Diana, Princess of Wales - Quiz
Diana Princess of Wales
  • 1. How many years into the marriage did the couple's incompatibility and age difference become visible and damaging?
A) Five years
B) Two years
C) One year
D) Ten years
  • 2. Which event did Diana describe as the moment her marriage went down the drain?
A) Harry's birth
B) Moving into the palace
C) Her wedding day
D) Meeting James Hewitt
  • 3. In what year did Diana begin a relationship with James Hewitt?
A) 1992
B) 1989
C) 1984
D) 1986
  • 4. Who was James Hewitt in relation to the family?
A) A personal assistant
B) Their former riding instructor
C) A voice coach
D) A royal bodyguard
  • 5. Who resumed his relationship with Camilla Parker Bowles in 1986?
A) Charles
B) Prince Philip
C) James Hewitt
D) Barry Mannakee
  • 6. How many years before Diana and Hewitt met and began their affair was Harry born?
A) One year
B) Four years
C) Five years
D) Two years
  • 7. By what year had cracks in the marriage become visible and reported by the press?
A) 1987
B) 1993
C) 1985
D) 1990
  • 8. What nickname did the press give Charles and Diana because of their evident discomfort?
A) The Sullen Royals
B) The Cold Couple
C) The Glums
D) The Grumblers
  • 9. Whose sister's birthday party was Diana attending in 1989 when she confronted Camilla Parker Bowles?
A) Tiggy Legge-Bourke
B) Annabel Elliot
C) Sarah Spencer
D) Jane Fellowes
  • 10. Which book published in 1992 exposed the extramarital affairs and Diana's suicidal unhappiness?
A) Princess in Love
B) Diana: In Her Own Words
C) Diana: Her True Story
D) The Royal Marriage
  • 11. Who wrote the 1992 book that caused a media storm regarding Diana's marital issues?
A) Anna Pasternak
B) James Colthurst
C) Penny Junor
D) Andrew Morton
  • 12. Who conducted secret interviews with Diana in 1991 that were used as a source for Morton's book?
A) Jonathan Dimbleby
B) Peter Settelen
C) James Hewitt
D) James Colthurst
  • 13. Who hosted a meeting between Charles and Diana in an unsuccessful attempt to reconcile them?
A) Prince William and Prince Harry
B) John Major and Annabel Elliot
C) Paul Burrell and Tina Brown
D) The Queen and Prince Philip
  • 14. Who wrote to Diana expressing disappointment at the extramarital affairs of both her and Charles?
A) Prince Philip
B) The Queen
C) Andrew Morton
D) John Major
  • 15. Who was Diana's close friend that alleged Diana and Philip had a tense relationship?
A) Tiggy Legge-Bourke
B) Annabel Elliot
C) Simone Simmons
D) Tina Brown
  • 16. What became known as Squidgygate when transcripts were published in August 1992?
A) Leaked tape recordings of Diana and James Gilbey
B) Leaked tape recordings of Charles and Camilla
C) Letters between Diana and Prince Philip
D) Secret interviews between Diana and James Colthurst
  • 17. Who announced to the House of Commons in December 1992 that the couple had decided to amicably separate?
A) Prince Philip
B) Jonathan Dimbleby
C) Andrew Morton
D) John Major
  • 18. What note did John Major include when announcing the separation to the House of Commons?
A) There is no reason why the Princess of Wales should not be crowned queen in due course.
B) Diana will step down from all public royal duties immediately.
C) Charles and Diana will officially divorce within the year.
D) The royal family will not comment further on the matter.
  • 19. What was the name of the leaked tapes published in early 1993 that included intimate exchanges between Charles and Parker Bowles?
A) Windsorgate
B) Squidgygate
C) Tampongate
D) Camillagate
  • 20. Who did Diana hire between 1992 and 1993 to help her develop her public speaking voice?
A) James Colthurst
B) James Hewitt
C) Peter Settelen
D) Barry Mannakee
  • 21. In a 1992 videotape recorded by Settelen, Diana said she had been deeply in love from 1984 to 1986 with someone who worked where?
A) In this environment
B) At the publishing house
C) At a local restaurant
D) For the foreign office
  • 22. Who was transferred to the Diplomatic Protection Squad in 1986 after managers determined his relationship with Diana was inappropriate?
