This article tells the story behind the iconic photos of Lady Diana Spencer with kindergarten children taken in 1980, which propelled her into the public eye and earned her the nickname 'Shy Di'. It details how two journalists from rival newspapers collaborated to find her, the deal they struck for the photoshoot, and the impact these images had on her future as a global icon.
Lady Diana Spencer , the new girlfriend of Prince Charles, was seen with some of the young children in her care in a park near the Young England Kindergarten in Pimlico.
One or two showed her walking from her flat in Earls Court to her car. There was also one other of her taken a few days before at Balmoral in Scotland.Diana hid behind a tree when she spotted photographers and used the mirror on her compact to try to see where lensmen were. Two journalists from rival newspapers were told by their editors to find out more about the young 19-year-old.So, they set about hitting the phones and eventually struck lucky at the Young England Kindergarten.
Diana Spencer, who would go on to become the Princess of Wales, kneels on the grass with two youngsters at the Young England nursery in Pimlico, 1980Lady Diana Spencer with two children at the Young England Kindergarten at St George's Square, Pimlico As she posed, one of the photographers asked her to turn round and face in the opposite direction as the sun was shining on her face.One must remember at this point that there were no digital cameras in those days. They only shot film which had to be sent back to the office to be developed.
But when Diana saw the picture the following day she was appalled and moaned to Prince Charles: 'I don't want to be known as the girlfriend with no petticoat.'
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