Who Princess Diana's mom was and why she left her children
'15.05.2021'
Source: Get to know on Yandex Zen
Sometimes it seems to us that if a person is rich, famous, and even more so is a representative of blue blood, then he is happy. But of course it is not. And behind the smiles that celebrities give to the public, complex family relationships can be hidden, writes the author of the channel. "Get to know" on Yandex.Zen.
Francis Ruth Shand Kidd, mother of Princess Diana, was born on January 20, 1936 at the royal estate of Park House in England, in the family of British politician Edmund Maurice Burke Roche, 4th Baron Fermoy and Ruth Sylvia Roche, Baroness Fermoy, Queen Elizabeth's confidant.
Frances Ruth married at 18 to Earl Spencer, the ceremony was attended by the entire royal family. Frances gave birth to five children: Sarah, Jane, John (died shortly after giving birth), Diana and Charles. According to Francis herself, these were toxic years of marriage.
Unhappy in her marriage to John Spencer, Frances demanded a divorce in order to officially register a relationship with a man named Peter Shand Kidd, an American billionaire. Peter at that time was married and raised three children. For the sake of his beloved, Peter left his family and children, he and Francis soon got married.
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To marry Peter, the mother of Princess Diana had to sacrifice a relationship with her children. Ex-husband John Spencer, in revenge for the offense, promised the ex-wife that the children will remain in his care.
Even this did not stop Francis from running to Shand Kidd. Later, through the court, John Spencer became the official and only guardian of the children. There is a doubtful opinion that Francis tried to fight for custody of children, but an influential husband blocked all possible ways for her.
Ruth Roche, the mother of Francis, took John's position, did not defend her unlucky daughter. Such was the price of her departure from the family, which was unacceptable in the society where Frances was from.
But, in spite of everything, Francis took a desperate step - she abandoned her children and ran away from an unhappy married life. It is worth paying tribute to Ruth Roche: thanks to her, all the heirs received titles by their father's descent, grew up in an elite estate and received an aristocratic education.
According to Ruth, the communication of an unfaithful wife with children can negatively affect the reputation and future life of children, so Diana’s grandmother decided not to let her daughter go to the door.
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According to Lady Dee herself, she did not forget for a moment the moment when her mother got into the car, never to return again. Perhaps the current situation influenced the fate of Diana.
There is a version that Diana's grandmother persuaded John to unite Diana and Charles into a legal marriage. Perhaps this was the fateful mistake of Ruth Roche, which broke Diana’s life.
Even after many years, Diana’s mother did not have a strong love for children. On the set of the film about the princess, the former butler spoke about the details of the relationship between the mother and daughter.
According to him, he was an accidental witness to the conversation of Diana, who begged her mother not to say “such words” to her. Francis angrily and emotionally shouted offensive phrases at her daughter, equating Diana with frivolous women of unworthy behavior.
Diana’s diary contains many words about loneliness and helplessness. She often wrote about the family she dreamed about. A family where there is reliable support and love, which she never managed to get.
Original column published on channel "Get to know" on Yandex.Zen
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