Diana Frances Spencer

E181791

British royal Princess of Wales human

Diana Frances Spencer, better known as Diana, Princess of Wales, was a globally beloved British royal figure renowned for her humanitarian work, modernizing influence on the monarchy, and tragic early death.

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All labels observed (5)

Label	Occurrences
Diana, Princess of Wales	8
Lady Diana Spencer	3
Diana Spencer	2
Diana Frances Spencer canonical	1
Princess Diana	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1356464 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.

NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Diana Frances Spencer
Context triple: [Diana, Princess of Wales, fullName, Diana Frances Spencer]

A. Catherine, Princess of Wales
Catherine, Princess of Wales is a senior member of the British royal family, known for her marriage to Prince William and her prominent role in public and charitable life in the United Kingdom.
B. Duchess of York
The Duchess of York is a British noble title historically granted to the wife of the Duke of York, a senior member of the royal family.
C. Sophie, Countess of Wessex (later Duchess of Edinburgh)
Sophie, Duchess of Edinburgh (formerly Countess of Wessex) is a working member of the British royal family and the wife of Prince Edward, the youngest son of Queen Elizabeth II.
D. Countess of Snowdon
The Countess of Snowdon is the courtesy title held by the wife of the Earl of Snowdon, a peerage associated with the British royal family through Princess Margaret’s marriage to Antony Armstrong-Jones.
E. Princess Margaret
Princess Margaret was the younger sister of Queen Elizabeth II, known for her glamorous lifestyle, high-profile romances, and often controversial role within the British royal family.
F. None of above. chosen
G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.

NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Diana Frances Spencer
Target entity description: Diana Frances Spencer, better known as Diana, Princess of Wales, was a globally beloved British royal figure renowned for her humanitarian work, modernizing influence on the monarchy, and tragic early death.

A. Catherine, Princess of Wales
Catherine, Princess of Wales is a senior member of the British royal family, known for her marriage to Prince William and her prominent role in public and charitable life in the United Kingdom.
B. Duchess of York
The Duchess of York is a British noble title historically granted to the wife of the Duke of York, a senior member of the royal family.
C. Sophie, Countess of Wessex (later Duchess of Edinburgh)
Sophie, Duchess of Edinburgh (formerly Countess of Wessex) is a working member of the British royal family and the wife of Prince Edward, the youngest son of Queen Elizabeth II.
D. Countess of Snowdon
The Countess of Snowdon is the courtesy title held by the wife of the Earl of Snowdon, a peerage associated with the British royal family through Princess Margaret’s marriage to Antony Armstrong-Jones.
E. Princess Margaret
Princess Margaret was the younger sister of Queen Elizabeth II, known for her glamorous lifestyle, high-profile romances, and often controversial role within the British royal family.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (50)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	British royal ⓘ Princess of Wales ⓘ human ⓘ
alsoKnownAs	Diana, Princess of Wales ⓘ linked to: Diana Frances Spencer Lady Diana Spencer ⓘ linked to: Diana Frances Spencer Princess Diana ⓘ linked to: Diana, Princess of Wales
birthDate	1961-07-01 ⓘ
birthPlace	Park House, Sandringham, Norfolk, England ⓘ
burialPlace	Althorp, Northamptonshire, England ⓘ linked to: Althorp
causeOfDeath	injuries sustained in a car crash ⓘ
child	Prince Harry, Duke of Sussex ⓘ William, Prince of Wales ⓘ linked to: Prince William, Prince of Wales
countryOfCitizenship	United Kingdom ⓘ
deathDate	1997-08-31 ⓘ
deathPlace	Pitié-Salpêtrière Hospital, Paris, France ⓘ linked to: Hôpital de la Pitié-Salpêtrière
educatedAt	Riddlesworth Hall School ⓘ West Heath Girls' School ⓘ
familyName	Spencer ⓘ
father	John Spencer, 8th Earl Spencer ⓘ
givenName	Diana ⓘ
knownFor	campaigning against landmines ⓘ charitable work ⓘ modernizing image of the British monarchy ⓘ work on HIV/AIDS awareness ⓘ
marriageEndDate	1996-08-28 ⓘ
marriageStartDate	1981-07-29 ⓘ
memberOfNobleFamily	Spencer family ⓘ
middleName	Frances ⓘ
mother	Frances Shand Kydd ⓘ
notableEvent	fatal car crash in the Pont de l'Alma tunnel in Paris in 1997 ⓘ highly publicized divorce from Charles, Prince of Wales ⓘ wedding to Charles, Prince of Wales at St Paul’s Cathedral in 1981 ⓘ
notableWork	support for the International Campaign to Ban Landmines ⓘ
occupation	humanitarian ⓘ kindergarten assistant ⓘ
religion	Church of England ⓘ
residence	Highgrove House, Gloucestershire ⓘ linked to: Highgrove House Kensington Palace, London ⓘ
sibling	Charles Spencer, 9th Earl Spencer ⓘ Lady Jane Fellowes ⓘ Lady Sarah McCorquodale ⓘ
spouse	Charles, Prince of Wales ⓘ linked to: Prince Charles
styleOfAddress	Diana, Princess of Wales ⓘ Her Royal Highness The Princess of Wales ⓘ linked to: Princess of Wales
title	Baroness of Renfrew ⓘ Countess of Chester ⓘ Duchess of Cornwall ⓘ Duchess of Rothesay ⓘ Lady of the Isles ⓘ linked to: Lord of the Isles Princess of Wales ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (15)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Diana, Princess of Wales → fullName → Diana Frances Spencer ⓘ

Sunken Garden (Kensington Palace) → associatedWith → Diana, Princess of Wales ⓘ

subject linked to: Sunken Garden