COLEGIUL NATIONAL “BARBU STIRBEI”

CALARASI

LUCRARE PENTRU OBTINEREA

ATESTATULUI
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COMPETENTA LINGVISTICA

Profesor coordonator:

Gratiela Preda

Elev:

Botea Mariana- Laura

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COLEGIUL NATIONAL “BARBU STIRBEI”

CALARASI

Diana, Princess of Wales

Profesor coordonator:

Gratiela Preda

Elev:

Botea Mariana- Laura

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Table of contents

Argument……………………………………………………………….

Chapter I

 Early life………………………………………………………5

Chapter II

 Education and career………………………………………….6

Chapter III

 Wedding of Prince Charles and Lady Diana………………….7

Chapter IV

 Divorce………………………………………………………...8

Chapter V

 Charity work…………………………………………………..9

Chapter VI

 Style icon……………………………………………………..11

Chapter VII

 Death …………………………………………………………13

Chapter VIII

 Memorials…………………………………………………….14

Conclusion……………………………………………………………..

Bibliography……………………………………………………………

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 Argument

I have chosen to talk about Princess Diana because her life is a controversial topic even today
and her mysterious death is still unclear. Diana, Princess of Wales (1 July 1961 – 31 August
1997) was an iconic figure of the late 20th Century. Princess Diana was Princess of Wales while
married to Prince Charles. She was one of the most adored members of the British royal family,
she died in a 1997 car crash. She is even nowadays a beloved woman and this aspect makes me
want to know all details about her existence. I admire women who have created history through
their actions, have illustrated a model for humanity and I think that Princess Diana is the right
example. She is known for her numerous charity acts while she was the princess of Wales and
the first wife of Charles, Prince of Wales, for controversial divorce between her and Charles and
last but not least for her unexpected death. I am very curious about all of these and because of
that Princess Diana represents for me a great, kind and interesting woman who have made
history through amazing abilities. This is one of the numerous arguments which makes me want
to write about this wonderful human being.
Secondly, the fact that she is included even today in the tops of the most well-dressed women in
the world it fascinates me. I am attracted to the fashion world and above all, I have a passion for
past fashion. Diana was a fashion icon whose style was emulated by women around the world
and had an ability to sell clothes just by looking at them. The Princess chose her dressing style
based on both the Royal Family's demands and popular modern styles in Britain and developed
her personal trend of fashion. I am very impressed about the fact that she knew how to combine
the rules of the Royal Family and the current trend and to remain one of the most stylish women
in the world. The Princess was named to the International Best Dressed List Hall of Fame in
1989. In 2004, People cited her as one of the all-time most beautiful women. In 2012, Time
magazine included Diana on its All-TIME 100 Fashion Icons list. This is a great achievement for
a woman in the past. Princess Diana wanted to be different, to change the world, to sustain
women and to give them an example worth to follow. Her perseverance, her courage and her
remarkable personality helped the world of those times and represents a positive influence for
the present.
It is an honor to me to speak about this woman and through these pages I am trying to present the
life of a adored princess with good and bad. She was and most important she is a model for all of
us and because of that everyone should know who she is.

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Chapter I : Early life

Diana was born on 1 July 1961, in Park House, Sandringham, Norfolk. She was the fourth of five
children of John Spencer, Viscount Althorp (1924–1992), and his first wife, Frances (née Roche;
1936–2004). The Spencer family has been closely allied with the British Royal Family for
several generations. Both of Diana's grandmothers had served as ladies-in-waiting to Queen
Elizabeth The Queen Mother.
The Spencers were hoping for a boy to carry on the family line, and no name was chosen for a
week, until they settled on Diana Frances, after her mother and Diana Russell, Duchess of
Bedford, her distant relative who was also known as "Lady Diana Spencer" before marriage and
was a prospective Princess of Wales.
On 30 August 1961, Diana was baptised at St. Mary Magdalene Church, Sandringham, with
wealthy commoners as godparents. Diana had three siblings: Sarah, Jane, and Charles.[8] Her
infant brother, John, died shortly after his birth one year before Diana was born. The desire for
an heir added strain to the Spencers' marriage, and Lady Althorp was reportedly sent to Harley
Street clinics in London to determine the cause of the "problem". The experience was described
as "humiliating" by Diana's younger brother, Charles: "It was a dreadful time for my parents and
probably the root of their divorce because I don't think they ever got over it." Diana grew up in
Park House, situated on the Sandringham estate. The Spencers leased the house from its owner,
Queen Elizabeth II. The Royal Family frequently holidayed at the neighbouring Sandringham
House, and Diana played with Princes Andrew and Edward as a child.

