Diana, Princess of Wales (Diana Frances Mountbatten-Windsor; ne Spencer; 1 July 1961 31 u!

!ust 199"# $rincess Diana %as an iconic &i!ure o& t'e late ()t' *entury+ Durin! 'er li&e s'e %as o&ten said to be t'e ,ost p'oto!rap'ed person- appearin! on t'e co.er o& $eople ,a!a/ine ,ore t'an anyone else+ S'e epito,ised &e,inine beauty and !la,our+ t t'e sa,e ti,e- s'e %as ad,ired &or 'er !roundbrea0in! c'arity %or0; in particular 'er %or0 %it' 1DS patient-s and supportin! t'e ca,pai!n &or bannin! land,ines+ Married to $rince *'arles in 1921- s'e recei.ed t'e title o& 34er 5oyal 4i!'ness $rincess Diana o& Wales6 S'e is t'e Mot'er o& $rince Willia, and $rince 4arry (nd and 3rd in line to t'e t'rone respecti.ely+ Diana %as born to an aristocratic &a,ily %'o lin0s to t'e 5oyal Fa,ily+ 4er &at'er %as 7d%ard Spencer- 8iscount lt'orp+ 7d%ard Spencer %as a direct descendent o& *'arles 11++ 4er ,ot'er %as Frances 8iscountess lt'orp+ 4er ,ot'er %as distantly related %it' t'e 9ueen Mot'er- and %as also o& ,erican descent+ W'en Diana %as youn!- 'er parents di.orced %it' 'er &at'er %innin! a bitter battle &or custody o& t'e c'ildren+ Diana !re% up in t'e &a,ily 'o,e o& $ar0 4ouse- be&ore ,o.in! to lt'orp in 19":+ Diana did not s'ine as a student- but did %ell in ,usic and ballet+ W'en s'e ,et 'er &uture 'usband- Diana %as %or0in! as a part ti,e assistant in a nursery sc'ool in ;ondon 1n 1921- Diana ,arried $rince *'arles+ Diana %as 13 years t'e <unior- at an a!e o& <ust ()*'arles by contrast %as 33 at t'e ti,e o& t'e %eddin!+ ='e !eneral public soon %ar,ed to t'e innocence and beauty o& $rincess Diana- and t'e %eddin! %as %atc'ed by o.er 1 billion people %orld %ide+ Durin! t'eir ,arria!e t'ey 'ad t%o sons- $rince Willia, and $rince 4arry+ 4o%e.er- in t'e ,id 192)s- strains started to appear in t'e ,arria!e- and under ,uc' publicity t'e ,arria!e bro0e up leadin! to a di.orce in 199(+ Durin! t'is period Diana is said to 'a.e su&&ered .arious 'ealt' proble,s suc' as buli,ia and depression+ s $rincess o& Wales- Diana %as e>pected to ta0e part in .arious o&&icial en!a!e,ents- suc' asopenin! o& 'ospitals+ ='is pro.ided a natural outlet &or 'er to beco,e in.ol.ed in .arious types o& c'aritable %or0+ 4er natural sy,pat'y and oneness %it' patients %as ,uc' ad,ired+ 1n 192"$rincess Diana %as one o& t'e &irst %ell 0no%n celebrities to be p'oto!rap'ed %it' a .icti, o& 1DS+ ='is %as i,portant in c'an!in! attitudes to t'e disease+ t t'e ti,e- ,any t'ou!'t t'e disease could be contacted by touc' alone+ not'er o& 'er 'i!' pro&ile c'arities- %as 'er in.ol.e,ent in t'e ca,pai!n to ban land,ines+ 1n January 199"- s'e .isited ,ine &ields in n!ola to inspect t'e clearin! o& land,ines+ &ter 'er deat'- t'e ?tta%a treaty- %as si!ned bannin! t'e use o& anti-personnel land,ines+ Many a!ree t'at 'er support and role in t'e ca,pai!n played an i,portant role in in&luencin! t'is decision+ S'ortly be&ore 'er deat'- June 12t' $rincess Diana ,et %it' Mot'er =eresa+ @ot' ad,ired eac' ot'er+ Mot'er =eresa al%ays said 3Diana is ,y dau!'ter+6 Wit' ut,ost 'u,ility Diana said 31 a, a .ery- .ery s,all Mot'er =eresa+ Despite t'e per.asi.e press intrusions into 'er pri.ate li&e- Diana re,ained .ery popular because people could identi&y %it' 'er+ 4er 'ands on approac' to c'arity %or0 !a.e t'e i,pression o& a ne% type o& 5oyal- %'o %as no lon!er so re,ote+ 3e.eryone needs to be .alued+ 7.eryone 'as t'e potential to !i.e so,et'in! bac0 i& only t'ey 'ad t'e c'ance+6

