Diana, Princess of Wales, was a role model for women around the world, due to her status in society and extensive media coverage. Born into an aristocratic family, Lady Diana Spencer was predetermined to live a life of royalty. Diana was introduced to Prince Charles in 1977, when she was 16. Charles, at the time, was in a courtship with Diana’s sister, Sarah Spencer. After only seeing each other twelve times, Diana married Prince Charles at St. Paul's Cathedral in London in the mid-summer of 1981, joining the Royal Family with the title of Her Royal Highness, Princess of Wales. Diana was arguably most known for the humanitarian work that she dedicated herself to throughout her public and private life. Diana worked with charities to shift …show more content…
Months before the announcement of her divorce, “Diana: Her True Story” was published using discrete interviews from Diana herself, and was written by Andrew Warton; consequently, the biography contains intimate details about Diana’s bulimia, self harm and suicide …show more content…
She was constantly working with other people and organizations, whether that be at home or abroad. During Diana’s career in activism, she was a patron of over 100 different charities, and visited over fifteen countries to raise awareness over different issues. Most famously, Diana was a vital part in reducing the stigma around HIV/AIDS. In the spring of 1987, a famous photo was taken of the princess shaking hands with an unidentified AIDS patient. This was the time in the world that people thought HIV/AIDS could be transmitted by touch; however, following the photo being captured, the world began to understand the truth around the illness and changed their mindset respectively. Much like Diana’s work with HIV/AIDS, Diana worked as a patron of The Leprosy Mission (TLM) England and Wales for the final seven years of her life. In 1993, Diana visited a leprosy treatment centre in Nepal. At the time, there was such a large stigma around leprosy that patients of the disease were forced to keep it a secret from family and friends for social reasons. One witness of her visit states “...she didn't wear gloves. She touched them with her bare hands. She didn't seem to have that fear.” Diana kick-started the process of humanizing diseases that have plagued so many people. In the closing few months of her life, Diana travelled to Angola with the Red Cross and HALO Trust to bring awareness to the world on the damage landmines can do;
Elizabeth Glaser, co-founder of the Pediatric AIDS Foundation, was infected with the AIDS virus during a blood transfusion when she was giving birth to her first child. Her daughter became quite ill in 1985 and after several tests and treatments the entire family was tested for the human immunodeficiency virus. Elizabeth, her daughter, Ariel, and her son, Jake, all tested positive. She then went to Washington, D.C. to help fight AIDS and raise awareness for the cause. She met with several influential politicians, activists, and first ladies including President Reagan, Nancy Reagan, and Barbara Bush to discuss ways to improve HIV care and research.
Diana Ernestine Earle Ross is very influential when it comes to the music industry. To this day, people have doubts about us young people going into the field of music. They feel like making a career out of rapping, singing, or acting is one in a million. Especially, being born and raised in Detroit. Diana has given us hope. She is an idol that many of us look up to. Ross is a woman of great achievement and one day someone with just as much potential as her, will follow in her footsteps.
British princess. Born August 21, 1930, at Glamis Castle in Scotland, as the second daughter of King George VI of the United Kingdom (who ruled from 1937 to his death in 1952) and sister of Queen Elizabeth II (1952--). In the early 1950s, the romance between Margaret—then third in line to the throne after her sister’s two children, Charles and Anne—and Group Captain Peter Townsend, a highly decorated World War II fighter pilot and recent divorcé, caused quite a scandal both within and outside of the British royal family.
Shock waves went around the world when news spread that the ‘people’s princess’, Princess Diana of Wales had died. On August 31st, 1997, she was involved in a car crash and sustained serious injuries, passing away four hours after the collision. Official investigators concluded that it was an accident, caused by the driver’s alcohol levels, and pursuing paparazzi. In comparison, a conspiracy theory suggests that the crash was orchestrated by the British Secret Service, as ordered by the Monarchy.
When one thinks of becoming a princess or even royalty, the idea of the magical childhood, fantasy wedding and perfect marriage, seems to accompany the indication of a royal, but yet this was not the case for Diana. Ever since she was eight, her parents had been divorced and little Diana just “longed for the love of a united home” (Wright). Her school grades were not up to par, “an academically below-average student” (Princess Diana Biography Biography) and her family life was in shackles, so later becoming a princess and huge icon was such a powerful message for those with rough starts; this was not the first stereotype she would break. From straightforwardly addressing tough, international medical issues to her torn personal life, the people sympathized with her, because she was such real, true and honest princess. When Diana entered into the public view by her marriage to Charles, her life appeared to be perfect especially when followed by two, healthy sons, William and Harry, but...
