Queen of Hearts: 5 Generous and Touching Things Princess Diana Did

Princess Diana’s death was a tragedy for millions. During her life, the Queen of Hearts fought for justice and helped everyone who needed her.

“I have always been, am and will only be a humanitarian figure, I just want to help people in any way I can, that’s all… The world is sick of a lack of philanthropy and compassion more and more…” said Lady Dee. We recall his most important actions, which the whole world talked about.

In the 1980s, the number of AIDS patients increased rapidly and almost nothing was known about the disease. Then, many mistakenly believed that AIDS was transmitted through touch, so those infected became outcasts.

In the spring of 1987, the first AIDS service opened in the UK. Prince Charles declined to attend the ceremony, but Diana did not. Moreover, she not only attended the event, but also spoke with the patients, greeting them with a confident handshake. Thus, Lady Dee refuted the myth of AIDS being contagious through touch.

“In our view, Diana has done more to help people living with HIV than anyone else, and so far no one is doing something like this,” said Gavin Hart, Founder of the National AIDS Trust, the National AIDS Trust .

In 1997, shortly before her death, Princess Diana flew to Angola, where hostilities were in full swing and the land was littered with mines. People moved around the city – men, women, children – with amputated limbs. Then, wearing a HALO-TRUST body armor and bulletproof mask, Princess Diana walked through a pre-cleared field – to protest the use of weapons. Despite the pitch no longer posing a threat, Lady Dee admitted her jaw was cramped in fear.

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In 1992, Princess Diana became a trustee of Centerpoint, a homeless center in London. Often Lady Dee took her sons with her so they could see the other side of life.

“In a hospital or with disabled people, the old problems are completely forgotten, they seem so small, miserable. Surprisingly, among the miserable huts, miserable life, the cares of our well-to-do, well-fed, mineless world seem miserable. We just don’t imagine their lives, just as they don’t believe in the possibility of ours,” the princess said.

In June 1995, Princess Diana flew to Moscow, her first and only visit to Russia. On the first day, Lady Dee met government officials and visited the Bolshoi Theatre, and the next day she visited Tushino Children’s Hospital. Then the princess fund donated good equipment to the Moscow hospital.

Then Lady Dee entered the trauma ward, where seriously injured children lay, and where the other would have been scared, the princess did not care, calmly walking through the wards. “How I wanted to hold every sick child in my arms, caress everyone, make them laugh, so that at least for a moment a smile appeared in their eyes instead of pain!” Princess Diana called back.

Princess Diana was patron of the Royal Brompton Hospital and Great Ormond Street Hospital for Children. Needless to say, she loved children. Realizing that children with cancer need attention more than anyone, she comes to see them three times a week and spends 3 to 4 hours with them. “Some of them will live, some will die, but they should all receive love here and now. I try to give them that love,” Lady Dee said.

“I couldn’t miss a single patient. Not all departments let me in, only doctors and nurses get in somewhere, but if it was possible, I went in, leaving the assistants to work in the hallways. I clapped, shook hands, tried to inspire hope… I could only help them with my sympathy, and if it helped, I was ready to give it in full,” the princess explained.

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