The Tragic Truth About Princess Diana

Princess Diana is remembered fondly as a gem of Great Britain's royal family, but her life in the nation's spotlight was anything but a fairytale. Before she was a princess, Diana Spencer was already a lady. She inherited a title within the British nobility at birth, making her — on paper — a perfect match for a prince. Think rolling hills, beautiful gardens, and polo matches. But Diana's childhood was not all what you'd think it would have been. Princess Diana had a tragically lonely childhood. Despite the large countryside estate she lived in, the title she had, and the money that her family possessed, things were not easy. Diana's mother left her and her siblings for another man when Diana was only 6. Tragically, Diana thought that her mother was simply on vacation, and her brother, Charles Spencer, recalled that Diana used to sit on the doorstep of the house, waiting for her mother to return. Due in part to the cracking family foundation, the Earl of Spencer, Diana's father, reportedly entered a dark phase of depression and left all the raising of his children to a variety of nannies. Diana herself recalled that her childhood was "very unhappy" and that she considered her 20 stuffed animals as her family. Keep watching to see The Tragic Truth About Princess Diana. #PrincessDiana #Royals #PrinceWilliam A lonely childhood | 0:09 Marrying a stranger | 1:22 Entering the spotlight | 2:03 Learning the ropes | 3:05 Coping with pressure | 3:57 Love affairs | 4:45 Little in common | 5:27 Stripped of Security | 5:58 Struggling for help | 6:53 Favorite son | 7:52 A panoramic view | 8:40 Diana and William | 9:36 A global tragedy | 10:28 The world remembers | 11:21