Facts about Diana
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A former kindergarten teacher and nursery school worker, Diana earned her living in childcare before marrying Prince Charles in 1981 at age 20.
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By 1996, Diana had visited over 100 hospitals and established herself as a champion for HIV/AIDS patients by publicly touching and embracing people with the disease to combat widespread stigma.
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Over 2,000 people attended Diana's funeral service at Westminster Abbey on September 6, 1997, while an estimated 2.5 billion people watched the ceremony on television worldwide.
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At age 29, Diana gave birth to Prince William in 1982, who became second in line to the British throne and was the first royal heir born to a mother who had not been born into the monarchy.
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The wedding of Charles and Diana in 1981 drew approximately 750 million television viewers worldwide, making it one of the most-watched events in history.
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During the 1980s and 1990s, Diana, Princess of Wales, walked through an active minefield in Angola in 1997 to raise awareness about landmine casualties, helping catalyze an international campaign that led to the Ottawa Treaty banning antipersonnel mines that same year.
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In 1997, Diana, Princess of Wales, died in a car crash in Paris at age 36, with her death triggering unprecedented global mourning watched by approximately 2.5 billion people.