“Everyone needs to be valued. Everyone has the potential to give something back.”
The Guardian, December 9, 1995, p. 2
Diana, Princess of Wales , was a member of the British royal family. She was the first wife of Charles, Prince of Wales, the heir apparent to the British throne, and the mother of Prince William, Duke of Cambridge, and Prince Harry, Duke of Sussex.
Diana was born into the Spencer family, a family of British nobility, and she was the youngest daughter of Viscount and Viscountess Althorp. She grew up in Park House, situated on the Sandringham estate, and was educated in England and Switzerland. In 1975, after her father inherited the title of Earl Spencer, she became known as Lady Diana Spencer.
Diana came to prominence in February 1981 upon engagement to Prince Charles, the eldest son of Queen Elizabeth II. Their wedding took place at St Paul's Cathedral on 29 July 1981 and made her Princess of Wales, Duchess of Cornwall, Duchess of Rothesay, and Countess of Chester. The marriage produced two sons, the princes William and Harry, who were then respectively second and third in the line of succession to the British throne. As Princess of Wales, Diana undertook royal duties on behalf of the Queen and represented her at functions overseas. She was celebrated for her charity work and for her support of the International Campaign to Ban Landmines. Diana was involved with dozens of charities including London's Great Ormond Street Hospital for children, of which she was president from 1989. She also raised awareness and advocated ways to help people affected with HIV/AIDS, cancer, and mental illness.
Diana remained the object of worldwide media scrutiny during and after her marriage, which ended in divorce on 28 August 1996 following well-publicised extramarital affairs by both parties. Media attention and public mourning were extensive after her death in a car crash in a Paris tunnel on 31 August 1997 and subsequent televised funeral.
“Everyone needs to be valued. Everyone has the potential to give something back.”
The Guardian, December 9, 1995, p. 2
The Princess of Wales' speech on care in the community (17 November 1993) http://www.settelen.com/diana_care_in_the_community.htm
Interview with Martin Bashir on BBC Panorama (20 November 1995)
“If you find someone you love in your life, then hang on to that love.”
"Princess Diana: 10 most inspiring quotes from the 'people's princess'", Hello Magazine, Daily News (1 July 2015)
International Special Report: Princess Diana, 1961–1997, The Washington Post http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-srv/inatl/longterm/diana/stories/glamor0901.htm,
Speech to the Headway lunch (3 December 1993) http://www.settelen.com/diana_time_and_space.htm
“The worst illness of our time is that so many people have to suffer from never being loved.”
"Princess Diana Charity Work", Biography Online
Interview with Martin Bashir on BBC Panorama (20 November 1995)
Princess Diana Charity Work http://www.biographyonline.net/people/diana/charity_work.html, Biography Online
“Well, there were three of us in this marriage, so it was a bit crowded.”
Responding to the question "Do you think Mrs Parker Bowles was a factor in the breakdown of your marriage?" in an interview with Martin Bashir http://www.bbc.co.uk/politics97/diana/panorama.html on BBC Panorama (20 November 1995)
The Huffington Post - Diana: The Legacy (31 Aug 2012) http://www.huffingtonpost.com/david-allison/diana-the-legacy_b_1844945.html
The Princess of Wales during a speech about women and children with Aids (8 September 1993) http://www.settelen.com/diana_women_and_children_with_aids.htm
Interview with Martin Bashir on BBC Panorama (20 November 1995)
"Princess Diana: 10 most inspiring quotes from the 'people's princess'", Hello Magazine, Daily News (1 July 2015)
A speech by The Princess of Wales about eating disorders (27 April 1993) http://www.settelen.com/diana_eating_disorders.htm
“Anywhere I see suffering, that is where I want to be, doing what I can.”
Attributed to Diana by her biographer Andrew Morton, The Sun (1 September 1997), p. 18
Said to voice coach Peter Settelen in 1992, as quoted in [http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/6619607/t/tapes-reveal-more-princess-diana/ "Tapes reveal more from Princess Diana: NBC News exclusive: Inside the life of the late icon", NBC News (30 November 2004)
"Princess Diana: 10 most inspiring quotes from the 'people's princess'", Hello Magazine, Daily News (1 July 2015)
“Family is the most important thing in the world.”
Princess Diana: 10 most inspiring quotes from the 'people's princess', Hello Magazine Daily News, (1 July 2015) http://us.hellomagazine.com/royalty/1201411051084/princess-diana-s-10-most-inspiring-quotes/
"Princess Diana Charity Work", Biography Online
The Princess of Wales during a speech for Turning Point in 1990
The Telegraph, (31 Aug 1997) http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/obituaries/5871774/Diana-Princess-of-Wales.html
[Speech given by The Princess of Wales on women and mental health (1 June 1993)]