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Frances Ruth Shand Kydd (previously Spencer, née Roche; 20 January 1936 – 3 June 2004) was the mother of Diana, Princess of Wales. She was the maternal grandmother of William, Prince of Wales and Prince Harry, Duke of Sussex, respectively first and fifth in the line of succession to the British throne. Following her divorce from Viscount ...
Frances Ruth Shand Kydd (later Spencer; née Roche; 20 January 1936 – 3 June 2004) was the mother of Diana, Princess of Wales. Shand Kydd was the maternal grandmother for Prince William, Duke of Cambridge and Prince Harry, Duke of Sussex .
Jun 21, 2024 · As a high-born member of British society, Frances Shand Kydd had been in the spotlight since she was a teenager. However, she will always be best known as the mother of Princess Diana.
Jun 3, 2004 · A heartbroken member of what she called the "Home Alone" club, Frances Shand Kydd sought solace in her enduring Catholic faith and in local charity work. Fellow islanders were fiercely...
Oct 3, 2020 · Diana’s mother, Frances Shand Kydd was born as Frances Ruth Roche in 1936 on the royal estate at Sandringham, Norfolk. Her father, Maurice Roche, 4th Baron Fermoy was a friend of King George...
Jun 4, 2004 · Aristocrat and commoner, manipulator and victim, devout Roman Catholic and grandmother of the future king and supreme governor of the Church of England: Frances Shand Kydd was them all.
Jun 3, 2004 · The mother of Diana, Princess of Wales, has died at home in Scotland after a long illness. Frances Shand Kydd, 68, had been frail since being treated in hospital after falling ill in April.