Diana was seven years old when her parents divorced. Her mother later had an affair with Peter
Shand Kydd and married him in 1969. Diana lived with her mother in London during her
parents separation in 1967, but during that year's Christmas holidays, Lord Althorp refused to let
Diana return to London with Lady Althorp. Shortly afterwards he won custody of Diana with
support from his former mother-in-law, Ruth Roche, Baroness Fermoy.

In 1972, Lord Althorp began a relationship with Raine, Countess of Dartmouth, the only
daughter of Alexander McCorquodale and Dame Barbara Cartland.[15] They married at Caxton
Hall, London in 1976. Diana became known as Lady Diana after her father later inherited the
title of Earl Spencer in 1975, at which point her father moved the entire family from Park House
to Althorp, the Spencer seat in Northampton.

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Chapter II: Education and career

Diana was first educated under the supervision of her governess, Gertrude Allen. She began her
formal education at Silfield Private School in Gayton, Norfolk, and moved to Riddlesworth Hall
School, an all-girls boarding school near Diss, when she was nine. She joined her sisters at West
Heath Girls' School in Sevenoaks, Kent, in 1973. She did not shine academically, failing her O-
levels twice. Her outstanding community spirit was recognised with an award from West Heath.
She left West Heath when she was sixteen. Her brother Charles recalls her as being quite shy up
until that time. She showed a talent for music as an accomplished pianist. Diana also excelled in
swimming and diving, and studied ballet and tap dance.
After attending Institut Alpin Videmanette, a finishing school in Rougemont, Switzerland, for
one term in 1978, Diana returned to London, where she shared her mother's flat with two school
friends. In London, she took an advanced cooking course, but seldom cooked for her
roommates. She took a series of low-paying jobs; she worked as a dance instructor for youth
until a skiing accident caused her to miss three months of work. She then found employment as
a playgroup pre-school assistant, did some cleaning work for her sister Sarah and several of her
friends, and acted as a hostess at parties. Diana spent time working as a nanny for the
Robertsons, an American family living in London, and worked as a nursery teacher's assistant at
the Young England School in Pimlico. In July 1979, her mother bought her a flat at Coleherne
Court in Earls Court as an 18th birthday present. She lived there with three flatmates until 25
February 1981.

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Chapter III: Wedding of Prince Charles and Lady Diana

