Is the Prince of Wales always the heir apparent?
The title Prince of Wales is given only to the heir apparent—somebody who cannot be displaced in the succession to the throne by any future birth.
What happened to Diana’s driver?
Prosecuting authorities say the driver of the Mercedes car which crashed, killing Princess Diana and Dodi Fayed, had well over the legal level of alcohol in his blood. The driver, Henri Paul, 41, was also killed in the crash, early on Sunday. It happened as the car was being pursued by paparazzi photographers.
Is Princess Anne a grandmother?
Queen Elizabeth The Queen Mothervia Queen Elizabeth
Princess Alice of Battenbergvia Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh
Anne, Princess Royal/Grandmothers
Did Diana and Charles divorce?
After four years of separation, Charles, Prince of Wales and heir to the British throne, and his wife, Princess Diana, formally divorce. In August 1996, two months after Queen Elizabeth II urged the couple to divorce, the prince and princess reached a final agreement.
How old was Princess Diana when she married Prince Charles?
The July 1981 wedding of Prince Charles and Lady Diana Spencer came across as a real-life fairy tale to the hundreds of millions of people around the world who watched the ceremony. After years of bachelorhood, the 32-year-old prince had found his princess: a shy, beautiful 20-year-old English aristocrat.
How did Prince Charles’ life change after Princess Diana’s death?
No one thought that a year later, Diana would be dead; she died after suffering injuries in a car accident on August 31, 1997 (via CNN), and while his life was already altered given that he was no longer married to Diana, Charles’ life changed drastically after she died.
How many people watched Princess Diana’s wedding?
On July 29, 1981, nearly one billion television viewers in 74 countries tuned in to witness the marriage of Prince Charles, heir to the British throne, to Lady Diana Spencer, a young English schoolteacher.