Diana Spencer was born on July 1, 1961, into a period of change and tradition. The early 1960s Britain was marked by post-war recovery, social shifts, and a slowly transforming monarchy. Her family, the Spencers, belonged to the aristocratic circles of English society, but they were not among the wealthiest or most influential. Growing up in a world where class distinctions still held the sway. Diana was exposed to the complexities of British social hierarchy from an early age.