Princess Diana

Princess Diana of Whales

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• She lived from July 1st 1961 to 31 August 1997
• She was the youngest daughter and third child of Edward John Spencer and heir to the 7th Earl Spencer
• She was born on the Sandringham Estate
• She became Lady Diana Spencer in 1975 when her father succeeded the earldom
• She returned to Englad after finishing school at Chateau D'Oex in Montreux Switzerland to become a kindergarten assistant and nanny
• She loved dance and music and she danced with Wayne Sleep in a surprise performace at the Royal OperaHouse in 1985
• She was a fashion icon

about princess diana

• Princess Diana married Prince Charles on July 29 1981
• She was 19 and he was 30 years old
• They had their first child Prince William on June 21 1982 and their second child Prince Harry on September 15 1984
• Princess Diana and Prince Charles divorced in 1996

Princess Dianas marriage and divorce

• She loved kids and was very good with them
• She was very empathetic, kind and friendly
• She was open minded and self aware
• She was a confident speaker
• She was humble and down to earth

Princess Diana's personality

• Princess diana visited Angola in January 1997 supported by the Red Cross
• She walked through a minefield in order to learn how the explosives are cleared away and show support for the victims of landmines
• Shortly after her visit to Angola, the Ottowa Treaty was signed
• She discovered HALO Trust, an orginization which had been working to clear landmines in Angola since the civil war in 1994 and started working with them
• She met with children who were landmine survivors
• Her visit to Angola sparked controversy and critism from UK law makers who said that she was "out of line" with the government policy on the issue

pRINCESS dIANA'S GLOBAL CAPMAIGN FOR THE BAN OF LANDMINES

• Princess Diana built the first AIDS/HIV unit in the UK at London Middlesex Hospital in April of 1987
• She shook the hand of a man suffering with AIDS without gloves infront of global media
• She showed solidarity with the people affected by the illness and that the world needed to battle AIDS/HIV with understanding and compassion instead of fear and hate
• Her actions cleared the stigma and controversy around AIDS/HIV and inspired people to help the people affected by the illness

How princess diana changed the worlds view on aids/hiv

4. “It has always been my concern to touch people with leprosy, trying to show in a simple action that they are not reviled, nor are we repulsed,"

3. She made sure to touch the patients affected by leprossy without gloves in order to show the world that the illness was not transmitted by touch

2. She visited Hospitals in Nepal, India and Zimbabwe and spent time with the patients there

1. Princess Diana visited countries with high leprossy rates

How princess diana dispelled stigma and misinformtion surrounding leprossy

Princess Diana devoted herself to serving others without a voice. She was a patron to over 100 charities in her lifetime and many continued on in her legacy after her death. She loved helping people and was able to use her status and populartiy to raise awarness on many issues. Because of her work, she was able to destigmatize a lot of illnesses such as AIDS/HIV and leprossy. She did this by touching the patients who were affected by these diseases without gloves, in order to prove that these diseases are not spread by physical touch. She also made reglar personal visits to homeless shelters and reached out to children.

Princess Dianas charity work

Princess Diana was known for defying the expectations placed on a British Royal, and she used her fame and influence to change the world for the better. The Royal Family is very strict and they care about how they are portrayed in the media, so they wouldnt do anything to hurt their image and reputation. Princess Diana did not care about these things and decided to be different. She was one of the most photographed women in the world at the time and she called the media "insufferable". However, she realized that a picture truly does mean a thousand words and used the papparatzi to her advantage. In her position, most people would be scared to speak up on controvertial issues because of backlash from the media, but she wsnt afraid of anyone or anything which was very admirable. She encouraged many people to support charities and continue in her footsteps. I think she was an amazing leader.

why i admire princess diana

Princess Diana unfortunetly died at the age of 36 on August 31 1997 in a car crash in Paris.

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