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 Within the family, she was sometimes referred to unofficially as "Duch," a tribute to her duchess-like demeanor as a youngster.[([[https://the-crown.fandom.com/wiki/Diana,_Princess_of_Wales|The Crown]])] Within the family, she was sometimes referred to unofficially as "Duch," a tribute to her duchess-like demeanor as a youngster.[([[https://the-crown.fandom.com/wiki/Diana,_Princess_of_Wales|The Crown]])]
 +
 +===== Siblings =====
 +
 +Sarah, Jane, and Charles were her three siblings. One year before Diana was born, her little brother, John, died shortly after delivery.[([[https://www.oprahdaily.com/entertainment/a34329508/princess-diana-childhood/|oprahdaily]])]
 +
 +===== Vacation In Sandringham =====
 +
 +The royal family usually vacationed at nearby Sandringham House, where Diana spent time with the Queen's sons, Prince Andrew and Prince Edward.[([[https://www.sttammanylibrary.org/blogs/post/women-in-history-diana-princess-of-wales/|sttammanylibrary]])]
 +
 +===== Parents' Divorce =====
 +
 +Diana's parents split when she was seven years old.[([[https://csuitemind.com/facts/diana-was-seven-years-old-when-her-parents-divorcedher-mother-later-had-an-affair-with-peter-shand-kydd-and-married-him-in-1969|csuitemind]])]
 +
 +===== Peter Shand Kydd =====
 +
 +Her mother then started dating Peter Shand Kydd and married him in 1969.[([[https://explore.newsner.com/behind-princess-diana-mother-frances-shand-kydd-conflict-reationship-royal-family-troubled-car|newsner]])]
 +
 +===== London =====
 +
 +During her parents' divorce in 1967, she resided with her mother in London, but during the Christmas vacations that year, Lord Althorp refused to allow his daughter to return to London with Lady Althorp. Shortly after, he obtained custody of Diana with the help of his ex-wife, Lady Fermoy.[([[https://thebritishmonarchy.weebly.com/princess-diana.html|thebritishmonarchy]])]
 +
 +===== Relantionship With Stepmother =====
 +
 +Lord Althorp married Raine, Countess of Dartmouth, in 1976. Diana had an especially strained connection with her stepmother. She despised Raine, whom she referred to as a "bully." Diana "pushed her down the stairs" on one occasion. She subsequently characterized her childhood as "extremely miserable" and "quite unstable".[([[https://www.lipstickalley.com/threads/princess-diana-once-shoved-her-stepmother-down-a-flight-of-stairs.2895329/|lipstickalley]])]
 +
 +===== Lady Diana =====
 +
 +Lady Diana was given the title after her father obtained the title of Earl Spencer in 1975, when he relocated the entire family from Park House to Althorp, the Spencer seat in Northamptonshire.[([[https://www.royal.uk/diana-princess-wales|Royal]])]
 +
 +===== Homeschooled =====
 +
 +Diana was homeschooled at first under the supervision of her governess, Gertrude Allen.[([[https://www.timetoast.com/timelines/diana-de-gales-5b6c6348-7d2b-4bae-ae59-9d4782bad5a1|timetoast]])]
 +
 +===== Primary Education =====
 +
 +She began her official education at Silfield Private School in King's Lynn, Norfolk, and when she was nine, she transferred to Riddlesworth Hall School, an all-girls boarding school in Thetford.[([[https://faq-all.com/en/Q%26A/page=b54b56a57b875fdd01e619e258c11bce|faq-all]])]
 +
 +===== West Heath Girls' School =====
 +
 +In 1973, she enrolled in West Heath Girls' School in Sevenoaks, Kent, with her sisters.[([[https://examsdaily.in/important-events-of-august-31|examsdaily]])]
 +
 +===== Failing =====
 +
 +She struggled academically, failing her O-levels twice.[([[https://www.quora.com/How-did-Princess-Diana-fail-her-O-Levels-twice-when-her-family-is-aristocratic-and-well-to-do-and-she-did-not-have-any-disabilities-Did-she-dislike-studying|quora]])]
 +
 +===== Community Spirit =====
 +
 +West Heath recognized her remarkable community spirit with an award. She moved out of West Heath when she was sixteen.[([[https://short-fact.com/was-princess-diana-well-educated/|short-fact]])]
 +
 +===== Talent For Music =====
 +
 +As a skilled pianist, she demonstrated musical talent. She was also an excellent swimmer and diver, and she learned ballet and tap dancing.[([[https://thebritishmonarchy.weebly.com/princess-diana.html|thebritishmonarchy]])]
 +
 +===== Nanny =====
 +
 +Diana worked as a nanny for Philippa and Jeremy Whitaker in Hampshire for three months in 1978.[([[https://twitter.com/dianaprincessow/status/961764678643875840|twitter]])]
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