The Career Of Lady Diana, Princess Of Wales

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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;

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