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* Diana, Princess of Wales (born Diana Frances Spencer; 1 July 1961 - 31 August 1997), was a member of the British royal family. She was the 1st wife of Charles III (then Prince of Wales) & mother of Princes William & Harry. Her activism & glamour made her an international icon & earned her enduring popularity.
Diana was born into British nobility & grew up close to the royal family on their Sandringham estate. In 1981, while working as a nursery teacher's assistant, she became engaged to Charles, the eldest son of Elizabeth II. Their wedding took place at St Paul's Cathedral in 1981 & made her Princess of Wales, a role in which she was enthusiastically received by the public. The couple had 2 sons, William & Harry. Diana's marriage to Charles suffered due to their incompatibility & extramarital affairs. They separated in 1992, soon after the breakdown of their relationship became public knowledge. Their marital difficulties were widely publicised & they divorced in 1996.
As Princess of Wales, Diana undertook royal duties on behalf of the Queen & represented her at functions across the Commonwealth realms. She was celebrated in the media for her unconventional approach to charity work. Her patronages were initially centred on children & the elderly, but she later became known for her involvement in 2 particular campaigns: one involved the social attitudes towards & the acceptance of AIDS patients & the other for the removal of landmines, promoted through the International Red Cross. She also raised awareness & advocated for ways to help people affected by cancer & mental illness. Diana was initially noted for her shyness, but her charisma & friendliness endeared her to the public & helped her reputation survive the public collapse of her marriage. Considered photogenic, she was a leader of fashion in the 1980s & 1990s.
In August 1997, Diana died in a car crash in Paris; the incident led to extensive public mourning & global media attention. An inquest returned a verdict of unlawful killing following Operation Paget, an investigation by the Metropolitan Police. Her legacy has had a deep impact on the royal family & British society.
* Celine Dion (born 30 March 1968) is a Canadian singer. She is noted for her powerful & technically skilled vocals. Dion is the best-selling Canadian artist & the best-selling French artist of all time.Her music has incorporated genres such as pop, rock, R&B, gospel & classical music.
Born into a large family (she is the youngest of 14 children) from Quebec, she emerged as a teen star in her country during the 1980s. She gained international recognition by winning the 1982 Yamaha World Popular Song Festival & the 1988 Eurovision Song Contest, where she represented Switzerland. After learning English, in 1990, Dion released her debut English album, Unison. She has also sung in Spanish, Italian, German, Latin, Japanese & Mandarin Chinese.
During the 1990s, she achieved worldwide fame after releasing several best-selling albums in history, such as Falling into You (1996) & Let's Talk About Love (1997), with over 30 million sales each. She also scored a series of no1 hits, The Power of Love, Think Twice, Because You Loved Me, It's All Coming Back to Me Now, My Heart Will Go On & I'm Your Angel. D'eux (1995) became the best-selling French album of all time. A New Day... on Las Vegas (2003-07), remains the highest-grossing concert residency of all time & the Taking Chances World Tour (2008-09), one of the highest-grossing tours of all time.
Dion is also one of the best-selling artists of all time, with sales of more than 200 million. Dion is regarded as one of pop music's most successful vocalists. She won 5 Grammys. Billboard named her the Queen of Adult Contemporary for having the most no1 songs for a female artist. Dion is the 2nd best-selling female artist in the US, the 8th all-time best-performing top female artist in the US & the 6th all-time best-performing female soloist in Billboard 200 history. In 2003, she was honored by the IFPI for selling over 50 million albums in Europe.
* She was named after Hugues Aufray's song Céline.
* She was bullied at school & called Vampire, owing to her teeth & skinny frame.
* By 1983 she became the 1st Canadian artist to receive a gold record in France for the single D'amour ou d'amitié.
* At 18, she receded from the spotlight for months, during which she did dental surgery & learned English.
* Celine & Rene married in 1994. In 2000, they renewed their wedding vows.
* Dion performed The Power of the Dream at the opening ceremony of the 1996 Atlanta Olympic Games.
* After Rene's diagnosis with cancer she took a break from the bussines in 2000.
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