Two of the most important figures in the modern era of the British Royal Family were Her Majesty and Diana, Princess of Wales – both beloved, adored, and globally renowned.
Upon her marriage to the Queen’s eldest son, Prince Charles, on 29 July, 1981, the then-Diana Spencer was a hopeful Queen consort. But cracks in the marriage soon emerged, and Charles and Diana separated in 1992 and divorced in 1996, just one year before Diana’s tragic, untimely death in a Paris car accident at age 36.
