Remember Princess Diana With This Quiz

Diana is buried at her family’s estate in the English countryside of Northamptonshire. The Spencer family wanted a private resting place for Diana. They chose a small, quiet island in an ornamental lake on the property.

Before she became a household name, Diana was a schoolteacher living in a London flat in the Pimlico district.

At the time of her birth, Diana’s parents, John and Frances Spencer, held the title of viscount and viscountess. In 1975, John inherited the title of earl, making him the eighth Earl Spencer. An earl is the oldest British nobility ranking and is third in precedence, behind duke and marquess.

One of Diana’s favorite pastimes was ballet. She danced as a child, dreaming of joining the Royal Ballet. As princess, she was a staunch supporter of the English National Ballet, often using her title to boost fundraising efforts.

The Spencer family has close ties with the royals, and for a period of time, Diana’s parents rented out a home on Sandringham Estate, one of the royal residences.

Diana and Charles’ wedding ceremony was anticipated for many reasons, but a key point was the style icon’s dress. The train was a whopping 25 feet long, making it the longest dress in royal wedding history.

Princess Diana gave a voice to those suffering from HIV and AIDS, working to put an end to harmful stigmas and false perceptions. She is remembered for visiting patients and shaking their hands, showing that there was no need to fear people with the disease.

In a break with royal tradition, Diana and Charles decided to hold their wedding ceremony at St. Paul’s Cathedral instead of Westminster Abbey. It was the first royal wedding to be held at the cathedral since 1501, when Arthur, Prince of Wales, married Catherine of Aragon.

Arguably the most recognizable engagement ring in history, Diana’s deep blue sapphire ring was chosen by the princess herself.

One of Princess Diana’s most-photographed dances was with actor John Travolta when Diana and Charles were at the White House for their first joint visit to the United States. President Ronald Reagan invited a slew of Hollywood’s finest to meet the royal couple, including Travolta.

Diana married Prince Charles, the son of Queen Elizabeth II, on July 29, 1981. She had met Charles four years prior, in 1977, when they were introduced at a grouse hunt at Althorp Estate, but the pair didn’t become a couple until the summer of 1980.

Princess Diana was known for breaking from royal tradition, and her wedding vows were no different. With the support of Charles, Diana decided to take the phrase “obey him” out of her portion of the vows. It was a break from the traditional royal vows, but the change was approved.

Diana had many celebrity friends, including Elton John. The singer performed an updated version of his 1973 Marilyn Monroe tribute song “Candle in the Wind” at the princess’ 1997 funeral.

Before she was the Princess of Wales, Diana was known as Lady Diana Spencer. When she divorced Charles in 1996, she was able to keep her title of Princess of Wales, but had to relinquish “Her Royal Highness.”

British Prime Minister Tony Blair was the first to coin this term, in a speech shortly after Diana’s death in 1997.