Video: 'Diana, Princess of Wales' 60th birthday - British Royal Documentary'

(Saturday, July 1, 1961, 7:45 p.m. BST) — Diana, Princess of Wales, the first wife of Charles, Prince of Wales — the heir apparent to the British throne — and mother of Prince William and Prince Harry, was born Diana Frances Spencer tonight at Park House in Sandringham, England.

Diana’s activism and glamour made her an international icon and earned her enduring popularity as well as unprecedented public scrutiny, exacerbated by her tumultuous private life. Her legacy has had a deep impact on the royal family and British society.

One year after divorcing Prince Charles in 1996 after 15 years of marriage, Diana died in a car crash in Paris at age 36, leading to extensive public mourning and global media attention.