Who are/were Dianas parents & siblings?
Diana’s parents were Edward John Spencer, 8th Earl Spencer (1924-1992) and the Honourable Frances Burke Roche (1936-2005). John and Frances married at Westminster Abbey in 1954 and divorced in 1969. Frances, who married Peter Shand Kydd later that year, divorced him some years later. John married Raine McCorquodale in 1976; she was previously married to the 8th Earl of Dartmouth. Earl Spencer died in 1992, and Mrs. Shand Kydd in 2004. Diana’s siblings are: • Elizabeth Lavinia Sarah (b. 19 March 1955), married on 17 May 1980 Neil McCorquodale (b. 10 April 1951), a second cousin once removed of Raine; they have three children: Emily Jane b. ca August 1983, George b. 17 November 1984, and Celia b. ca February 1989 • Cynthia Jane (b. 11 February 1957), married on 20 April 1978 Sir Robert Fellowes (later Baron Fellowes) (b. 11 December 1942), formerly Private Secretary to HM The Queen; they have three children: Laura Jane b. ca June 1980, Alexander Robert b. April 1983, and Eleanor Ruth b.
