Lady Diana Spencer was 16 years old when she first met Prince Charles, who was 29 at the time.

Quick Scoop

  • Their first meeting was in November 1977 at Althorp, the Spencer family home, during a hunting weekend where Charles was visiting and dating Diana’s older sister, Lady Sarah.
  • This makes their age gap around 12–13 years, with multiple biographies and timelines noting that Diana was a 16-year-old schoolgirl and Charles was already in his late twenties when they were introduced.
  • They did not start a serious courtship until a few years later, when Diana was 19 and Charles was in his early thirties, leading up to their engagement in 1981.

TL;DR: Diana was 16 when she met Charles, who was 29, at her family’s estate in 1977.

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