Who Was Princess Diana?

Name: Who Was Princess Diana?
Brand: Penguin Random House
Availability: InStock
Author: Ellen Labrecque
ISBN: 9798217296293

Author: Ellen Labrecque, Who HQ

Series: Who Was?

Narrator: Imogen Church

Unabridged: 1 hr 12 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Listening Library

Published: 11/11/2025

Categories: Children's Nonfiction, Biographical, Places, Europe

Synopsis

Learn how Lady Diana Spencer became the People's Princess as she takes her place in the ranks of the Who Was? series.

A shy twenty-year-old girl stepped out of a horse-drawn coach and into the world spotlight, capturing the imagination of millions as a real life fairytale princess. Although the storybook marriage didn't have a happy ending, Diana learned to use her fame as a way to champion charitable causes near to her heart. She became the People's Princess by humanizing the image of the royal family and showing care and concern for all people, including the homeless, the sick, and others in need.

About The Author

Ellen Labrecque is a former Senior Editor for Sports Illustrated for Kids and the author of over twenty nonfiction books for young readers, including biographies of Jim Thorpe and Magic Johnson.Jerry Hoare is married with two musician/actor sons and a crazy terrier dog. He has provided pictorial work for many different things in many different styles, but he has a particular fondness for line work--be it loose pen or the strict thicks and thins, to denote tonal change like that of engraving.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Sophie on December 01, 2022

Princess Diana was about as complex a human being as one could envision. She's also a person who seemed to suddenly leap above and past the difficulties and tragedies of her life to assume a far larger identity; an identity large because of the enormous, positive impact she had by her words and her......more

Goodreads review by Bookreadaholic on February 09, 2018

Last week I have met Princess Diana in my 2/18 book in 2018 Title: Who Was Princess Diana Author : Ellen Labrecque Rating: 8/10 Pages: 112 pages Genere: biography series Content: This New York Times Best-Selling Series goes into the life of the famous people Princess Princess Diana from breath to h......more

Goodreads review by Shontel Oliver on May 03, 2017

I read this book to my daughter! Absolutely great information on a wonderful woman who was always caring for others!......more

Goodreads review by 하요진 on March 11, 2023

Overall: 4/5 I was very touched by how down-to-earth she was, even though she is royalty. She made constant visits to hospitals, elderly homes, orphanages et cetera. She also refused to be tied down as a princess and taught her sons to be kind to people around them. It is no wonder her death brought......more

Goodreads review by Emma on October 23, 2018

Summary: Princess Diana is one of the most well-known people in the world. This book is a story about the 20-year-old princess' life and how she made a lasting impact on so many people. Princess Diana was poised and princess-like, but she was also easy to relate to for many women, and many looked up......more