Born Diana Frances Spencer on July 1st 1961,
She replaced her late brother,
John - the Spencer heir and son.
A blue-eyed beauty that captivated all around her with warmth, tenderness and loving care,
Shattered emotionally by her parent’s divorce,
Her mother left home, because of an affair.
Raised by her father who adored her,
Raine, her stepmother entered the scene,
Their relationship was a troubled one over the years,
Fate and the Prince of Wales intervened at sixteen.
Her love of children took her to London,
She became part of the Sloane Square set,
A job as a kinder garden teacher provided stability,
The ‘Lady Diana,’ cult still to emerge yet.
Friendship with Prince Charles turned to love,
From then on her life would never be the same,
‘Shy Di,’ was crippled by media expectations,
Lady Diana Spencer had been catapulted to fame.
A symbolic and lavish wedding took place at St Paul’s,
‘Shy Diana,’ slowly emerged from her emotional cocoon,
She settled into the role of Princess of Wales,
Her media presence grew phenomenal quite soon.
Two sons followed whom Diana deeply loved,
Her charitable works and compassion for others won her respect,
Differences between her and the Prince of Wales emerged,
There were cracks in the marriage one could detect.
Her global image eclipsed all the royals,
Diana was a fashion icon and British Vogue magazine queen,
She enchanted everyone wherever she went,
She fascinated the world through every media format and screen.
Charles and Diana slowly grew apart,
In 1992, they would separate,
They divorced acrimoniously in 1996,
Both spurred on by infidelity, bitterness and hate.
Diana sought love from numerous men,
She fell in love deeply with Dr Hasnat Khan,
On ‘Panorama,’ she poured her heart out to Martin Bashir,
She was prepared to move for love to Pakistan.
Charles declared his love for Camilla Parker Bowles,
Diana moved onto friendship with Dodi Al Fayed,
She found happiness in life and in fighting the cause of landmines,
Tragedy was to strike instead.
Paris, 1997, a high speed car chase and crash,
Diana and Dodi were slain,
The world mourned an iconic legend.
Never would our lives be the same.
The Spencer Rose left her mark,
To the public, the House of Windsor would never again close its door,
Her charitable legacies live on in Prince William and Prince Harry.
The Spencer Rose, we’ll always adore.