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Mother of Diana, Princess of Wales
- 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.
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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.
Jun 21, 2024 · Princess Diana's mother, Frances Shand Kydd, may have been a British aristocrat, but there were many tragic aspects of her life, including pain and heartbreak.
- Brent Furdyk
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.
- Effie Orfanides
- Queen Elizabeth II was a guest at their wedding. Shand Kydd married Spencer when she was just 18 years old. The two exchanged vows at Westminster Abbey, and Queen Elizabeth II was in attendance, per the BBC.
- They had 5 children together, including Princess Diana. One year after they wed, the couple welcomed their first child, a daughter named Elizabeth Sarah Lavinia.
- They lived in a home owned by the royal family. Spencer worked as a royal equerry for both King George VI and the young Queen Elizabeth, according to the BBC, and rented a home at the Queen's estate in Sandringham when his children were young.
- They divorced when Princess Diana was young. Spencer and Shand Kydd's relationship began to sour in 1967. At the time, Shand Kydd had fallen in love with another man, according to The Washington Post.
Jun 4, 2004 · Frances Shand Kydd, who had an often turbulent relationship with her daughter Diana, Princess of Wales, died Thursday at her home in Scotland, a spokesman for her son, Earl Spencer,...
Jun 4, 2004 · Frances Shand Kydd, who had an often turbulent relationship with her late daughter Princess Diana, died Thursday at her home in Scotland. She was 68.
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 protective...