The wedding of Charles, Prince of Wales, and Lady Diana Spencer took place on Wednesday 29
July 1981 at St Paul's Cathedral, London, United Kingdom. The ceremony was a traditional
Church of England wedding service. Notable figures in attendance included many members of
royal families from across the world, republican heads of state, and members of the bride's and
groom's families. Their marriage was widely billed as a "fairytale wedding" and the "wedding of
the century". It was watched by an estimated global TV audience of 750 million. The United
Kingdom had a national holiday on that day to mark the wedding.
From the beginning Diana and Charles' marriage was not blessed with good fortune. Already
during the engagement period Diana had had the feeling that Camilla played too great a role in
Charles' life. Princess Diana get more and more depression in the marriage during the pregnancy.
During the pregnancy Diana had depressive phases: she stood under enormous pressure. She had
so many roles to perfect as she wanted to do everything properly. The people loved her, but
where was the recognition of love from Charles? The female psyche was an unknown giant for
Charles. He couldn't come to terms with Diana's problems during the pregnancy. This simply
served to aggravate the situation, and the agenda held a place for the daily squabbles. Through
the children for a time they forgot their problems. Charles developed into a model father and
relinquished a few official duties which also helped the marriage. They were both very proud of
their sons and there were also some very happy moments in their marriage. Unfortunately,
however, there were differences later in approaches to childrearing. Charles wanted to raise his
children in a royal sense and Diana wanted a natural raising with much freedom for the children
Another problem for the marriage was that Diana became ever more loved by the people. When
the royal pair visited a function then the crowds cheered for her, no longer for Charles. The
storm of flashbulbs was only for Diana, her beauty, her clothes, her smile. A completely
unknown situation for the heir to the throne, he gradually began to feel uneasy. Diana enjoyed
the attention which was given to her. Charles viewed the development with concern. He used
every opportunity to criticize his wife. One can say that Diana lived in two worlds. The prince
gave her the feeling that she was not satisfying her royal duties, that she was immature and
moody. Also Charles and the palace criticized Diana's arrangement for the sick and poor,
especially for AIDS victims. But the people celebrated her as a heroine, a goddess, as a model
for youth and beauty. The prince became ever more jealous and this resulted in harming the
marriage.
Charles distanced himself ever more from Diana. The pair never developed common interests.
That was the main failure that Charles and Diana made! She could chat for hours with a friend
about the latest fashion trends, about cinema films or TV stars. Themes that bored the heir to the
throne, he found them banal. He was interested in literature, history, painting, architecture and
philosophy. But Diana refused to read a single book on these subjects. Charles preferred walks in
the countryside with a rustic picnic. There was simply no common topic for conversation.

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Chapter IV: Divorce

On 20 December 1995, Buckingham Palace publicly announced the Queen had sent letters to the
Prince and Princess of Wales, advising them to divorce. The Queen's move was backed by the
Prime Minister and by senior Privy Counsellors, and, according to the BBC, was decided after
two weeks of talks. Prince Charles formally agreed to the divorce in a written statement soon
after. In February 1996, the Princess announced her agreement after negotiations with the Prince
and representatives of the Queen, irritating Buckingham Palace by issuing her own
announcement of the divorce agreement and its terms. In July 1996, the couple agreed on the
terms of their divorce.

The divorce was finalised on 28 August 1996. Diana received a lump sum settlement of £17
million as well as £400,000 per year. The couple signed a confidentiality agreement that
prohibited them from discussing the details of the divorce or of their married life.
Days before the decree absolute of divorce, Letters Patent were issued with general rules to
regulate royal titles after divorce. As she was no longer married to the Prince of Wales, Diana
lost the style Her Royal Highness and instead was styled Diana, Princess of Wales. The Queen
reportedly wanted to let Diana continue to use the style after her divorce, but Charles had
insisted on removing it. As the mother of the prince expected to one day ascend to the throne, she
was accorded the same precedence she enjoyed during her marriage. Diana and her mother
quarrelled in May 1997 after she told Hello! magazine that Diana was happy to lose her title of
Her Royal Highness following her controversial divorce from Prince Charles. They were
reportedly not on speaking terms with each other by the time of Diana's death.
Buckingham Palace stated that the Princess of Wales was still a member of the Royal Family,
because she was the mother of the second and third in line to the throne. This was confirmed by
the Deputy Coroner of the Queen's Household, Baroness Butler-Sloss, after a pre-hearing on 8
January 2007: "I am satisfied that at her death, Diana, Princess of Wales continued to be
considered as a member of the Royal Household." This appears to have been confirmed in the
High Court judicial review matter of Al Fayed & Ors v Butler-Sloss. In that case, three High
Court judges accepted submissions that "the very name 'Coroner to the Queen's Household' gave
the appearance of partiality in the context of inquests into the deaths of two people, one of whom
was a member of the Royal Family and the other was not."

