Frances Ruth Shand Kydd was the mother of Diana, Princess of Wales. She was the maternal grandmother of Prince William, Duke of Cambridge and Prince Harry. Her funeral at the Roman Catholic cathedral in Oban on 10 June was attended by her children and grandchildren, including Princes William and Harry.
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Frances Ruth Shand Kydd was the mother of Diana, Princess of Wales. She was the maternal grandmother of Prince William, Duke of Cambridge and Prince Harry. She devoted the final years of her life to Catholic charity work. Her funeral at the Roman Catholic cathedral in Oban on 10 June was attended by her children and grandchildren, including Princes William and Harry. Her former son-in-law, Prince Charles, did not attend because he was travelling to Washington to lead the British delegation at the funeral of the former US President Ronald Reagan.
She died at her home in Scotland at the age of 68 on 3 June 2004, following a long illness that included Parkinson’s disease and brain cancer. In 2004, Maxine Riddington published a biographical book entitled: The Remarkable Story of Princess Diana’s Mother, Frances Ruth Sh and Kydd. The book is available in paperback and hardback.
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