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Princess Diana

Princess Diana

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A member of the British royal family who married Prince Charles and is known for helping many charities
  • proper noun
translation icon : Diana de Gales
  • Millions mourned the loss of Princess Diana after her tragic car accident in Paris.
  • Princess Diana's death
  • Princess Diana's funeral
  • tribute to Princess Diana

Meghan Markle on her first date with Prince Harry, wore Princess Diana's perfume.

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Examples

  • - Princess Diana's fashion style is iconic, and really, it can be divided into three major eras: pre-Charles, during the royal years, and post-separation.

  • Princess Diana and Catherine Walker's relationship really blossomed in the later eighties, which is when Princess Diana really found her true sort of permanent style, and the one that a lot of people know and love.

  • Well, Princess Diana was the daughter of an earl.

  • But even when she was off duty, Princess Diana's style never faltered.

  • Mr. Harding had previously met Princess Diana when he was starting a charity with Sarah, the Duchess of York, in 1993 called "Children in Crisis."

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  • For her off duty look at Balmoral, Princess Diana was photographed with the famous Hunter boots.

  • Historically speaking, the royal family, when they met with crowds, they often wore gloves as a way of not catching germs and not becoming ill, but Princess Diana made headlines because she chose not only not to wear gloves to meet patients with AIDS, but she also hugged them and held their hands.

  • Princess Diana revealed her very famous nineties sleek haircut on the "Vogue" cover in 1990, and that was arguably her most iconic look and spurred so many copies.

  • Some of Princess Diana's most beloved looks were actually some of her final looks in the nineties because she always looked chic but understated, and she actually wore some of her most casual looks in those days, especially when she went to sports days at Prince William and Prince Harry's schools because she didn't want to draw attention to her and away from the boys, so she just wore outfits that any normal mum would wear.

  • Princess Diana was known for her Princess Diana charity work and deep empathy for those in need.

Synonyms

Diana
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A British royal who was the first wife of Prince Charles and known for charity work

is the fuller formal name used with her official royal title

Surface Forms

Morphology

princess + Diana

This is a title ('princess') combined with a proper name ('Diana'), so a B1 learner who knows both constituents can infer it refers to a princess named Diana. Detailed biographical facts (dates, relationships, death) require world knowledge beyond composition, but the basic referential meaning is directly derivable from the parts.

Etymology

Princess Diana was the first wife of Prince Charles who became famous around the world for her style and for her 'charity work' and care for people. She 'died in a car accident' in Paris in 1997, and because she was both kind and suddenly lost, her name now often brings to mind a beloved public figure who helped others and whose death shocked the world.