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Chapter V: Charity work

Diana is noted for two major contributions to humanitarianism, although during her lifetime she
was President or Patron of over 100 charities. However, her work with land mines and her work
on behalf of AIDS patients were forever noted in telling photographs and consequently, her
efforts in these two areas of humanitarianism are most well known.
AIDS Charity Work
Despite having donated financially, perhaps Diana's biggest contribution to AIDS charity work
was her public persona. In 1987 there was still a lack of widespread education on how AIDS was
contracted and many people believed that AIDS was contagious through casual contact. Diana
however, was one of the first celebrities photographed touching and holding HIV/AIDS patients
and many experts credit her with removing the stigma associated with AIDS.
In addition to her many visits to African AIDS patients, the charity work of Princess Diana also
supported the work of the National Aids Trust which seeks to education, promote research and in
other ways positively influence the fight against AIDS. By supporting the causes of AIDS, she is
credited as beginning the public conversation about AIDS as an epidemic.

Land Mines
On January 15, 1997, the Princess of Wales earned public criticism and praise as the world saw
pictures and video of the Princess touring land mine fields in flack jacket and helmet. Her
crusading with the International Red Cross and Crescent movement frustrated government
officials but helped put International pressure to pass a ban on the use of land mines. Her concern
over the use of land mines was largely for those they injured--particularly children and others
after the conflict was over.
Centrepoint
Centrepoint is an organization that helps homeless youth and teens by getting them off the
streets. They provide temporary shelter, referrals to professional services, help in getting
education, job placement and counseling. While Princess Diana may have championed this local
cause, it's Prince William who now carries on her legacy by volunteering his time and money to
support this organization.
The English National Ballet
Princess Diana was an avid fan of the arts and was known for her generosity in supporting the
English National Ballet.
The Leprosy Mission

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Consistent in Princess Diana's visual compassion for those children who were afflicted and
hurting, Diana became a patron of The Leprosy Mission, an organization dedicated to providing
medicine, treatment, and other support services to those who are afflicted with the disease.
The Royal Marsden Hospital
Sick Child
The Royal Marsden Hospital is an English hospital known for treating childhood cancers. In
2004, the Royal Marsden became an NHS (National Health Service) Trust, a status that has
launched the hospital into better financial security. When Diana was alive, she was a patron of
this mission, often being photographed holding and visiting the littlest cancer patients.
The Great Ormond Street Hospital for Children
In England, parents of children with rare and complicated diseases and injuries know the doctors
and staff at the Great Ormond Street Hospital for Children as miracle workers. Taking on some
of the most difficult and complicated cases, this hospital has been home to ground breaking
surgeries. Consistent with Diana's personal mission to reach out to suffering children, she was a
patron of the hospital.

Diana's Legacy
In looking back at Diana's legacy, you can see very consistent themes in her causes. She was
described as compassionate and was always seen reaching out to those who no one else would
visit and touching those who no one else wanted to touch. She was also known as a champion for
children who had been forgotten or written off.
With the exception of the ballet, which was simply motivated by her love of the arts, every single
one of her charities and humanitarian endeavors was focused particularly on children. She is
credited for bringing numerous issues to the forefront of society, including the needs and
misplaced social stigma of HIV/AIDS patients. Her legacy lives on in her sons, both of whom
have carried on her tradition of humanitarianism. Posthumously, Diana's eldest sister created the
Diana, Princess of Wales Memorial Fund which seeks to give grants in Diana's honor for work
that she was involved in and causes that she held dear.

