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It's hard to believe that Princess Diana has been gone for two decades, because her memory is still strong in the minds of people across the globe. Do you remember the details of her life?
When was Diana born?
July 31, 1961
August 29, 1963
June 20, 1962
July 1, 1961
Diana was born July 1, 1961. She was 36 years old when she died..
Although Diana was not born into the royal family, she was born on one of their estates. Which one was it?
Sandringham
Diana was born at Sandringham. It is one of the royal family's country homes in Norfolk, England.
Balmoral
Kensington Palace
Windsor Palace
What was Diana's full name before her marriage?
Diana Mary Maroney
Diana Frances Spencer
Diana's given name was Diana Frances Spencer. Her mother's first name was Frances and her father was John Spencer, the 8th Earl Spencer.
Diana Anne Windsor
Diana Victoria Althorp
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Although she wasn't royalty, Diana was part of a family of nobility. What title did she carry before her marriage?
Lady
Diana grew up as Lady Diana Spencer. She got the title when her grandfather died and her father assumed the title of the 8th Earl Spencer.
Duchess
Baroness
Countess
What is the name of Diana's family estate?
Sandringham
Highclere
Althorp
When she was a child, Diana's father moved the family to Althorp. It is the family estate located in Northhampton, about 70 miles from London.
Balmoral
What job did Diana hold before her marriage to Prince Charles?
Dancer
Hairdresser
Teacher
Before her marriage, Diana worked with children. She served as a nanny to several families and as a preschool teacher.
She had no job.
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Where did Diana attend college?
London School of Economics
Institut Alpin Videmanette
Technically, it's not a college, but Diana briefly attended Institut Alpin Videmanette, a girls finishing school in Switzerland. It was a school dedicated to turning out fine young ladies through lessons in cooking, French and skiing.
Oxford
School of Hard Knocks
What were the names of Diana's siblings?
Charles, Mary, and Frederick
Sarah, Jane, and Charles
Diana had two older sisters, Jane and Sarah, and a younger brother, Charles. Her brother is now the 9th Earl Spencer following their father's death.
Jane, Anne and Mary
Sarah, Charles and William
When Diana was just 7 years old, something traumatic happened that shaped the rest of her childhood. What was it?
Her mother left the family.
Diana was 7 when her parents divorced after her mother left the family home and moved to London. Her mother remarried and her father gained custody of the children, leading to a strained relationship all around.
Her father left the family.
Her mother died.
Her father died.
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To what well-known romance novelist was Diana related?
Danielle Steele
Nora Roberts
Jane Austen
Barbara Cartland
Barbara Cartland was the mother of Raine McCorquodale, who married Diana's father in 1976. That made Diana her step-granddaughter.
What did Diana want to be when she was growing up?
A princess
A doctor
A flight attendant
A dancer
From a young age, Diana wanted to be a dancer and there are numerous home movies of her dancing for the camera. A few months after her marriage to Prince Charles, she began quietly taking ballet lessons to relieve stress.
When did Charles and Diana marry?
July 29, 1981
Diana and Charles were married on Wednesday, July 29, 1981. It was one of the most anticipated events in years and drew a worldwide audience of 700 million people.
August 20, 1981
June 30, 1981
May 5, 1981
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Where did the wedding of Charles and Diana take place?
St. Paul's Cathedral
The wedding took place at St. Paul's Cathedral in London. Westminster Abbey is typically used for royal weddings, but St. Paul's could seat more people.
Westminster Abbey
Buckingham Palace
St. Mary's Cathedral
Who designed Diana's wedding dress?
Gianni Versace
Alexander McQueen
Oscar de la Renta
David and Elizabeth Emanuel
Many people were surprised when Diana chose relatively unknown David and Elizabeth Emanuel to design her dress for this important occasion. The dress was ivory silk, taffeta, and lace, and it was studded with pearls and featured a 25-foot train.
What mistake did Diana make during her vows?
She dropped the ring she was supposed to give Charles.
She said Charles's names in the wrong order.
Charles has four names in all -- Charles Phillip Arthur George. Diana got them all, but she mixed up the order, instead pledging her troth to Phillip Charles Arthur George.
She tripped slightly while going up a step.
She left out part of her vows.
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Where did Charles and Diana go for their honeymoon?
Tahiti
A train trip through England and Scotland
A Mediterranean cruise
Charles and Diana flew to Gibraltar, where they boarded the royal yacht Britannia for a cruise around the Mediterranean. After returning, they spent time at the royal estate in Scotland, Balmoral, before returning to London.
Paris and Rome
What title did Diana receive upon her marriage to Charles?
Duchess of Cornwall
Queen Consort
Princess of Wales
Immediately upon her marriage, Diana took on the title Princess of Wales, matching Charles's title of Prince of Wales. Along with it came the designation of Her Royal Highness.
Lady Wales
Soon after her engagement to Charles, Diana received a nickname from the British press. What was it.
Shy Di
Diana's quiet demeanor and habit of tilting her head downward and looking up through her eyelashes captivated both the press and the public. It wasn't long before she gained the nickname Shy Di in the British tabloids.
Princess Wannabe
Sly Di
Queenie
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Although it wasn't known to the public for some time, Diana developed a physical problem that lasted for many years. What was it?
