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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.
- Effie Orfanides
- 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 was thrust into the spotlight in 1981 when her daughter Diana joined the British royal family. Like the princess, her life was marked by an aristocratic marriage, a...
Jun 3, 2004 · Frances Shand Kydd, 68, had been frail since being treated in hospital after falling ill in April. Her son, Earl Charles Spencer, issued a statement from the family home of Althorp House...
Frances Shand Kydd: The Times obituary. Thursday June 03 2004, 1.00am, The Times. Frances Shand Kydd would, in her later years, have probably chosen to lead an obscure life, governed by her conversion to Roman Catholicism and by charity work, had her youngest daughter, Diana, not married the Prince of Wales.
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...
Jun 3, 2004 · Frances Shand Kydd, the mother of Diana, Princess of Wales, cut an intriguing figure. Living alone on a remote Scottish island, the reclusive grandmother to Princes William and...