A) James Gilbey
B) James Hewitt
C) Oliver Hoare
D) Barry Mannakee
  • 23. Whose 1998 book suggested that Diana was in a romantic relationship with Barry Mannakee?
A) Penny Junor
B) Andrew Morton
C) Tina Brown
D) Anna Pasternak
  • 24. Did Diana deny any sexual relationship with Barry Mannakee?
A) She refused to answer
B) Yes
C) No
D) She confirmed it
  • 25. In October 1993, what did Diana write to her butler Paul Burrell about her belief regarding Charles and Tiggy Legge-Bourke?
A) She believed Charles and Tiggy were moving to Scotland
B) She believed Charles was in love with Tiggy and planned to have Diana killed
C) She believed Tiggy was secretly working as a journalist
D) She believed Charles was going to abdicate the throne for Tiggy
  • 26. Who was Tiggy Legge-Bourke in relation to Charles's sons?
A) Their private tutor
B) Their former nanny and personal assistant
C) Their aunt
D) Their riding instructor
  • 27. Through which televised interview did Charles seek public understanding on 29 June 1994?
A) Peter Settelen
B) John Major
C) Andrew Morton
D) Jonathan Dimbleby
  • 28. What did Charles state in his 1994 television interview regarding Camilla Parker Bowles?
A) She was responsible for ending the royal marriage
B) He had never stopped loving her throughout his marriage
C) They were only lifelong friends
D) He rekindled his relationship with her only after his marriage had irretrievably broken down
  • 29. Which 1994 book exposed Diana's affair with James Hewitt in detail?
A) The Private Life of Diana
B) Diana: Her True Story
C) Princess in Love
D) Diana in Her Own Words
  • 30. Who acted as the main source for Anna Pasternak's book Princess in Love?
A) James Colthurst
B) Peter Settelen
C) James Hewitt
D) Paul Burrell
  • 31. According to Anna Pasternak, why did Hewitt act as a source for Princess in Love?
A) To force Charles to abdicate
B) To avoid having the affair covered in Andrew Morton's second book
C) To earn money from the tabloids
D) To ruin Diana's reputation
  • 32. Which newspaper claimed in 1994 that Diana had an affair with the married art dealer Oliver Hoare?
A) The Daily Mirror
B) The Sun
C) News of the World
D) The Daily Mail
  • 33. What did Oliver Hoare's obituary state about his relationship with Diana?
A) There was little doubt she had been in a relationship with him
B) It denied any romantic involvement completely
C) It confirmed they were strictly professional colleagues
D) It stated they were distant relatives
  • 34. How did Diana describe Oliver Hoare?
A) As her enemy
B) As a friend
C) As her bodyguard
D) As her voice coach
  • 35. Which rugby union player was Diana linked to by the press?
A) Oliver Hoare
B) Will Carling
C) Theodore J. Forstmann
D) James Hewitt
  • 36. Which private equity investor was Diana linked to by the press?
A) Barry Mannakee
B) Will Carling
C) James Gilbey
D) Theodore J. Forstmann
  • 37. Where did Diana frequently dine during this period with her children, friends, and journalists?
A) San Lorenzo in Knightsbridge
B) Claridge's in Mayfair
C) The Ritz in London
D) The Ivy in Covent Garden
  • 38. What type of restaurant was San Lorenzo?
A) French
B) British
C) Japanese
D) Italian
  • 39. How did biographer Tina Brown describe the group accompanying Diana to San Lorenzo?
A) A praetorian guard of distracting flirts
B) A royal security detail
C) A pack of ravenous journalists
D) A council of close advisors
  • 40. Who stalked the restaurant San Lorenzo because it became a focus during Diana's visits?
A) Royal bodyguards
B) Anti-monarchy protesters
C) Tabloid editors
D) Paparazzi photographers
  • 41. When did Diana first meet Charles, Prince of Wales?
A) February 1981
B) July 1981
C) November 1977
D) Summer 1980
  • 42. How old was Diana when she first met Charles?
A) 20
B) 16
C) 29
D) 13
  • 43. How old was Charles when he first met Diana?
A) 29
B) 32
C) 20
D) 16
  • 44. Which of Diana's relatives was Charles dating when he first met Diana?
A) Sarah
B) Anne
C) Elizabeth
D) Margaret
  • 45. Where did Charles take Diana for a sailing weekend to progress their relationship?
