Read and complete the text using the words from the book.
princess
struggled
paparazzi
important
fairy-tale
upbringing
interest
headlines
charming
funeral
Lady Diana Spencer was born in 1961. She had a normal, quiet upbringing. It could never have prepared her for the fame and glamour of being a British princess. Within a few years, she changed from being a shy teenager to the most photographed person on the planet. She hit newspaper headlines around the world, but the biggest one was for her death at the age of 36.
Diana was a kindergarten teacher in London when she caught the interest of Prince Charles. She won the hearts of a nation with her shy smiles and natural beauty. The whole world watched the fairy-tale royal wedding in 1981. A year later, she gave birth to Prince William, the first of her two sons. Diana was nervous at first in public, but soon she developed a charming
manner. She took a strong interest in many charities and important causes. She highlighted the sufferings of the homeless and AIDS victims. She also campaigned for the abolition of landmines and many countries banned them.
Diana and Charles divorced in 1996. She struggled with depression
and eating disorders for many years after. She finally found happiness with an Egyptian film producer, Dodi Al-Fayed. Their romance was closely followed by paparazzi which led to the fatal car crash that killed her in Paris in 1997. At her funeral British Prime Minister Tony Blair called her the «People's Princess». To many, she was simply the «Queen of Hearts».
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Read and complete the text using the words from the book.
princess
struggled
paparazzi
important
fairy-tale
upbringing
interest
headlines
charming
funeral
Lady Diana Spencer was born in 1961. She had a normal, quiet upbringing. It could never have prepared her for the fame and glamour of being a British princess. Within a few years, she changed from being a shy teenager to the most photographed person on the planet. She hit newspaper headlines around the world, but the biggest one was for her death at the age of 36.
Diana was a kindergarten teacher in London when she caught the interest of Prince Charles. She won the hearts of a nation with her shy smiles and natural beauty. The whole world watched the fairy-tale royal wedding in 1981. A year later, she gave birth to Prince William, the first of her two sons. Diana was nervous at first in public, but soon she developed a charming
manner. She took a strong interest in many charities and important causes. She highlighted the sufferings of the homeless and AIDS victims. She also campaigned for the abolition of landmines and many countries banned them.
Diana and Charles divorced in 1996. She struggled with depression
and eating disorders for many years after. She finally found happiness with an Egyptian film producer, Dodi Al-Fayed. Their romance was closely followed by paparazzi which led to the fatal car crash that killed her in Paris in 1997. At her funeral British Prime Minister Tony Blair called her the «People's Princess». To many, she was simply the «Queen of Hearts».