Even twenty years after her death, the world continues to remember the princess who perpetually remembered them. Princess Diana lived as one of the most influential figures of the 20th Century. She devoted her life in the spotlight to bring recognition to causes that she felt others should care about, such as AIDS, homelessness, leprosy, and landmine removal. Diana believed that love and kindness served as the remedy for any sort of suffering. She once stated in an interview with BBC journalist, Martin Bashir, “I think the biggest disease this world suffers from in this day and age is the disease of people feeling unloved. I know that I can give love for a minute, for half an hour, for a day, for a month—I’m very happy to do that and I want to do that” (Roisin Kelly). While the matter remains certain that people were initially starstruck having a princess in their midst, it is undoubtedly Diana’s kindness that attracted and continued to attract beings to her presence. She held the hands of those deemed unsafe to touch and broke down stigmas in the process. Diana became a hero for those who had no one to speak up for them, or the trials they endured, through simple acts of kindness, such as a warm smile or a gentle handshake. While Diana aided those around her, she herself desperately craved love and kindness, as discussed in the following quote from the New York Times’ Article, “Diana in Search of Herself”. “Indeed, Diana's unstable temperament bore all the markings of one of the most elusive psychological disorders: the borderline personality. This condition is characterized by an unstable self-image; sharp mood swings; fear of rejection and abandonment; an inability to sustain relationships; persistent feelings of loneliness, boredom, and emptiness; depression; and impulsive behavior such as binge eating and
During the 1980’s and 1990’s, Princess Diana was loved among many. She is remembered as the "People's Princess" because of her widespread popularity and global humanitarian efforts. Diana was born July 1st, 1961 in Sandringham, England, where she was adored among the British elite. Princess Diana married Prince Charles on July 31st, 1991, and later gave birth to two boys--William and Harry. Diana served as a strong supporter of many charities. She worked to help the homeless, people living with HIV and children in need. As her popularity spread, the paparazzi's began documenting her every move. Diana steadily became the most photographed person in the world. Charles and Diana eventually became estranged and finally divorced in 1997. Even
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• This experience made her very secluded and reserved. She thought a lot about suicide but found comfort in writing. She became an observer rather than a participator in everyday life.
As a young child, she had it rough. Her mother raised her as her ugly duckling which I find very strange. I can not imagine being told I was ugly by my own mother and can not even fathom that leading to a life of beauty and in fashion none the less. When her family settled in New York, Diana was about ten years old and was enrolled in Brearly school where she did not last long. Not being able to speak English made it a very lonely and difficult place. After...
She was an extremely strong woman who stood up for what she believed was right, even when not easy. In 1196 Diana and Prince Charles divorced, a mutual agreement on both sides; “The two became estranged over the years, and there were reports of infidelities from both parties” (“Princess”). Some women would have felt so blessed to experience this amazing new world where they are treated like a princess and decide to continue on, but Diana was different.Instead of enduring the rest of her life in a marriage she was not involved in, Diana decided to show great strength and divorce Charles. However Diana was still involved in her children's life, and still continued to take part in her charity work, she even began dating an Egyptian film producer named Dodi Fayed. Though she was no longer a princess, everyday she still continued to show her everlasting heroism. All through Princess Diana’s life she showed many qualities of an epic hero. Diana and her aristocratic childhood is a great example of a noble birth, at a young age she played and later married the future king of England. Her global charity work continues on and has impacted many lives for the better and therefore makes her a national hero. Diana is capable of great strength, by divorcing her husband but still continuing to see her children, taking part in her charity work, and dealing with the
Many people see Queen Elizabeth II as just a queen but what most people don’t know is that she has countless qualities besides just being royalty. She was born as Princess Elizabeth Alexandra Mary on April 21, 1926 in London. She has pretty much lived her whole life as a royal as she started her reign at the young age of 16 years old. Queen Elizabeth II has earned many titles and recognitions though out her reign. During her control, many have said that she has tried to make the British monarchy more modern and sensitive to the public.
Princess Diana was known throughout the world as being a well rounded, gorgeous woman, but through all of that she was also a hero in many people’s eyes. Diana was often called Princess Diana by the media and the public, but she did not enjoy such a title and did not personally think of herself as a princess. This is a point Diana herself made to people who referred to her as such. She always had a strong head on her shoulders, no matter what might have been going on at the time. Diana tried to not let various things get her down, even though some could have destroyed her. Diana also spoke with surprising truthfulness about her own personal struggles with bulimia and suicide, giving individuals struggling with these issues a role model of openness and honesty. Princess Diana used her media popularity to bring attention to the needs of the forgotten and needy of the world. She was out to seek a symbol in everyone’s life, life itself.
Princess Diana of Wales, a rebel with a cause from the day she stepped into the limelight of the royal family. She was known as the independent thinker and became known as the People’s Princess. Diana used her position in the royal family to spotlight major world issues and she succeeded. She was never afraid of promoting difficult causes such as AIDS, leprosy or politically sensitive issues like landmines. Lady Diana Frances Spencer was born July 1, 1961 in Norfolk, England and eventually the world would come to know her as Princess Diana.
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