The+Last+Decade

The 1990s was the last decade of the 20th century. It was a time for invention of all types, such as computers, email, designs, and music all over the place. 1990s, for some, was a great time or nothing different at all. Life was good and enjoyable. Although for others, some people feared that by 1999 or 2000 the world would end. By 1999 so many people believed that at midnight on December 1, 1999 all computers would shut down and the world was going to be gone for good. Well the time passed and, well the world is still in exsistent. The 1990s were a good time and will always be remembered for the last decade for the 20th century.

Although the 1990s was a fun time, something tragic happened in 1997. All over the world everyone knew the princess of wales name. The loved, Princess Diana died on August 31, 1997, from a horrible car accident in Paris, France. She was loved not only for her beauty, but for her thoughts of the true people and her charity. Princess Di ,as some called her, was kind and always loved giving her extra time and money to any charities she could.

Princess Diana, born as Diana Frances Spencer, was wished to be a boy and the heir of the name Earl of Spencer. When Diana came out screaming there was some disappointment, although she was loved and sometimes called "a perfect physical specimen" by her father, Edward "Johnnie" Spencer. The disappointment of Diana being a girl was soon gone, three years later, her baby brother had come along as Charles Spencer. The Spencer family was complete, a father, Johnnie, a mother, Frances, three girls, Jane, Sarah, and Diana, and finally one boy, Charles, to finish the family.They all lived priveleged in their home, Park House. Jane was the oldest with Sarah following right behind, they were already in the "downstairs" school while Diana had just entered the "upstairs" one. Charles had just entered the nursery "upstairs", while Diana joined her older sisters at the"downstairs" school. In 1967 Jane and Sarah had gone off to boardingschool and Diana was painfully aware of their absense.(KristineBrennan") By 1968/69 Diana's parents had seperated and Diana was comforting Charles in the long sleepless nights and hoping for a miracle. The miracle hadn't come and wouldn't, Johnnie had won full custody,while Frances only got visiting rights. This huge step had changed Diana, while she held in her feelings, charity seemed the only thing that helped her escape. In 1970, the newly seperated Spencers had sent Diana off to boarding school at age nine and would change her life, after all, all she knew was her first home Park House.

Diana Spencer had gone to boarding school and went off to high school. High school wasn't for Diana, as she had said, she dropped out by her third year and wasn't planning on going back. Diana had loved life and didn't want to see it rott away, she had moved in with three other girls and was having a good time every night. Her sister, Sarah, on the other hand was getting very serious and some expected her to be the next Queen of England. Sarah had been dating Prince Charles, which lasted less then a year, but when Charles first met Sarah's little sister, he thought of her as a amusing and attractive 16-year-old. (KristineBrennan") Although the relationship had ended, Sarah and Charles remained friends and Charles had invited her to his 30th birthday party, he had also invited Diana. She was only 17, and she was already attending a party with royalty. (KristineBrennan") After his birthday party, Diana was invited to dinners and parties with Charles' circle of friends. Charles knew he had to be looking for a "mate" and wouldn't consider Diana until his mother's qualifications had come around. Queen Elizabeth the Second's qualifications for her son's bride would have to be, non-catholic, a virgin, a non-divorcee, and a princess. Diana wasn't quite a princess, but she was royalty and fit the other qualifications very well. They had started to become serious in public and before they knew it, on Feburary 24, 1981 the Queen had announced their engagement.

The marriage, right away, started off bad. the wedding was big, long, and croweded. Diana was nervous. The honeymoon was also crowded because of big crew aboard ship. When Diana and Charls got home, it all went bad there oo. Diana was looking for real friends bu all sh could findat the time was Charles friends who only called her "Highness". Any drugs that Diana was taking at the time stopped because she had become pregnant. The marriage was now more of a competition. Charles was looking for more spot light and he was determined to get it. The people wanted Diana instead of him and therefore, he became angry with her. Diana noticed this and she would hurt herself so that she would not have to show at public dinners.On June 21, 1982, Prince William was born and two years later, Prince Harry was born on September 15, 1984. Charles was disappointed that he did not get a girl but Diana loved her boys. Harry came alittle to late because his parents marriage was falling apart and close to being over. By December of 1992, the seperation was announced.