Princess Diana &

Prince WilliamBy:

Gabriela Rodriguez

Princess Diana Diana Frances Spencer

was born on July 2, 1961 in Norfolk, England

In 1975, her father became the eighth Earl Spencer making Diana a lady; Lady Diana Frances Spencer

Diana was considered an academically below-average student

Princess Diana

Diana was a talented singer, excelled in sports, and wanted to be a ballerina.

Her dream was to be a ballerina, but she was too tall (5’10”)

Marriage Engagement with

Prince Charles became official on February 24, 1981.

They were married at St. Paul’s Cathedral on July 29, 1981

Marriage Their marriage fell apart a few

years later Separated on December 9,

1992 Divorce was finalized on

August 28, 1996 After the divorce, according to

the rules, she no longer had the title of Her Royal Highness

She was now Diana, Princess of Wales

Accomplishments In the mid 1980’s

Princess Diana became well known for her support of several Charities

Her two major campaigns include AIDS Awareness and Landmines

Accomplishments In April 1987, Princess

Diana became the first “high profile” celebrity to touch a person infected with HIV

Thanks to that act of kindness, Princess Diana changed the public’s opinions of patients with AIDS

Accomplishments… She served as an International

Red Cross volunteer and visited landmine survivors in hospitals

Had a big influence of the signing by the gov. of the UK and other nations of the Ottawa Treaty in December 1997

This created an international ban on the use of anti-personal landmines

Death Princess Diana died on

August 31, 1997 She died in a car

accident in the Pont de l’Alma road tunnel in Paris, France

Her companion Dodi Fayed and the driver of the car, Henri Paul also died

Prince William Full Name: William Arthur

Philip Louis Born at St. Mary’s

Hospital in London, England on June 21, 1982

First child of Prince Charles and Diana, Princess of Wales

Prince William… Prince William was 15

years old when his mother Diana Princess of Wales was killed in a car crash on August 31, 1997

Both Prince William and his brother Prince Harry walked behind their mother’s cortege at her funeral

Education Prince William attended

Private Schools After passing entrance

exams, he was admitted to Eton College

There, he studied Geography, biology, and art history at Advanced level.

…. During his school years, he

played various sports like swimming, basketball, cross country, and water polo

After Graduating from Eton he took a gap year & took part in British Army training in Belize

Graduated with highest honors of any heir to the British thrones

Accomplishments William was first

Familiarized with HIV/AIDS in mid 1990’s thanks to his mother Diana

In January 2005, Prince William and brother volunteered at a British Red Cross

Similarities Both excelled in sports Both very active in charities

and helping people Both were/are

humanitarians Both were heavily involved

with helping AIDS/HIV victims

Both were patrons to Centrepoint- a charity that helps the homeless

Differences Princess Diana was the youngest child in

her family and Prince William was the oldest Princess Diana was academically below

average Prince William excelled academically

Differences Princess Diana was heavily involved in the

International Campaign to ban Landmines and was involved in Charity works for children who were underprivileged

Prince William helped in medical research and was a Patron of Tusk Trust which works towards conserving wildlife and initiating community development

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index.shtml> “Will & Harry Unlimited.” May 3, 2009. <www.teamhighgrove.com> “Prince William.” The Royal Family. May 3, 2009. <www.royal.gov.uk>