Princess Diana was ‘more royal’ than Prince Charles thanks to historic family

Princess Diana was a member of the aristocratic Spencer family and could trace her family’s heritage directly back to King Charles II – but what about Prince Charles?Princess Diana ‘s tragic death – 25 years ago today – sent shockwaves around the world and thousands of heartbroken admirers joined the royal family in mourning. The princess was only 36-years-old when she died, but she achieved incredible things in her short life including raising awareness for challenging issues including AIDS and landmines.She also changed the royal family forever, with her personable approach to duties proving extremely popular with the public. Lady Diana Spencer married Prince Charles in a fairytale wedding at St Paul’s Cathedral in July 1981 after just a handful of meetings. Their union had been one based on their similar aristocratic backgrounds, rather than their personalities or compatibility.Even though Prince Charles is descended from centuries of royalty, it was actually Diana who was considered to be the more aristocratic of the two

If you subscribe to the idea of the Six Degrees of Separation, you will believe that we are all only six of fewer social links away from each other. That number will certainly become smaller when you take the Royal Family into consideration.

For centuries, noble families were paired with other noble families in marriage to ensure a continuation of the line. The result of the hundreds of arranged marriages is that there are some very interesting familial links.

Love the royals? Sign up for the Mirror’s daily newsletter to get all the latest news on the Queen, Charles, Kate, Wills, Meghan, Harry and the rest of The FirmLady Diana Frances Spencer was born on July 1, 1961 at Park House on the Sandringham Estate in Norfolk. She was the fourth of five children born to John Spencer, Earl Spencer and the Honourable Mrs Frances Shand Kydd.