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Chapter VI: Style Icon

Diana was a fashion icon whose style was emulated by women around the world. Iain
Hollingshead of The Telegraph wrote: "[Diana] had an ability to sell clothes just by looking at
them." An early example of the effect occurred during her courtship with Charles in 1980 when
sales of Hunter Wellington boots skyrocketed after she was pictured wearing a pair on the
Balmoral estate. According to designers and people who worked with Diana, she used fashion
and style to endorse her charitable causes, express herself and communicate. The Princess
continued to remain a prominent figure for her fashion style, and is still considered an inspiration
for stylists, celebrities, and young women, famously including the singer Rihanna who is
influenced by her and during an interview by Glamour in 2013 said "[Diana] killed it. Every look
was right. She was gangsta with her clothes. She had these crazy hats. She got oversize jackets. I
loved everything she wore!".
The Princess chose her dressing style based on both the Royal Family's demands and popular
modern styles in Britain, and developed her personal trend of fashion. While on diplomatic trips,
her numerous clothes and attire were chosen to match the destination countries' costumes, and
while off-duty she used to wear loose jackets and jumpers. "She was always very thoughtful
about how her clothes would be interpreted, it was something that really mattered to her," stated
Anna Harvey, a former editor of Vogue and the Princess's fashion mentor. David Sassoon, one of
the designers who worked with Diana, believed that she had "broken the rules" with trying new
styles. Diana chose not to practice some of the royal methods for clothing including putting aside
the tradition of wearing gloves as she believed it would prevent direct connection with the people
she met, such as those affected by serious diseases like AIDS patients. She used to wear certain
types of ensembles and clothes at charity events which would also match the mentality of the
people she would meet, for instance wearing colourful dresses and "jangling jewels" so she could
easily play with children at hospitals. According to Donatella Versace who had closely worked
with the Princess alongside her brother, Diana's interest and sense of curiosity in fashion grew
significantly after her separation from Charles. Versace also points out that "[she doesn't] think
that anyone, before or after her, has done for fashion what Diana did."
Catherine Walker was among Diana's favorite designers with whom she worked to create her
"royal uniform". For her foreign tours and state visits, Walker and her husband used to do
research and were determined to design clothes that wouldn't outshine the Princess, a viewpoint
supported by Taki Theodoracopulos who believes that Diana didn't want "to let her clothes wear
her." Eleri Lynn, curator of the exhibition Diana: Her Fashion Story, also believes that "[Diana]
didn't want to be known as a clothes horse," and mentions that "the style [Catherine and Diana]
created together was a very slender, fluid silhouette which did away with the frills and ruffles of
the early '80s and created a sleek silhouette that really flattered the princess’s frame and became
a timeless look for her. A royal uniform if you like."
Diana made her debut as a Sloane Ranger in 1979 with a gown by Regamus. Throughout 1980s
and 1990s, the Princess wore outfits designed by Catherine Walker, Victor Edelstein, Gianni
Versace, Giorgio Armani, Christina Stambolian, Jasper Conran, David and Elizabeth Emanuel,
Hachi, John Galliano, Ralph Lauren, Christian Lacroix, Bruce Oldfield, Jacques Azagury, David
Sassoon, Murray Arbeid, Jimmy Choo, and numerous other fashion designers. She also wore
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ensembles by fashion companies such as Versace, Armani, Chanel, Dior and Clarks. Among her
iconic outfits are a décolleté by David and Elizabeth Emanuel worn by a newly engaged Diana at
a charity event, a cocktail dress by Christina Stambolian, commonly known as the "Revenge
Dress", which she wore after Charles's admission of adultery, an evening gown by Victor
Edelstein that she wore to a reception at White House and later became known as the "Travolta
dress", and a Catherine Walker pearl-encrusted gown and jacket dubbed as the "Elvis
Dress",which she wore for the first time on an official visit to Hong Kong.
In early 1980s, Diana preferred to wear dresses with floral collars, pie-crust blouses, and pearls.
These items rapidly became fashion trends. Copies of her Vogue-featured pink chiffon blouse by
David and Elizabeth Emanuel, which appeared on the magazine's cover on her engagement
announcement day, were sold in millions. Her habit of wearing wide-shouldered gowns and
lavish fabrics earned her the nickname "Dynasty Di". In the years after her marriage and
subsequently her divorce, Diana grew more confident in her choices, and her style underwent a
change, with her new choices consisting of blazers, one-shoulder and off-shoulder dresses, two-
tone themed suits, military-styled suits, and nude-colored outfits. White shirt and jeans, plaid
dresses, jumpsuits and sheath dresses were among the other fashion trends that she tried. After
her separation and subsequent divorce, Diana began to take influence from other celebrities in
her dressing manners including Cindy Crawford, Madonna, Elizabeth Taylor, as well as many
others. Following her death many of her dresses were auctioned and sold to different individuals
and museums, and each time they raised a significant amount of money.
The Princess's influential short hairstyle was created by Sam McKnight after a Vogue shoot in
1990, which, in McKnight and Donatella Versace's opinion, showed her liberty. The Princess
who, reportedly, did her own make up would always have a hairstylist by her side before an
event on which she told McKnight: "It's not for me, Sam. It is for the people I visit or who come
to see me. They don't want me in off-duty mode, they want a princess. Let’s give them what they
want."

