In the biography Diana: Her True Story—In Her Own Words, Andrew Morton discussed Princess Diana's thoughts on her mother's ...

Frances had a troubled marriage with Diana's father - the future eighth Earl Spencer (above) - which ended in divorce after she fell for wallpaper tycoon Peter Shand Kydd.

After her parents’ contentious divorce, Diana’s father gained custody of the children. Speaking to The Sunday Times, Diana’s ...

Despite having the family they wanted, the couple's marriage broke down after Frances fell for wallpaper tycoon Peter Shand Kydd. In 1969, her divorce was finalised and Frances went on to marry ...

The couple's relationship ended in 1966 when Frances walked out on the family in 1966 to embark on a romance with Peter Shand Kydd. She and John then fought bitterly over the custody of their four ...

Frances reportedly walked out on her family to pursue a relationship with another man named Peter Shand Kydd. Diana’s brother claimed that his sister would sometimes “wait on the doorstep for ...

Frances Shand Kydd (née Frances Ruth Burke Roche) was born on Jan. 20, 1936, to parents Maurice Roche and Ruth Sylvia Gill. Keep reading to learn more about Princess Diana's parents, John Spencer ...

Finally, in 1969, the vicountess caused a minor aristocratic scandal when she ran off with the wallpaper tycoon, Peter Shand Kydd. She was vilified in the ensuing battle for her children and ...

Her parents' marriage was troubled, with her mother, Frances Shand Kydd, having an affair with Peter Shand Kydd, which led to their divorce. In 1976, her father, Edward John Spencer, ...

She was in love with someone else—infatuated, really.” That someone else was Diana’s stepfather Peter Shand Kydd, who she left Diana’s father for in 1967, when Diana was just six years old.

The couple's relationship ended in 1966 when Frances walked out on the family in 1966 to embark on a romance with Peter Shand Kydd. She and John then fought bitterly over the custody of their four ...