The Royal Family Tree of Princess Diana

Not all ancestors are alike. While Prince Charles may appear to be the pinnacle of royal ancestry, others have been born equally richer. His late wife, for example. Princess Diana’s family, the Spencers, has been a British dynasty since the 16th century. The Windsors, on the other hand, are of German ancestry, and their current name has only been adopted in 1917.

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The progenitor of the Spencer family was born as the third Baron Spencer and then elevated to the peerage of the first Earl of Sunderland, spawning a new title for the eldest Spencer men that lasted until the 1750s.

2. Georgiana, Duchess of Devonshire (1757-1806)

Diana’s fourth-great-aunt married a guy nearly ten years her senior and was regarded as a style-setter, popularising French hair powder among other things.

3. Lady Diana Spencer (1710-1735)

She was Diana’s doppelgänger—and so much more. The original Lady Di was set to marry the Prince of Wales, but King George II’s prime minister advised him to select a wife for his son who was “less politically problematic.”

4. Charles Spencer, the third Earl of Sunderland (1702-1722)

Through his marriage to Anne Churchill, he combined the Spencer and Churchill, families.

5. Sarah Churchill, Duchess of Marlborough (1660-1744)

The Favourite, starring Rachel Weisz, depicted her intimate (and presumably romantic) friendship with Queen Anne in 2018.

6. Sir Winston Churchill (1874-1965)

Princess Diana’s distant cousin served as Prime Minister. Spencer-Churchill is still a surname used by some members of the family today.

7. Dame Barbara Cartland (1901-2000)

Diana’s step-grandmother (her stepmother’s mother) wrote the romantic novel. She holds the record for publishing the most novels in a single year.

8. Albert Spencer, seventh Earl Spencer (1892-1975)

Diana’s granddad was a reserve soldier in the army. King Edward VII was his godfather.

9. Raine Spencer (1929-2016)

Diana’s father was the British socialite’s second spouse (of three), yet Diana and her siblings apparently referred to their stepmother as “Acid Raine.”

10. John Spencer, eighth Earl Spencer (1924-1992)

After his divorce from LadyFrances Roche, Diana’s father was granted custody of the future princess and her three siblings.

11. Lady Frances Roche (1936-2004)

Diana’s mother, the daughter of a baron and baroness, was an aristocracy in her own right. In 1967, she divorced John Spencer and married Peter Shand Kydd, a wallpaper heir.

12. Prince Charles (1948- )

The Prince of Wales is the British heir to the throne, and he married Diana when she was 20 years old. In 1996, the couple got divorced.

13. Princess Diana (1961-1997)

The Princess of Wales (born Diana Frances Spencer) was an activist and fashion star who was featured in our family tree.

14. Lady Sarah McCorquodale (1955-)

Diana’s older sister had a relationship with Charles before Diana. Sarah was the one who introduced the two.

15. Lady Jane Fellowes (1957-)

Diana’s other sister, Robert Fellowes, married him. Jane was made a baroness after he was given a peerage.

16. Charles Spencer, ninth Earl Spencer (1964-)

Diana’s brother, who lives at Althorp, the family estate, is an author and TV reporter. He has seven children, one of which is Lady Kitty Spencer.

17. Prince William (1982-)

The Duke of Cambridge is Diana’s older son and the second in line to the throne. With his wife, Catherine (née Middleton), he has three children.

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The Duke of Sussex, Diana’s younger son, retired from royal duties in 2020. He currently lives in Santa Barbara, California, with his wife Meghan (née Markle) and their two children.

19. Lady Kitty Spencer (1990-)

Diana’s 30-year-old niece is a successful model. She recently married Michael Lewis, a 62-year-old fashion mogul.

20. George Washington (1732-1799)

The Founding Father was Diana’s eighth cousin, five times removed.

21. Audrey Hepburn (1929-1993)

Audrey and Diana were second cousins, so they had more in common than simply style. Through her mother, Hepburn was also a member of the Dutch aristocracy.

22. Glenn Close (1947-)

She discovered she was Diana’s ninth cousin on PBS’s Finding Her Roots. The two met in 1989 but were unaware of their connection at the time.

23. Oliver Platt (1960-)

Through his great-grandparents, the actor was a second cousin to the Princess of Wales, although they never met.

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