Her marriage to Viscount Althorp was not a happy one and, in 1967, she left him to be with Peter Shand Kydd, an heir to a wallpaper fortune in Australia, whom she had met the year before. His half-brother was the former champion amateur jockey William Shand Kydd (1937–2014), who was the brother-in-law of John Bingham, 7th Earl of Lucan. Subsequently, she was called "the other woman" in Janet Shand Kydd's divorce action against her husband.[2] Frances lived with her two youngest children, Diana and Charles, in London during the separation in 1967, but during that year's Christmas holidays, Viscount Althorp refused to let his children return to London with their mother.[5] He was granted custody of their children by the courts after his former mother-in-law, Lady Fermoy, testified against her own daughter Frances.[6]
Frances and Peter Shand Kydd were married on 2 May 1969 and lived on the Scottish island of Seil, where they bought an 18th-century farmhouse called Ardencaple,[7] 10 kilometres from Oban. She divided her time between London, Seil and another sheep farm in Yass, New South Wales. On 14 July 1976, John Spencer, now the 8th Earl Spencer, married Raine, Countess of Dartmouth, daughter of the novelist Dame Barbara Cartland.[8] Although Frances lived a quiet life, she was forced into public view following the engagement of her daughter Diana to Prince Charles on 24 February 1981.[9] Frances and her second husband Peter separated in June 1988.[3] In 1993 Shand Kydd married Marie-Pierre Palmer (née Bécret),[10][11] a French woman who ran a champagne-importing business in London.[12][page needed] which lasted until April 1995.[citation needed]
Later years
In 1996, she was banned from driving after being convicted of drunk-driving,[13] but denied she had a problem with alcohol. She and Diana quarrelled in May 1997, after she told Hello! magazine that Diana was happy to lose her style of "Royal Highness" following her controversial divorce from Prince Charles. She was reportedly not on speaking terms with her daughter by the time of Diana's death.[14][15][16]
She spent her later years in solitude on Seil.[17] She became a Roman Catholic and devoted herself to Catholic charities.[2] She eventually became involved with HCPT - The Hosanna House and Children's Pilgrimage Trust, the Royal National Mission for Deep Sea Fishermen, the Mallaig and Northwest Fishermen's Association, and the National Search and Rescue Dogs Association.[3]
In October 2002, when Frances left her Scottish home to give testimony at the trial of Diana's former butler, Paul Burrell, burglars targeted her house and stole her jewellery.[18]
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^"Earl Spencer denies family rift" – The Guardian, 10 June 2004
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Frances Ruth Shand Kydd previously Spencer nee Roche 20 January 1936 3 June 2004 was the mother of Diana Princess of Wales She was the maternal grandmother of William Prince of Wales and Prince Harry Duke of Sussex respectively first and fifth in the line of succession to the British throne Following her divorce from Viscount Althorp in 1969 and Diana s death in 1997 Shand Kydd devoted the final years of her life to Catholic charity work The HonourableFrances Shand KyddShand Kydd in October 2002BornFrances Ruth Roche 1936 01 20 20 January 1936Sandringham Norfolk EnglandDied3 June 2004 2004 06 03 aged 68 Seil Argyll and Bute ScotlandResting placePennyfuir Cemetery Oban Argyll and Bute ScotlandSpousesJohn Spencer Viscount Althorp m 1954 div 1969 wbr Peter Shand Kydd m 1969 div 1990 wbr ChildrenLady Sarah McCorquodaleJane Fellowes Baroness FellowesJohn SpencerDiana Princess of WalesCharles Spencer 9th Earl SpencerParentsMaurice Roche 4th Baron Fermoy father Ruth Sylvia Gill mother Contents 1 Early life 2 Marriage and children 3 Divorce and remarriage 4 Later years 5 Death and burial 6 Biography 7 Ancestry 8 References 9 External linksEarly life EditShe was born Frances Ruth Roche at Park House on the royal estate at Sandringham Norfolk on 20 January 1936 1 2 Her birth was on the same day as the death of George V Her father was Maurice Roche 4th Baron Fermoy a friend of George VI and the elder son of the American heiress Frances Ellen Work and her first husband the 3rd Baron Fermoy 2 Her mother Ruth Roche Baroness Fermoy a daughter of Colonel William Smith Gill was a confidante and lady in waiting to Queen Elizabeth later the Queen Mother 3 Since birth she held the style of The Honourable as the daughter of a baron Marriage and children EditOn 1 June 1954 she married John Spencer Viscount Althorp later the 8th Earl Spencer at Westminster Abbey 2 Queen Elizabeth II and other members of the royal family attended the wedding ceremony 4 She was 18 years old and became the youngest woman wed in Westminster Abbey since 1893 4 They had five children Lady Sarah McCorquodale born 19 March 1955 who married Neil Edmund McCorquodale a 2nd cousin once removed of Raine Countess Spencer Jane Fellowes Baroness Fellowes born 11 February 1957 who married Robert Fellowes Baron Fellowes then Private Secretary to the Sovereign The Honourable John Spencer who died 10 hours after his birth on 12 January 1960 Diana Princess of Wales 1 July 1961 31 August 1997 first wife of Charles III Charles Spencer 9th Earl Spencer born 20 May 1964 who married firstly Victoria Lockwood secondly Caroline Freud nee Hutton and former wife of Matthew Freud and thirdly and presently Karen Villeneuve Divorce and remarriage Edit Ardencaple house Her marriage to Viscount Althorp was not a happy one and in 1967 she left him to be with Peter Shand Kydd an heir to a wallpaper fortune in Australia whom she had met the year before His half brother was the former champion amateur