Charity Princess
Princes Diana was an iconic figure after getting married to Prince Charles. She was in the public eye not only for her beauty and elegance, but also for her ground-breaking charity work.
She got married to Prince Charles on 29th July, 1981, the wedding ceremony was broadcast on TV and watched by more than one billion people all around the world. The couple had their first son Prince William in 1982 and their second son, Prince Harry, in 1984. However, the couple started to have problems and the fairy tale was about to end. The couple decided to get a divorce in 1992 and this was announced by the Prime Minister at the time. They officially got divorced in 1996.
Princess Diana had always been a strong supporter of many charities. She worked for homeless people, children in need, people who have AIDS, a campaign that supported banning landmines etc. After she was photographed with an AIDS victim, the attitude of people changed towards those who had AIDS. Since little was known about AIDS, people were afraid of it and thought that the disease was contacted by touching, but the photo made people change their mind. If she hadn’t had that photo taken, people would have kept on believing that they shouldn’t have any contact with people who had AIDS.
She had always been popular even after the divorce. Even though she was part of a royal family, she didn’t lead an isolated life from the society and she used her fame to help people. After the divorce, she sold her gowns at an auction and raised more than 3,25 million dollars which she donated to charities.
She died in a car crash with her partner Dodi Al-Fayed in France in 1997 and her sudden death shocked the world. They were being chased by paparazzi when the accident happened. According to the police report, the driver was under the influence of alcohol. There were a lot of theories and rumours about the accident at that time. Her funeral was broadcast on TV and millions of people around the world watched it. More than 1 million bouquets of flowers were laid at Buckingham Palace.
She always supported carrying out random acts of kindness without expectation of reward and lived her life in light of this motto.