with Harry.
After welcoming their children, Charles III and Diana began to face marital woes and reports of infidelity circulated. The duo divorced in July 1996. Diana moved on with Dodi Fayed, who also died in the 1996 car crash. Charles III, for his part, went on to marry Queen Camilla, whom he was allegedly seeing during his marriage to Diana.
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William is the first-born son of Charles III and Diana. He was 15 years old when his mother died. Upon his father’s succession to the throne in September 2022, William became the heir-apparent to the monarchy.
The Prince of Wales tied the knot with Princess Kate Middleton in April 2011. The couple share three children: Prince George, Princess Charlotte and Prince Louis.
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Diana and Charles III completed their family with the Duke of Sussex. Harry was 12 years old when Diana died. Following her death, Harry has been candid about his grief after the tragic loss of his mom.
Harry wed wife Meghan Markle in May 2018. In January 2020, Harry and Meghan stepped down as working members of the royal family. The pair moved to Southern California to raise their son Archie and daughter Lilibet.
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