A) Aboard the royal yacht Britannia
B) Balmoral Castle
C) Buckingham Palace
D) Windsor Castle
  • 46. What is the name of the royal family's Scottish residence where Diana met Charles's family?
A) Balmoral Castle
B) Buckingham Palace
C) Clarence House
D) Windsor Castle
  • 47. When did Charles propose to Diana?
A) 24 February 1981
B) November 1977
C) 6 February 1981
D) 29 July 1981
  • 48. Where did Charles propose to Diana?
A) Clarence House
B) Windsor Castle
C) Balmoral Castle
D) Buckingham Palace
  • 49. How many times did Diana confirm she had met Charles before their engagement?
A) 10 times
B) 13 times
C) 25 times
D) 3 times
  • 50. When did Diana and Charles's engagement become official?
A) 29 July 1981
B) 6 February 1981
C) 24 February 1981
D) March 1981
  • 51. What was Diana's occupation before her engagement?
A) Preschool aide
B) Sailor
C) Biographer
D) Charity worker
  • 52. According to biographer Ingrid Seward, how was Diana's life at Buckingham Palace before the wedding?
A) Highly public
B) Incredibly lonely
C) Very joyful
D) Extremely busy
  • 53. Diana was the first Englishwoman to marry the first in line to the throne since whom?
A) Princess Grace
B) Elizabeth II
C) Queen Mary
D) Anne Hyde
  • 54. Where was Diana's first public appearance with Charles held?
A) Goldsmiths' Hall
B) Westminster Abbey
C) St Paul's Cathedral
D) Windsor Castle
  • 55. How old was Diana when she married Charles?
A) 16
B) 32
C) 29
D) 20
  • 56. How old was Charles when he married Diana?
A) 20
B) 29
C) 16
D) 32
  • 57. When did Diana and Charles get married?
A) 6 February 1981
B) 29 July 1981
C) November 1977
D) 24 February 1981
  • 58. Where was the wedding of Diana and Charles held?
A) Goldsmiths' Hall
B) St Paul's Cathedral
C) Westminster Abbey
D) Windsor Castle
  • 59. Why was St Paul's Cathedral chosen instead of Westminster Abbey for the wedding?
A) It was the traditional royal wedding venue
B) It was requested by the Queen
C) It offered more seating
D) It was closer to Buckingham Palace
  • 60. How many people watched the wedding via a global television audience?
A) 300 years
B) 750 million
C) 9,000
D) 600,000
  • 61. How many spectators lined the streets for the wedding?
A) 750 million
B) 600,000
C) 25 feet
D) 13 times
  • 62. What was the value of Diana's wedding dress in 1981?
A) £7.62
B) £25
C) £9,000
D) £34,696
  • 63. What was the length of the train on Diana's wedding dress?
A) 13-foot (3.96-metre)
B) 9-foot (2.74-metre)
C) 25-foot (7.62-metre)
D) 50-foot (15.24-metre)
  • 64. When did Diana pass away?
A) 1 July 1961
B) 1996
C) 1992
D) 31 August 1997
  • 65. Where was Diana born?
A) St Paul's Cathedral
B) Westminster Abbey
C) Althorp
D) Park House, Sandringham
  • 66. In what year were Diana and Charles officially divorced?
A) 1997
B) 1992
C) 1981
D) 1996
  • 67. In what year did Diana and Charles separate?
A) 1996
B) 1992
C) 1997
D) 1981
  • 68. What nickname was Diana given in childhood due to her duchess-like attitude?
A) "Duch"
B) "Lady Diana"
C) "Spencer"
D) "Aunt Lilibet"
  • 69. What name did Diana call Queen Elizabeth II from childhood?
A) "Queen Mother"
B) "Aunt Lilibet"
C) "Lady Fermoy"
D) "Granny"
  • 70. What title did Diana's father inherit in 1975, making Diana known as Lady Diana?
A) Baron Fermoy
B) Viscount Althorp
C) Prince of Wales
D) Earl Spencer
  • 71. Where did the Spencer family move after her father inherited his new title in 1975?
A) Park House
B) Althorp
C) Harley Street
D) Sandringham estate
  • 72. Who was Diana's sister Jane married to in 1978?
A) Robert Fellowes
B) Charles Spencer
C) Peter Shand Kydd
D) Prince Andrew
  • 73. Who was Diana's initial governess who supervised her homeschooling?
