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Frances Ruth Shand Kydd (previously Spencer, née Roche; 20 January 1936 – 3 June 2004) was the mother of Diana, Princess of Wales. She was the maternal grandmother of William, Prince of Wales and Prince Harry, Duke of Sussex, respectively first and fifth in the line of succession to the British throne.
4 Jun 2004 · Published 4th Jun 2004, 01:00 BST. FRANCES Shand Kydd was born into a life of fabulous, almost unimaginable, luxury, but yesterday died alone after solitary years in a plain, brick-built bungalow...
23 Sep 2022 · Princess Diana's parents were John Spencer and Frances Shand Kydd. Here's everything to know about the couple.
3 Jun 2004 · Frances Shand Kydd, the mother of the late Princess Diana, died Thursday at her home near Oban in Scotland, it was confirmed to PEOPLE’s London bureau. Canon Donald MacKay, a Roman Catholic...
4 Jun 2004 · Frances Shand Kydd, who had an often turbulent relationship with her daughter Diana, Princess of Wales, died Thursday at her home in Scotland, a spokesman for her son, Earl Spencer,...
4 Jun 2004 · Frances Shand Kydd, who died yesterday aged 68, would always insist that she had had five children, all equally deserving of her devotion; to the world at large, though, she was simply the...
3 Jun 2004 · Frances Shand Kydd was thrust into the spotlight in 1981 when her daughter Diana joined the British royal family. Like the princess, her life was marked by an aristocratic marriage, a...
