Peoples Princess
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Diana: The People's Princess
She was known as the People's Princess, and her tragic death in an automobile accident in Paris was recorded as was her life in a series of photographs snapped even before rescue workers appeared on the scene. When Diana died at the age of 36 she had become the most photographed and the most admired woman in the world. She walked as easily among the poor and ailing as among the glittering elite. Millions came to identify with Diana and, when she died, they felt as though they had lost a best friend. Even years after the sudden end of her privileged but imperfect life, Princess Diana's charity work still motivates many others to donate their own time to help change the lives of others. Through the vigorous fund raising and campaigning, Princess Diana has greatly affected the lives of the patients she has reached out to.
As the Princess of Wales, Diana saw the opportunity to help others throughout her life when some people in her position might have been satisfied with a comfortable lifestyle and two healthy sons. But, as she grew in confidence, Diana realized that she could use her fame and her influence to make people's lives better.
Being associated with charities is often part of being a Royal. Princess Diana's main interests were with the very old, the very young, and those in hospitals or hospices...