Ulcers
Panic attacks
Bulimia
The stress of public scrutiny and the demands of the royal family were hard on Diana because expectations of her were so high. As a result, she developed bulimia, an eating disorder that lasted for some time.
Asthma
When Charles and Diana visited Washington, D.C., President and Mrs. Reagan hosted an elegant gala at the White House in their honor. With whom did Diana dance at the event?
Mikhail Baryshnikov
George Clooney
Sean Connery
John Travolta
Photos of Diana dancing with John Travolta took the world by storm. However, in later years, her butler said she really wanted to dance with Mikhail Baryshnikov, but Nancy Reagan set up the dance with Travolta.
During her marriage to Charles, Diana secretly collaborated on a book detailing her unhappiness. What was the title?
Diana: Poor Little Princess
Diana: Her True Story
Diana secretly collaborated with author Andrew Morton on 'Diana: Her True Story,' a shockingly frank look at her life behind the scenes. It seemed impossible that Morton could have written the book without her help, but for some time no one admitted that she had been involved.
Diana: Just the Facts
Diana: What You Never Knew
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With whom did Diana believe Charles was having an affair during their marriage?
Camilla Parker-Bowles
Throughout their marriage, Charles continued his close friendship with Camilla Parker-Bowles, and Diana became obsessed with her fear that they were having an affair. He later admitted that she was right and he and Camilla are now married.
Lady Jane Gray
Sarah Ferguson
Anne Boleyn
Which of her titles did Diana lose when she and Charles divorced?
Princess of Wales
Duchess of Cornwall
Her Royal Highness
Upon her divorce, Diana retained the title of Princess of Wales. However, she was no longer known as Her Royal Highness, Princess of Wales, although she was still considered a member of the royal family because her children were then second and third in line for the throne.
Queen To Be
Where did Diana live after her divorce from Charles?
Balmoral
Kensington Palace
After the divorce, Diana continued to live in a large apartment in Kensington Palace, where Princes William and Harry also stayed during their time with her. Charles moved to quarters at Buckingham Palace and his country estate, Highgrove.
Sandringham
Highgrove
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After her divorce, Diana continued to support and bring attention to a number of social issues and charitable causes. Which of these was not among them?
Leprosy
AIDS
Modern art
Diana used her enormous fame to direct attention and resources toward a number of causes. She visited AIDS patients, sat on their beds, and touched them, easing the fear that one could catch the disease simply by touching someone who had it.
Homelessness
Diana conducted a public campaign against land mines in the last year of her life. Which of these countries did she not visit in that effort?
Bosnia
France
Diana became intensely involved in the effort to ban landmines and destroy leftover ones that continued to pose a danger. She visited several countries, including the United States, where she promoted an anti-landmine campaign by the American Red Cross.
United States
Angola
Where did Diana die?
Paris
Diana died in Paris on August 31, 1997, from injuries she suffered in a car crash.
Rome
London
Florence
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Who was Diana dating at the time of her death?
James Hewitt
Dodi al Fayed
Diana had been having a summer romance with Dodi al Fayed, the son of the wealthy owner of Harrods Department Stores, among other holdings. They had spent time together cruising the Mediterranean, often in sight of paparazzi cameras.
Hasnat Kahn
James Gilby
From what hotel did Diana and her party leave on the night of her death?
The Hilton
The George V
The Hotel Keppler
The Ritz Carlton
Diana and her then-boyfriend, Dodi al Fayed, had been staying at the Ritz Carlton, which was owned by his father. They made a last-minute decision to leave that location and go to his apartment in another part of the city.
Who went to retrieve Diana's body and bring it back to London?
Prince Charles and Diana's sisters
Charles flew to Paris, along with Diana's two sisters, to escort her body back to London. The coffin was draped with a flag used for members of the royal family who don't have designated flags of their own.
Her brother
The queen
Her sons
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How many people survived the crash that killed Diana?
1
Four people were in the car, but only one survived. In addition to Diana, the driver of the car and Diana's boyfriend, Dodi al Fayed, were killed. Her bodyguard was badly injured but lived.
2
3
0
What informal title was given to Diana by Prime Minister Tony Blair after her death?
Princess of our Hearts
The People's Princess
In an address to the British people, Prime Minister Blair dubbed Diana the People's Princess and the title stuck. It paid tribute to her ability to connect with people from all walks of life and to humanize the rather stuffy royal family.
Princess Emeritus
The Lost Princess
Where was Diana's funeral held?
St. Paul's Cathedral
Hyde Park
Buckingham Palace
Westminster Abbey
The funeral was held on September 6, 1997 at Westminster Abbey. Thousands of mourners lined the streets of London to see the funeral procession in which Prince Charles, Prince William, Prince Harry and Diana's brother, Charles, followed her casket. The service was broadcast to people gathered outside the church.
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Who sang at Diana's funeral?
John Travolta
Elton John
Diana's friend Elton John was the featured singer at the funeral. He sang a new version of his song "Goodbye Norma Jean," written for Marilyn Monroe. The new version was titled "Goodbye England's Rose."
Pavarotti
Tony Bennett
Where is Diana buried?
The royal cemetery at Buckingham Palace
A small cemetery at Sandringham
Balmoral
The Spencer family estate
After her funeral, Diana was taken to her family estate, Althorp. She was interred on an island in the middle of a lake in an effort to keep her burial site secure and private.
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