Princess Diana's hidden Irish roots

On the eve of what would have been Princess Diana’s 56th birthday, Ryle Dwyer reveals her hidden Irish connections.

On the eve of what would have been the late Princess Diana’s fifty-sixth birthday, it may seem like everything of interest or historical significance about her has already been written, but an extraordinary Cork/Kerry link has essentially been ignored.

At this time of the year we read and hear so much about Killarney, but how many people know that Diana’s great, grandfather was the MP representing Killarney at the turn of the last century?