“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.”

— Diana, Princess of Wales

The Huffington Post - Diana: The Legacy (31 Aug 2012) http://www.huffingtonpost.com/david-allison/diana-the-legacy_b_1844945.html

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First wife of Charles, Prince of Wales 1961–1997

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