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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.
Sep 23, 2022 · Frances Shand Kydd (née Frances Ruth Burke Roche) was born on Jan. 20, 1936, to parents Maurice Roche and Ruth Sylvia Gill. Keep reading to learn more about Princess Diana's parents, John...
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 4, 2004 · Frances Shand Kydd, who had an often turbulent relationship with her daughter Diana, Princess of Wales, died Thursday at her home in Scotland, a spokesman for her son, Earl Spencer,...
Jun 4, 2004 · Frances Shand Kydd, who died yesterday aged 68, would always insist that she had had five children, all equally deserving of her devotion; to the world at large, though, she was simply the...
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...
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...