A) Philippa Whitaker
B) Gertrude Smith
C) Sarah
D) Gertrude Allen
  • 74. What was the name of the private school in King's Lynn where Diana began her formal education?
A) Silfield Private School
B) Riddlesworth Hall School
C) West Heath Girls' School
D) Institut Alpin Videmanette
  • 75. In what year did Diana join her sisters at West Heath Girls' School?
A) 1970
B) 1973
C) 1978
D) 1975
  • 76. How many times did Diana fail her O-levels?
A) She never failed them
B) Three times
C) Twice
D) Once
  • 77. What kind of award did Diana receive at West Heath Girls' School?
A) Musical achievement award
B) Academic excellence award
C) Community spirit award
D) Swimming and diving award
  • 78. Which instrument was Diana skilled at playing?
A) Cello
B) Piano
C) Violin
D) Flute
  • 79. Where was Darenth Park Hospital located?
A) In King's Lynn, Norfolk
B) Near Dartford, Kent
C) In Rougemont, Switzerland
D) In Pimlico, London
  • 80. How long did Diana work as a nanny for Philippa and Jeremy Whitaker in 1978?
A) Three months
B) Six months
C) One term
D) One year
  • 81. Where were Philippa and Jeremy Whitaker living when Diana worked as their nanny?
A) Hampshire
B) London
C) Kent
D) Norfolk
  • 82. What was the name of the finishing school Diana attended in Switzerland?
A) Young England School
B) Institut Alpin Videmanette
C) West Heath Girls' School
D) Silfield Private School
  • 83. In which Swiss town was Institut Alpin Videmanette located?
A) Bern
B) Geneva
C) Zurich
D) Rougemont
  • 84. What accident caused Diana to miss three months of work as a dance instructor?
A) A car accident
B) A swimming accident
C) A diving accident
D) A skiing accident
  • 85. What nationality were the Robertsons, for whom Diana worked as a nanny in London?
A) American
B) Swiss
C) British
D) French
  • 86. What was the name of the school where Diana worked as a nursery teacher's assistant?
A) Silfield Private School
B) West Heath Girls' School
C) Riddlesworth Hall School
D) Young England School
  • 87. In which London area was the Young England School located?
A) Dartford
B) Earl's Court
C) Sevenoaks
D) Pimlico
  • 88. How many flatmates did Diana live with at Coleherne Court?
A) Four
B) Two
C) Three
D) None
  • 89. What was the name of the royal gynaecologist summoned after Diana fell down a staircase?
A) Prince Charles
B) Malcolm Fraser
C) Prince William
D) George Pinker
  • 90. How many weeks into her pregnancy was Diana when she fell down the stairs at Sandringham?
A) Twelve weeks
B) Ten weeks
C) Sixteen weeks
D) Fourteen weeks
  • 91. When was Prince William born?
A) 15 September 1984
B) 5 November 1981
C) January 1982
D) 21 June 1982
  • 92. What mental health condition did Diana suffer from after her first pregnancy?
A) Anxiety disorder
B) Postpartum depression
C) Bipolar disorder
D) Seasonal affective disorder
  • 93. Which prime minister suggested that Diana take baby William on her tours of Australia and New Zealand?
A) None of the above
B) Malcolm Fraser
C) George Pinker
D) Prince Charles
  • 94. When was Prince Harry born?
A) January 1982
B) 5 November 1981
C) 21 June 1982
D) 15 September 1984
  • 95. Did Prince Charles hope for a boy or a girl with their second child?
A) A boy
B) A girl
C) Twins
D) He had no preference
  • 96. How did Diana describe Prince Harry?
A) Naughty, just like me
B) Quiet and reserved
C) My little wise old man
D) Studious and obedient
  • 97. Which television show broadcast Martin Bashir's interview with Diana?
A) Panorama Plus
B) BBC Breakfast
C) Panorama
D) Newsnight
  • 98. Whose relationship with Charles did Diana refer to when she said 'there were three of us in this marriage'?
A) Tiggy Legge-Bourke
B) Anthony Julius
C) Martin Bashir
D) Parker Bowles
  • 99. What did Martin Bashir use to win the trust of Diana and her brother?
A) Fake royal letters
B) Stolen photographs
C) Forged bank statements
D) Forged medical records
  • 100. Who conducted an independent inquiry regarding Martin Bashir's actions?
A) Lord Dyson
B) Anthony Julius
C) Peter Carter-Ruck
D) Patrick Jephson
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