Diana, Princess of Wales did not die in a car crash in Paris on August 31st, 1997.
Diana , Princess of Wales -LRB- Diana Frances ; nee Spencer ; 1 July 1961 -- 31 August 1997 -RRB- , was the first wife of Charles , Prince of Wales , who is the eldest child and heir apparent of Queen Elizabeth II .. Princess of Wales. Princess of Wales. Spencer. Spencer family. heir apparent. heir apparent. Queen Elizabeth II. Queen Elizabeth II. Diana was born into a family of British nobility with royal ancestry and was the fourth child and third daughter of John Spencer , Viscount Althorp , and the Honourable Frances Roche .. Spencer. Spencer family. Althorp. Althorp. British nobility. British nobility. the Honourable. the Honourable. Frances Roche. Frances Shand Kydd. She grew up in Park House , situated on the Sandringham estate , and was educated in England and Switzerland .. Sandringham. Sandringham, Norfolk. Sandringham estate. Sandringham House. In 1975 , after her father inherited the title of Earl Spencer , she became known as Lady Diana Spencer .. Spencer. Spencer family. Earl Spencer. Earl Spencer ( peerage ). She came to prominence in February 1981 when her engagement to Prince Charles was announced .. Her wedding to the Prince of Wales was held at St Paul 's Cathedral on 29 July 1981 and reached a global television audience of over 750 million people .. wedding to the Prince of Wales. Wedding of Charles, Prince of Wales, and Lady Diana Spencer. During her marriage , Diana bore the titles Princess of Wales , Duchess of Cornwall , Duchess of Rothesay , and Countess of Chester .. Princess of Wales. Princess of Wales. Duchess of Cornwall. Duchess of Cornwall. Duchess of Rothesay. Duchess of Rothesay. Countess of Chester. Countess of Chester ( title ). The marriage produced two sons , the princes William and Harry , who were then respectively second and third in the line of succession to the British throne .. William. Prince William, Duke of Cambridge. Harry. Prince Harry. line of succession to the British throne. line of succession to the British throne. As Princess of Wales , Diana undertook royal duties on behalf of the Queen and represented her at functions overseas .. Princess of Wales. Princess of Wales. She was celebrated for her charity work and for her support of the International Campaign to Ban Landmines .. International Campaign to Ban Landmines. International Campaign to Ban Landmines. She was involved with dozens of charities including London 's Great Ormond Street Hospital for children , of which she was president from 1989 .. Great Ormond Street Hospital. Great Ormond Street Hospital. Diana remained the object of worldwide media scrutiny during and after her marriage , which ended in divorce on 28 August 1996 .. Media attention and public mourning were extensive after her death in a car crash in Paris on 31 August 1997 and subsequent televised funeral .. Paris. Paris. her death in a car crash. Death of Diana, Princess of Wales. televised funeral. Funeral of Diana, Princess of Wales