"Carry out a random act of kindness, with no expectation of reward, safe in the knowledge that one day someone might do the same for you."
“Only do what your heart tells you.” Forever known as “The People's Princess,” Princess Diana had a way of capturing the hearts of the public, and her legacy lives on more than 20 years after her death in 1997.
She became an international icon and used her celebrity to raise awareness for a number of causes, from leprosy to domestic violence to mental health. She made headlines in 1987 when she intentionally shook hands with an AIDS patient, working to dispel the myth that HIV/AIDS could be spread through touch.
She revealed that she had concerns for her children if the pair did divorce, but doubted that she would ever become Queen. Diana then memorably said: "I'd like to be a queen of people's hearts, in people's hearts, but I don't see myself being Queen of this country.
What were Princess Diana's last words? The firefighter on the scene of Princess Diana's accident revealed the last words she spoke before her death in an interview with The Independent. According to the firefighter, Xavier Gourmelon, the Princess of Wales asked: “My God, what has happened?”
Above all we give thanks for the life of a woman I am so proud to be able to call my sister, the unique, the complex, the extraordinary and irreplaceable Diana whose beauty, both internal and external, will never be extinguished from our minds.
What were Princess Diana's last words? The firefighter on the scene of Princess Diana's accident revealed the last words she spoke before her death in an interview with The Independent. According to the firefighter, Xavier Gourmelon, the Princess of Wales asked: “My God, what has happened?”
Aside from swimming and diving, Diana was incredibly passionate about ballet, even going as far as to study it in school. Even though her height made her too tall to become a professional ballerina, her love for the art continued well into her days as a royal.
Princess Diana was always committed to using her public profile to bring about positive change. A firm believer in the power of young people, she became patron of the Red Cross Youth in 1983, which gave her an increasingly visible role with the British Red Cross.
“A strong woman knows she has strength enough for the journey, but a woman of strength knows it is in the journey where she will become strong.” “I'd rather regret the risks that didn't work out than the chances I didn't take at all.” "You must love and care for yourself because that's when the best comes out.”
A firefighter who led the response team pulled Diana from the wreckage. He said that the princess asked him, "My God, what has happened?" It was only later that he found out the victim was Princess Diana, and that these would be her final words.
Lionel Richie's 1984 ballad 'Hello' was said to be Diana's favourite ever song. Speaking at a concert in 2015, Lionel told the audience: "Many years ago I had the pleasure of meeting Princess Diana and tonight we have Prince William here.
The Queen thought Diana quite suitable for Charles. “She was very much a hit with the royal family—they really warmed to her,” Chernock says. “Diana worked very, very hard to ingratiate herself and to model what she thought being a princess would entail, and she did it very successfully.”
According to the website, Celebrity Fragrance Guide, Princess Diana had a selection of fragrances she liked to wear, most notably Hermes 24 Faubourg, Penhaligon's Bluebell Cologne, and Creed Royal Water which was created especially for her.
Her favorite color was pink. The 50 Most Fascinating Facts About Princess Diana's Life | POPSUGAR Celebrity Photo 7. Her favorite color was pink. She had to return one of her tiaras after divorcing Prince Charles.
But only one man has been called the "love of her life"—British Pakistani surgeon Hasnat Khan, whom Diana dated from 1995 to 1997.
They did this to avoid the nearly thirty photographers waiting in front of the hotel. Diana and Fayed were the rear passengers; Trevor Rees-Jones, a member of the Fayed family's personal protection team, was in the (right) front passenger seat. None of the occupants were wearing seat belts.
Upon seeing the video, Chuck leaves the salon. She later goes to see him at The Empire and explains the whole story: she had an affair with Bart while he was with Elizabeth Fisher and ended up pregnant.
If you watch the footage, Princess Margaret was not the only person who didn't bow her head as the coffin passed. There was nothing significant in that. That the one person in the UK who does not need to bow to anyone DID, WAS significant.
Just like most parent/child relationships, a nickname quickly developed for Prince William from his mum, Diana, and it was a cute one: 'Wombat'. In a 2007 interview with Matt Lauer for NBC, the Prince explained how it came about. "It began when I was two.
Diana's body was clothed in a black long-sleeved, three-quarter length woolen cocktail dress designed by Catherine Walker which she had chosen some weeks before, a pair of black pantyhose, and a pair of black shoes.