They say it's better to be poor and happy than rich and miserable, but how about a compromise like moderately rich and moody? – Princess DianaDiana Frances Spencer was born on 1 July 1961 at Park House near Sandringham, Norfolk, United Kingdom. (History) Diana was the youngest of the children of John Spencer and Frances Shand Kydd. Elizabeth Sarah Lavinia, born 1955, now known as Lady Sarah McCorquodale. Cynthia Jane, born 1957, now Lady Fellowes. John, who died ten hours after birth in 1960, and Charles Edward Maurice, born in 1964, currently the ninth Earl of Spencer. The family lived at Park House on the Sandringham estate. She was born into an aristocratic family with royal blood in her ancestors. (Coggins) When Diana was six, Spencer's marriage ended in divorce, resulting in a complicated custody battle. Her father, the 8th Earl of Spencer, raised Diana. (Pettinger) He eventually remarried Raine, Countess of Dartmouth, writer, daughter of Barbara Cartland. (Coggins) Diana, along with the rest of her siblings, did not get along with their stepmother. Diana's mother eventually married Peter Shand-Kydd, becoming the Honorable Mrs Frances Shand-Kydd. The couple went to live on the Isle of Seil, Scotland. Diana first attended a preparatory school at Riddlesworth Hall in Diss, Norfolk and a boarding school in West Heath Sevenoaks, Kent. (Story) Diana was not a particularly intelligent student. He failed all his O-levels twice and later dropped out at the age of sixteen. She had talents in music, dancing, and domestic science. (Story) In the end she was given maximum help to her school and classmates. He finished his studies at the Institut Alpin Videmanette in Rougemont, Switzerland. (Story) After Diana left school, she became aware of Diana's death. In an unprecedented gesture, he announced that the Union Jack would be flown at half-mast at Buckingham Palace. It took the Queen just forty-five minutes to completely reinvent her role in Diana's finale. He went from being invisible to being the very center of a great farewell drama to the beloved princess of the kingdom. She was very annoyed when the press reported that her new availability was perhaps the “Diana effect”. As short as this young woman's life was here on this earth, she had managed to touch so many people. It brought changes for the better in people's lives. Diana was truly a “Queen of the People's Hearts!” “Princess Diana, your heart of sympathy covers the length and breadth of the world. There will come a time when the whole world will appreciate you in the most sincere, loving and wholehearted way. " - Sri Chinmoy (Pettinger))