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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 .
- 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 21, 2024 · While Frances Shand Kydd was expected to focus on motherhood, she wasn't necessarily a natural at it. That was the observation of her youngest son, Charles, 9th Earl Spencer, who told the Sunday ...
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Jan 23, 2021 · The 9th Earl Spencer shared the beautiful painting of his mother, Frances Shand Kydd, and wrote, "My mother—on this, her 85th birthday. She was born in Sandringham, Norfolk, on the very same day ...
Jun 3, 2004 · Mrs. Shand Kydd, born Frances Ruth Burke Roche, married Edward John Spencer in 1954 and had four children, including Diana (born 1961). The couple divorced in 1969 and she married Peter Shand Kydd ...
Jun 3, 2004 · Diana's mother dies 'peacefully'. Diana and her mother Frances Shand Kydd at Wimbledon. 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. Her son, Earl Charles Spencer, issued a statement from the family ...
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Jun 4, 2004 · Born Frances Ruth Burke Roche, Mrs. Shand Kydd was the daughter of the Fourth Baron Fermoy. Her mother, Lady Fermoy, was a confidante and lady in waiting to the late queen mother and was later ...
