Charity is the act of giving to people who are in need and Princess Diana was the perfect example of a charitable person. Before she married Prince Charles, Diana was a kindergarten teacher, in which she knew how to be patient and show compassion to others. Diana became subjected to the famous and powerful life very quickly. Once Diana found an activity to support, she began to conform with the royal life. Once she chose how she wanted to spend her days as a Princess everything started coming together. Diana was very avid about helping others and she found the perfect way to do it, which was charities. The charities she promoted during and after her reign seemed like her first priority, because she was widely recognized by the media. With
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After Diana’s divorce, she decided to decrease the number of charities to which she was Patron or President, but she still assisted when needed. Diana advertised for the Red Cross and she was devoted to helping those with AIDS, drug addiction, and leprosy, as well as battered women and the homeless. Raising awareness to only six charities gave her more time with her family and friends. She did everything she could to promote the charities in which she was involved with, including meeting staff, going to special dinners, and speaking with patients. This made Diana’s schedule not as busy as her royal life, but she did not feel that pursing her charity work this way was right; she still believed that she could use her authority of being the ‘Queen of people’s hearts’ to bring attention to worthy causes. There was only one positive to the divorce and it was explained in Andrew Morton’s book, “the divorce closed that unhappy chapter in her life… At last she could be herself and explore the talents she had been born with” (Morton 253). Feeling this freedom made Diana finally felt at peace from all the worries with the royal life and the struggles the life came …show more content…
The Princess remained Patron or President to the English National Ballet, Leprosy Mission and National AIDS Trust, Patron to Centrepoint (a homeless charity), Great Ormond Street, Hospital of Sick Children, and Royal Marsden Hospital. Diana’s most cherished charity was HALO Trust (land mines). She donated most of her time and effort to the victims and the extraction of the mines. The cost of removing a mine was at least $1,000, but putting the mines in the ground was much cheaper, which made it easier to put them in the ground. The Princess visited many cities and countries that were covered in land mines, including Angola, Kuito, Travnic, Sarajevo, and Zenezica. While visiting Angola, she talked with victims of land mine explosions. Seeing many children in poor conditions made it very difficult for Diana and her work crew to keep a dry eye. Studies have shown that victims of landmines in Africa is the most land mined continent. In Angola alone, there is at least a 70,000 amputee population because of landmines left in the ground. Fearlessly, Diana walked the streets of Kuito wearing only a flak jacket and riot helmet; at the time, it was believed that Kuito was the most mined city in the world. Once the reporters and paparazzi caught wind of her daring and bold move the Princess went viral. The media attention was the result Diana wanted because this meant more coverage about her fight to ban
After Diana’s divorce, she decided to decrease the number of charities to which she was Patron or President, but she still assisted when needed. Diana advertised for the Red Cross and she was devoted to helping those with AIDS, drug addiction, and leprosy, as well as battered women and the homeless. Raising awareness to only six charities gave her more time with her family and friends. She did everything she could to promote the charities in which she was involved with, including meeting staff, going to special dinners, and speaking with patients. This made Diana’s schedule not as busy as her royal life, but she did not feel that pursing her charity work this way was right; she still believed that she could use her authority of being the ‘Queen of people’s hearts’ to bring attention to worthy causes. There was only one positive to the divorce and it was explained in Andrew Morton’s book, “the divorce closed that unhappy chapter in her life… At last she could be herself and explore the talents she had been born with” (Morton 253). Feeling this freedom made Diana finally felt at peace from all the worries with the royal life and the struggles the life came …show more content…
The Princess remained Patron or President to the English National Ballet, Leprosy Mission and National AIDS Trust, Patron to Centrepoint (a homeless charity), Great Ormond Street, Hospital of Sick Children, and Royal Marsden Hospital. Diana’s most cherished charity was HALO Trust (land mines). She donated most of her time and effort to the victims and the extraction of the mines. The cost of removing a mine was at least $1,000, but putting the mines in the ground was much cheaper, which made it easier to put them in the ground. The Princess visited many cities and countries that were covered in land mines, including Angola, Kuito, Travnic, Sarajevo, and Zenezica. While visiting Angola, she talked with victims of land mine explosions. Seeing many children in poor conditions made it very difficult for Diana and her work crew to keep a dry eye. Studies have shown that victims of landmines in Africa is the most land mined continent. In Angola alone, there is at least a 70,000 amputee population because of landmines left in the ground. Fearlessly, Diana walked the streets of Kuito wearing only a flak jacket and riot helmet; at the time, it was believed that Kuito was the most mined city in the world. Once the reporters and paparazzi caught wind of her daring and bold move the Princess went viral. The media attention was the result Diana wanted because this meant more coverage about her fight to ban