Lady Diana († 36) was and is for many the queen of hearts. Her tragic death in 1997 at the age of just 36 shook the whole world. But the princess has not been forgotten until today. She is known to have made some headlines during her time as Royal. We reveal when and how Diana broke the royal protocol.
Lady Diana broke royal rules before and during her wedding
Even before her wedding to Prince Charles (72) Diana broke the royal rules: She had a paid job as a kindergarten teacher, which was not common with the royals at the time.
The choice of her engagement ring, which is now legendary, also went against tradition: She picked the good piece from a catalog. Even if the jeweler made it especially for Diana, non-royal customers could also buy it.
Even during the wedding ceremony, Diana wrote her own rules: She made one small but crucial change to the wedding vows. She refused to say that she would “to obey“.
Lady Diana relied on normality in bringing up her sons
Diana also often broke royal protocol when it came to her children. Prince William (38) and Prince Harry (36) were not taught at home by a private teacher as usual, Diana sent them to a public school.
When it came to raising her children, Diana also often did her own thing – even when it came to food. Her former chef Darren McGrady revealed to “Marie Claire” that Diana once took her sons to McDonalds.
When it comes to clothing, Diana relied on normality for her sons and allowed them to wear jeans, baseball caps and hoodies. She even rode them on the subway or bus with them quite often. When it comes to her own clothes, Lady Di didn’t care much about the royal protocol: deep necklines and short dresses were not welcome, Diana wore them anyway. Today she is considered an absolute fashion icon.
Lady Diana caused a scandal with her “BBC Panorama” interview
Diana is also said to have been a real party girl and once secretly partied with stars like Freddie Mercury († 45) in a London gay bar, at least that’s what the actress Cleo Rocos reports in her biography “The Power of Positive Drinking”.
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