The Princess was named to the International Best Dressed List Hall of Fame in 1989. In 2004,
People cited her as one of the all-time most beautiful women. In 2012, Time magazine included
Diana on its All-TIME 100 Fashion Icons list.
In 2016, fashion designer Sharmadean Reid designed a collection of clothes for ASOS.com
inspired by Diana's style. "Di's incredible relationship with accessible sportswear through to
luxury fashion forms the cornerstone of the collection and feels more modern than ever," Reid
said about the Princess in a press release.
Following the opening of an exhibition of Diana's clothes and dresses at Kensington Palace in
2017, Catherine Bennett of The Guardian stated that such exhibitions are among the suitable
ways to commemorate public figures whose fashion styles were noted due to their achievements,
while for Diana "the nature of [her] legacy is vulnerable." The exhibition managers, however,
said that like many other princesses, "looking lovely in different clothes was pretty much her
life's work" which also brings interest in her clothing.

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Chapter VII: Death

Princess Diana passed away in a tragic car accident in August 1997, and it's hard to believe that
she's been gone for almost 20 years. The fascinating royal, whose beautiful legacy is constantly
carried out by her two children, Prince William and Prince Harry, was only 36 years old when
she died. After vacationing with her partner, Dodi Fayed, on his father's yacht on the French and
Italian Riviera, the couple stopped in Paris on their way back to London. They had only planned
on staying for one night, but everything changed shortly after midnight on Aug. 31, 1997. Diana
and Dodi left the Hôtel Ritz and were being driven to Dodi's father's nearby apartment by Henri
Paul, the hotel's deputy head of security. In order to avoid the paparazzi, Diana, who was one of
the most photographed people in the world at the time, had a decoy vehicle leave from the hotel's
main entrance while the black 1994 Mercedes-Benz S280 she was in left from the back of the
hotel. Diana and Dodi sat in the back, while Trevor Rees-Jones, Dodi's bodyguard, was in the
front passenger seat.

Just three minutes after leaving the hotel, Henri entered the Alma underpass, the embankment
road along the River Seine, to avoid approaching paparazzi. He then lost control of the car,
which was reportedly traveling at 65 mph (the speed limit inside the tunnel is 30 mph), and
smashed into the 13th pillar of the tunnel. None of the passengers were wearing seat belts. Dodi
and Henri were killed instantly, Trevor suffered serious facial injuries from the air bags (he is the
sole survivor of the crash), and Diana was extracted from the car and treated at the scene before
being transported to a nearby hospital. After undergoing surgery, doctors discovered massive
internal injuries, including a large tear in her superior pulmonary vein where it enters the heart.
She was pronounced dead less than two hours later. It was later revealed that Henri, the driver of
the car, had a blood-alcohol level three times the French legal limit at the time of the crash.

Since Diana's tragic death, the public's love for her hasn't wavered. In the years after 2.5 billion
people tuned in to watch her funeral, Prince William and Prince Harry have continued their
mother's charity work. In addition to opening up about how "angry" they were after her death,
the two royals have made sure that her policy of caring for those who need it most is still met.
Prince Harry has also said that he hopes his mother is proud of the work they're doing, and we're
sure she is.

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Chapter VIII: Memorials

Immediately after her death, many sites around the world became briefly ad hoc memorials to
Diana where the public left flowers and other tributes. The largest was outside the gates of
Kensington Palace, where people continue to leave flowers and tributes. Permanent memorials
include:

 The Diana, Princess of Wales Memorial Gardens in Regent Centre Gardens Kirkintilloch
 The Diana, Princess of Wales Memorial Fountain in Hyde Park, London, opened by
Elizabeth II
 The Diana, Princess of Wales Memorial Playground in Kensington Gardens, London
 The Diana, Princess of Wales Memorial Walk, a circular path between Kensington
Gardens, Green Park, Hyde Park, and St. James's Park, London

The Diana Memorial Award, established in 1999 and later relaunched in 2007 by Gordon Brown.