Diana died on 31st u!ust- 199"- in a car cras' in.ol.in! Dodi l-Fayed+ (see last ,o,ents o& $rincess Diana# 1t %as said t'ey %ere bein! c'ased by papara//i at t'e ti,e t'e &atal accident+ lt'ou!'- t'e inAuest noted t'at t'e dri.er %as also under t'e in&luence o& dru!s and drin0+ *ontro.ersy still surrounds 'er deat'- %it' a &urt'er inAuest still under%ay+(3# ='e deat' o& Diana 'ad a pro&ound i,pact on t'e @ritis' public and t'ose in ot'er countries+ 1t led to an unprecedented outpourin! o& !rie& and sy,pat'y- &or a person people 'ad ta0en into t'eir 'earts+ ?.er 1 ,illion bouAuets o& &lo%ers %ere laid at @uc0in!'a, $alace+ 4er &uneral %as %atc'ed by countless ,illions around t'e %orld+ 4er &inal restin! place %as 'er &a,ily 'o,e o& lt'orp+ Sri *'in,oy said o& $rincess Diana 3$rincess Diana- your 'eart o& sy,pat'y co.ers t'e len!t' and breadt' o& t'e %orld+ ='ere s'all co,e a ti,e %'en t'e entire %orld %ill .alue you ,ost sincerely- ,ost lo.in!ly and ,ost %'ole'eartedly+B ((#

Quotes by Princess Diana

B1 %ould li0e to be a Aueen in t'e 'earts o& t'e people+B 3='e %orst illness o& our ti,e is t'at so ,any people 'a.e to su&&er &ro, ne.er bein! lo.ed+6 3Cour patron 'as ne.er been 'appier to see you+ W'ate.er uncertainties t'e last &e% %ee0s ,ay 'a.e brou!'t 1 %ant you to be certain o& t'is our %or0 to!et'er %ill continue unc'an!ed+ 7specially at *'rist,as++ ='e sic0- t'e old- t'e 'andicapped and t'e 'o,eless- t'e lonely- t'e con&used and t'e si,ply unlo.ed %'o are needin! your 'elp ,ore t'an e.er+B 3( t'in!s stand li0e stone Dindness in anot'er trouble coura!e in your o%n6

Charity Work of Princess Diana

='rou!'out 'er li&e Diana %as so,et'in! o& a rebel+ 4er %or0 %it' .icti,s o& 1DS could in so,e %ays be seen in t'is re!ard+ S'e %as one o& t'e &irst .ery 'i!' pro&ile people to be pictured touc'in! t'ose a&&licted %it' 1DS t'is 'ad a si!ni&icant i,pact in c'an!in! peopleEs opinions and attitudes to t'e disease it %as certainly a c'arity not &ollo%in! t'e protocol and tradition o& t'e 5oyal &a,ily+ S $rincess Diana saidF 3418 does not ,a0e people dan!erous to 0no%+ Cou can s'a0e t'eir 'ands and !i.e t'e, 'u! 'ea.en 0no%s t'ey need itB Diana 'ad a .ery personable touc'+ S'e %as .ery at ease in ,eetin! people &ro, any bac0!round and e.en i& t'ey %ere ill or in 'ospices+ ='e patients %ould react .ery &a.ourably to 'er ,eetin!s- t'ey %ar,ed to 'er li&e ener!y and 'eart&elt sy,pat'y+ $art o& 'er appeal %as 'er sy,pat'y and natural co,passion+ S'e could e,pat'ise %it' peopleEs su&&erin!- 'a.in! su&&ered ,uc' 'ersel&+ =o t'e ,edia Diana o&ten portrayed a .ery stoic and positi.e ener!y- but an aid su!!ested t'at at t'e sa,e ti,e t'ese en!a!e,ents o&ten drained Diana e,otionally at t'e end o& so,e en!a!e,ents s'e &elt depleted+

s %ell as %or0in! on c'arities suc' as 1DS s'e lent 'er na,e to t'e ca,pai!n to bad land,ines+ 4er personal support is said to 'a.e been a si!ni&icant &actor in encoura!in! @ritain and t'en ot'er countries to support t'e ?tta%a =reaty %'ic' sou!'t to introduce a ban on t'e use o& anti personnel land,ines+ W'en 5obin *oo0 brou!'t t'e second readin! o& t'e land,ines bill to t'e 'ouse in 1992 'e ,ade a point o& payin! tribute to t'e contribution o& $rincess Diana+

Diana Princess of Wales - Charities

Landmines & Explosive Remnants of War *ontinuin! t'e co,,it,ent o& Diana- $rincess o& Wales %e c'a,pion t'e issue o& land,inessupportin! t'e ca,pai!n &or a %orld%ide ban and spea0in! up &or t'ose %'ose e.eryday li.es are bli!'ted by land,ines+ Prisoners' Families ='e Fund supports youn! people in prisonersE &a,ilies an in.isible !roup sti!,atised by society and <ud!ed !uilty &or a cri,e t'ey did not t'e,sel.es co,,it+