Frances Shand Kydd

Frances Shand Kydd

NameFrances Shand Kydd
TitleMother of Diana, Princess of Wales (1936-2004)
GenderFemale
Birthday1936-01-20
nationalityUnited Kingdom
Sourcehttps://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q256893
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LastUpdate2025-10-02T00:47:26.623Z

Introduction

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. Following her divorce from Viscount Althorp in 1969, and Diana's death in 1997, Shand Kydd devoted the final years of her life to Catholic charity work following her conversion to Catholicism.

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