The Princess Diana Memorial Austria is the first memorial dedicated to Diana, Princess of
Wales, in a German-speaking country. It is placed in the garden of Schloss Cobenzl in Vienna. It
was raised by reporter Ewald Wurzinger.

The Flame of Liberty, erected in 1989 on the Place de l'Alma in Paris above the entrance to the
tunnel in which the fatal crash occurred, has become an unofficial memorial to Diana. In
addition, there are two memorials inside Harrods department store, commissioned by Dodi
Fayed's father, who owned the store from 1985 to 2010. The first memorial is a pyramid-shaped
display containing photos of the princess and al-Fayed's son, a wine glass said to be from their
last dinner, and a ring purchased by Dodi the day prior to the crash. The second, Innocent
Victims, unveiled in 2005, is a bronze statue of Fayed dancing with Diana on a beach beneath
the wings of an albatross.

Rosa 'Princess of Wales', a white blend rose cultivar, is named in honour of Diana. She received
it as a tribute for her 10-year cooperation with the British Lung Foundation. It was bred by
Harkness in the United Kingdom and introduced in 1997. The nostalgic floribunda is also known
as 'Hardinkum'. It has a double bloom form, and a mild to strong fragrance. The rose is said to be
one of Diana's favourites. After her death, the proceeds from selling the roses in 1998–99 were
donated to the British Lung Foundation. In 2002, it was granted the Award of Garden Merit by
the Royal Horticultural Society. Rosa 'Diana, Princess of Wales', a pink blend garden rose, was
first introduced in 1998 at the British Embassy in the United States. The classical hybrid tea rose
was bred by Keith W. Zary of Jackson & Perkins and is also known under the names 'Elegant
Lady' and 'Jacshaq'. It has a classic bloom form with ivory petals, and a mild, sweet fragrance.

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"15% of the retail price" for buying each of the roses was donated to the Diana, Princess of
Wales Memorial Fund.[305] It was also not sold in the United Kingdom in order to prevent from
creating a competition with Rosa 'Princess of Wales'.

In 1998, Azermarka issued postage stamps commemorating Diana in Azerbaijan. The English
text on souvenir sheets issued reads "DIANA, PRINCESS OF WALES The Princess that
captured people's hearts (1961–1997. Several other countries issued commemorative stamps that
year, including Great Britain, Somalia, and Congo. HayPost also issued a postage stamp
commemorating Diana in Armenia at the same year.

In February 2013, OCAD University in Toronto announced that its new 25,000 square foot arts
centre would be named the Princess of Wales Visual Arts Centre. Princess Diana Drive was
named in her memory in Trenton, New Jersey.[312] Diana's granddaughter, Charlotte Elizabeth
Diana (born 2015), and her niece, Charlotte Diana (born 2012), are named after her.

In 2017, Diana's sons commissioned a statue of their mother for Kensington Palace to
commemorate the 20th anniversary of her death. In an official statement released by Kensington
Palace the Princes said "Our mother touched so many lives. We hope the statue will help all
those who visit Kensington Palace to reflect on her life and her legacy." The money will be
raised through public donations, and a small committee consisting of close friends and advisers,
including Diana's sister Lady Sarah McCorquodale, are said to be working on the project.

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 Conclusion

To sum up, I am very pleased with the choice of this theme and through this I had the chance to
discover the extravagant life of a princess, to know all about her duties and to find the
extraordinary work which is hiding behind the title of princess. Diana was a charming and
ambitious woman who was thinking about the good of people and tried to help them as much as
she could.
Taking into account the difficulties she had during the marriage with Charles, Diana knew how
to appear with a smile on her face and this fact made her a strong woman and a model for all the
girls. Which is surprses me is that she was not forgotten and she is considering an amazing
woman even in our present-day society.
Diana was one of the most adored members of the Royal Family because her charity work and
her special character. Her death was a tragedy for humanity but she is still alive in people souls
who admired and loved her.

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