Diana Spencer was born on the first of July 1961 in Sandringham in
England. She had two older sisters and a younger brother. In childhood
she liked games, swimming, running and dancing. She wanted to become a
dancer. Besides she loved children very much and at the age of sixteen
she worked in schools for very young children.
Diana became princess, when Prince Charles, the Queen's son, asked her
to be his wife and they got married. They seemed to be a happy couple at
first. They had two sons. They travelled a lot they worked a lot, they
visited many countries together. But Diana was not quite happy because
they liked different things and Charles didn't understand her.
Why was Diana the most famous, the most beautiful, the most photographed
woman in the world?
Why did she win the hearts of millions and millions of people in many
countries? Why did so many people come to London to remember her when
she died? Why did the car accident which took her life, become such a
total shock to crowds of people? Why did people feel the need to be in
London at the funeral?
Why did the tears and love at the funeral move the world?
The answer is so simple. Matthew Wall, a student at St. Michael's
College in Burlington said: "She was such a lovely lady. She did so much
for those people less fortunate that herself".
She was a kind woman. Hundreds of people talked about Diana's
kindnesses. She liked ordinary people, though she was rich and had many
rich friends. Wherever she was, she was always ready to lend a hand. She
was devoted to the sick and the poor. She visited hospitals for people
with AIDS and for lepers and wasn't afraid to touch them, talk to them,
listen to them.
She worked on children's charities, and had teamed up with Hillary
Clinton in an effort to ban landmines. And it's not only money, that she
wanted to give people. She wanted to give them a part of her soul, to
make them happy because she was unhappy herself. She wanted to give them
love, because she needed love herself.
Rock stars (Sting, Elton John), pop singer George Michael, film stars
and producers (Tom Hanks, Steven Spilberg, Nicole Kidman, Tom Cruise)
and other famous people were among her friends. But she had more friends
among ordinary people.
Diana was seen many times in floods of tears, because of the pressures
of her loveless 15-year marriage. It is not a secret that Diana was
hounded and humiliated to the point of mental breakdown and was able to
pull through only because she knew she had the love of the people to
buoy her in her darkest hours.
She was, indeed, the People's Princess.
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