Royal rebel elevated to 'saint': Diana 25 years after death
"I thinkis going to do much when it returns to our screens this autumn to embellish that idea of a human tragedy, again a saintly figure," Owens added.Born on 1 July 1961, Diana hailed from the aristocratic Spencer family with close ties to the monarchy: her father worked for King George VI and Queen Elizabeth II.She left school at 16 with no qualifications and went to finishing school in Switzerland before getting a job in a nursery in London.
She used her position to champion marginalised groups, shaking hands with patients with AIDS and leprosy, who were viewed as pariahs at the time. Rumours that the marriage was in trouble broke in 1992 after biographer Andrew Morton lifted the lid on Diana's misery with a revelatory book based on audio tapes made by the princess in response to his questions via a mutual friend.The scandal deepened with further recriminations and allegations appearing in the media before first Charles, and then Diana admitted to being unfaithful.
On 28 August 1996, the divorce was granted, and Diana was stripped of the title"royal highness". The fairytale was over.Still bearing the title Diana, Princess of Wales, she remained in the public eye.
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