During the school breaks at home in Park House, Diana sometimes would meet royalty. The queen and her family became Diana"s neighbors when they stayed at nearby Sandringham (Morton p.14). .

             When Diana was thirteen, she started at West Heath, a senior girls" boarding school in Kent (Wood p.9). She was never a good student, and Diana was well aware of her weak academic standings, even though the school had made a lasting affect on her life. After leaving school, Diana moved to London to share a flat with three friends (Morton p.16). She took a cooking course, and did housework, waitressing, and cleaning through a work agency called Solve Your Problems (Robertson p.6). She also worked as a nanny, looking after children of wealthy families. Her talents were discovered, and before long she was working as a nursery school teacher. .

             In 1980, when Diana was just 19 years old, she and Prince Charles were guests together at a weekend party. After chatting for a while, Charles invited her back to Buckingham Palace the next day (Wood p.10). She refused – but other invitations followed, and before long a romance began to develop. The prince had once said that 30 was the ideal age to settle down, now he was nearly 33 and still unmarried (Marcello p.7). When Diana began to appear at Charles"s side, many people sensed that this time the Princes of Wales might be serious. There was something fresh and natural about "Lady Di," and her shy glance quickly captured everyone"s hearts. The couple announced their engagement in February of 1981, the usual scheduling for royal weddings. The next day, she found herself with her own personal detective as a bodyguard.

             Charles and Diana were married on July 29, 1981. Huge crowds gathered in London along the procession route between Buckingham Palace and St. Paul"s Cathedral, hoping for a glimpse of the royal couple (Morton p.20). 50 million people all over the world gathered in front of their television sets to watch the live broadcast (Graham p.