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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.
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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.
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- 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 3, 2004 · Frances Shand Kydd, the mother of the late Princess Diana, died Thursday at her home near Oban in Scotland, it was confirmed to PEOPLE’s London bureau. Canon Donald MacKay, a Roman Catholic...
Oct 3, 2020 · Diana’s mother, Frances Shand Kydd was born as Frances Ruth Roche in 1936 on the royal estate at Sandringham, Norfolk. Her father, Maurice Roche, 4th Baron Fermoy was a friend of King...
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...
Jun 4, 2004 · FRANCES Shand Kydd was born into a life of fabulous, almost unimaginable, luxury, but yesterday died alone after solitary years in a plain, brick-built bungalow with an unkempt garden enlivened...
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.
