Question

What was Princess Diana's surname before she got married?

Answer 1

Princess Diana's surname before she married was Spencer. She was born Diana Frances Spencer on July 1, 1961, in Park House, Sandringham, Norfolk. She became Lady Diana Spencer when her father inherited the title Earl Spencer in 1975.

Answer 2

Before she got married, Princess Diana's surname was Spencer. Diana Spencer was born into the British nobility and was the eldest daughter of the 8th Earl Spencer. She married Prince Charles in 1981 and became Princess Diana of Wales.

Answer 3

Princess Diana's surname before she got married was Spencer. Her full name before marriage was Diana Frances Spencer. 

Diana Frances Spencer was born on July 1, 1961, in Sandringham, Norfolk, England. She was the fourth of five children of John Spencer, Viscount Althorp, and Frances Roche. The Spencer family is a prominent British aristocratic family that has been active in public life for centuries. Diana's father was heir to the Spencer earldom and her maternal grandmother was a member of the Roche family, an Irish aristocratic family.

When Diana's father inherited the earldom in 1975, the family moved to Althorp House in Northamptonshire. Diana attended boarding school in Switzerland and later in England. She met Prince Charles, the eldest son of Queen Elizabeth II, in 1977 and they began dating. They got engaged in February 1981 and married on July 29, 1981, at St. Paul's Cathedral in London.

After her marriage, Diana became known as Diana, Princess of Wales. She and Prince Charles had two sons, Prince William and Prince Harry. The couple separated in 1992 and divorced in 1996. Princess Diana died tragically in a car accident in Paris on August 31, 1997.

Answer 4

Princess Diana's name prior to her marriage was Diana Frances Spencer. Thus, her surname was Spencer before she got married. After her marriage, she was titled Princess Diana.