21 Interesting Things You Must Know About Princess Diana
- Her roots were more British than even Prince Charles. She was a descendant of Mary Queen of Scots in about 6 ways.
- Her wedding to Prince Charles was broadcast in about 74 countries and had about 750,000,000 viewers!
- Princess Diana was the first English lady to marry the heir to the British throne in over 300 years.
- Her engagement ring was an 18-carat sapphire and was also fitted with diamonds around it.
- Princess Diana was a tall lady. She was 5 feet and 10 inches tall and wore a size 8 dress. Her shoe size was 9A.
- During her life, she suffered from chronic bulimia nervosa, an eating disorder. Due to her unhappy marriage, this illness grew even worse.
- Princess Diana looked up to strong women like Mother Teresa, Madonna and Margaret Thatcher.
- Her pictures have appeared on the cover page of the People magazine for more than 50 times, on Time magazine for about 8 times, on Newsweek for about seven times, and on Maclean for about 12 times. All these copies were sold out.
- After her divorce, Princess Diana occupied herself in philanthropy work for the Red Cross. She campaigned to rid the world of landmines. She would visit the sick many-a-times unannounced. She also made sure that her visits were not revealed to the media.
- During her accident that took place at Pont de l’Alma tunnel in Paris, Princess Diana wasn’t wearing her seat belt.
- After her death, Princess Diana’s funeral was broadcasted in more than 60 countries and was watched by about 2.5 billion people.