jockey William Shand Kydd 1937 2014 who was the brother in law of John Bingham 7th Earl of Lucan Subsequently she was called the other woman in Janet Shand Kydd s divorce action against her husband 2 Frances lived with her two youngest children Diana and Charles in London during the separation in 1967 but during that year s Christmas holidays Viscount Althorp refused to let his children return to London with their mother 5 He was granted custody of their children by the courts after his former mother in law Lady Fermoy testified against her own daughter Frances 6 Frances and Peter Shand Kydd were married on 2 May 1969 and lived on the Scottish island of Seil where they bought an 18th century farmhouse called Ardencaple 7 10 kilometres from Oban She divided her time between London Seil and another sheep farm in Yass New South Wales On 14 July 1976 John Spencer now the 8th Earl Spencer married Raine Countess of Dartmouth daughter of the novelist Dame Barbara Cartland 8 Although Frances lived a quiet life she was forced into public view following the engagement of her daughter Diana to Prince Charles on 24 February 1981 9 Frances and her second husband Peter separated in June 1988 3 In 1993 Shand Kydd married Marie Pierre Palmer nee Becret 10 11 a French woman who ran a champagne importing business in London 12 page needed which lasted until April 1995 citation needed Later years EditIn 1996 she was banned from driving after being convicted of drunk driving 13 but denied she had a problem with alcohol She and Diana quarrelled in May 1997 after she told Hello magazine that Diana was happy to lose her style of Royal Highness following her controversial divorce from Prince Charles She was reportedly not on speaking terms with her daughter by the time of Diana s death 14 15 16 She spent her later years in solitude on Seil 17 She became a Roman Catholic and devoted herself to Catholic charities 2 She eventually became involved with HCPT The Hosanna House and Children s Pilgrimage Trust the Royal National Mission for Deep Sea Fishermen the Mallaig and Northwest Fishermen s Association and the National Search and Rescue Dogs Association 3 In October 2002 when Frances left her Scottish home to give testimony at the trial of Diana s former butler Paul Burrell burglars targeted her house and stole her jewellery 18 Death and burial EditFrances 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 19 20 Her funeral at the Roman Catholic cathedral in Oban on 10 June was attended by her children sister and grandchildren including prince William who gave a reading and Harry 21 22 Their father her former son in law Prince Charles did not attend because he was travelling to Washington to lead the British delegation at the state funeral of the former US President Ronald Reagan the following day Frances was buried in Pennyfuir Cemetery in Oban Argyll and Bute 23 Biography EditIn 2004 Maxine Riddington published a biographical book about her entitled Frances The Remarkable Story of Princess Diana s Mother 24 Ancestry EditAncestors of Frances Shand Kydd8 Edmond Roche 1st Baron Fermoy4 James Roche 3rd Baron Fermoy9 Elizabeth Caroline Boothby2 Maurice Roche 4th Baron Fermoy10 Frank H Work5 Frances Ellen Work11 Ellen Wood1 Frances Ruthe Roche12 Alexander Ogston Gill6 William Smith Gill13 Barbara Smith Marr3 Ruth Sylvia Gill14 David Littlejohn7 Ruth Littlejohn15 Jane CrombieReferences Edit England amp Wales Birth Index Jan Feb Mar 1936 4b 344 Freedbridge Lynn Norfolk a b c d e Corby Tom 4 June 2004 Frances Shand Kydd The Guardian Retrieved 27 May 2013 a b c Frances Shand Kydd The Telegraph 4 June 2004 Retrieved 27 April 2011 a b Queen heads lists guests at wedding The Montreal Gazetta London 1 June 1954 Retrieved 21 July 2013 Brown Tina 2007 The Diana Chronicles London New York Doubleday pp 40 41 ISBN 978 0 385 51708 9 The Times London Thursday 8 July 1993 p 4 col D and p 19 col A Ardencaple House Isle of Seil Geograph Britain and Ireland Retrieved 19 July 2019 Life of luxury stripped sparse by tragedy Scotsman 4 June 2004 Retrieved 27 May 2013 Princess Diana enters hospital in early labor Youngstown Vindicator London AP 21 June 1982 Retrieved 21 July 2013 Riddington Max 13 April 2012 The truth about Di Evening Standard Daily Mail Retrieved 14 November 2022 Lonely End of Diana s Sad Mum a Life of Turmoil for the Mother of the World s Tragic Princess Family absent as Shand Kydd dies Daily Record Scotland Glasgow Scotland Retrieved 14 November 2022 via Free Online Library Max Riddington Frances The Remarkable Story of Princess Diana s Mother Obituary Frances Shand Kydd BBC 3 June 2004 Retrieved 29 May 2018 Milmo Cahal 25 October 2002 Diana did not talk to me in final months admits her mother The Independent Retrieved 24 October 2016 Farouky Jumana 14 January 2008 Diana s Butler Tells Some Secrets Time Archived from the original on 14 January 2013 Retrieved 30 May 2013 Diana s rift with mother BBC 24 October 2002 Retrieved 29 May 2018 Profile Frances Shand Kydd The Herald 26 October 2002 Retrieved 6 July 2013 Burglars target Diana s mother BBC 25 October 2002 Retrieved 29 May 2018 Princess Diana s mother dies after a long illness HELLO magazine UK Diana s mother dies peacefully BBC 3 June 2004 Retrieved 29 May 2018 Meade Geoff 4 June 2004 Princes mourning their grandmother The Journal Retrieved 31 May 2013 Perry Simon Norman Pete 11 June 2004 Diana s Mum Laid to Rest Without Charles People Retrieved 1 June 2013 Earl Spencer denies family rift The Guardian 10 June 2004 Riddington Max Naden Gavan 2003 Books ISBN 1843170434 External links EditAlthorp House Visit Scotland Isle of Seil page Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Frances Shand Kydd amp oldid 1129599058, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
