"PRINCESS DIANA"
Lady Diana Frances Spencer, Diana Frances Mountbatten-Windsor, née Spencer.
After her marriage to Prince Charles Diana revieved the title Her Royal Highness The Princess of Wales. But after her divorce from Charles Diana lost the Royal Highness and became Diana, Princess of Wales. Diana became more then a public icon around the world with millions focused upon her every move in life. The princess was most noted for her charity work and public stance against land mines. Diana was the most photographed person in the world.
In January 1997, Princess Diana toured Angola while she was serving as an International Red Cross VIP volunteer. Diana toured the de-mining projects being run by the HALO Trust and visited landmine survivors in hospitals. Photos of Diana walking though a minefield wearing a ballistic helmet and flak jacket were beamed around the world. Then later that year Diana visited Bosnia with the Landmine Survivors Network. Her visits and opposition to landmines drew worldwide public attention to the cause and brought nations involved in the production of landmines to sign the Ottawa Treaty in 1997 creating an international ban on the use of anti-personnel landmines. However, to this day some nations have still not signed the treaty.
Perhaps the most inspiring work of the Princess Diana was in 1987 when she became the first high-profile person to be photographed knowingly touching a person with the HIV virus.
The life of Princess Diana has been one of controversy and so it also was in her death. It seemed as though the whole world stood still when news of her death became public.
The Diana, Princess of Wales Memorial Fountain was designed by Kathryn Gustafson. Located in Hyde Park in London, the fountain opened by Queen Elizabeth II, on July 6, 2004.
In 1997, The Diana, Princess of Wales Memorial Fund was founded.
Arms and Motto:
As the wife of the Prince of Wales, Diana used arms that included the Royal coat of arms of the United Kingdom with a plain, three-point label and the inescutcheon of the Coat of Arms of the Principality of Wales (the arms of the Prince of Wales), impaled with a shield bearing 1st and 4th quarters plain white, and the 2nd and 3rd quarters bearing a golden fret on a red background defaced with three escallopes (the arms of the Earl Spencer, her father). The supporters were the crowned golden lion from the Royal Arms, and a winged griffin from the Spencer arms. The shield was topped by the Prince of Wales crown. Her motto was Dieu Defend le Droit (English: God defends the right), also used in the Spencer arms. After her divorce, Diana used the arms of the Spencer family, crowned by a royal coronet.
Styles:
The Honourable Diana Spencer, 1 July 1961-9 June 1975.
The Lady Diana Spencer, 9 June 1975-29 July 1981.
Her Royal Highness The Princess of Wales, 29 July 1981-28 August 1996.
Diana, Princess of Wales, 28 August 1999-31 August 1997.
Polls:
Diana was ranked 3rd in the 100 Greatest Britons poll in 2002.
Concert for Diana: A concert held to celebrate the life and commemorate the work of Princess Diana was staged on 1 July 2007, at London's new Wembley Stadium. All 60,000 tickets sold out in a few minutes. The Concert for Diana was staged on what would have been her 46th birthday.
10th Anniversary Memorial Service:
Princes William and Harry arranged a Service of Thanksgiving on 31 August 2007 to mark the 10th anniversary of Princess Diana`s death.
Diana Memorial Award:
The Diana, Princess of Wales Memorial Award for Inspirational Young People was established in 1999. The Diana Memorial Award reflects the personal interest of Diana, Princess of Wales in helping and supporting young people. The Diana Memorial Award endeavors to appreciate and celebrate the work which young people make to their school, family or community - especially those who are peer mentors, fund raisers, school counselors, environmental campaigners, sports leaders, local community volunteers, and those who have overcome adversity. Each Diana Memorial Award holder receives a special certificate that is signed by the chancellor, and a lapel pin or one trophy for a group; a termly issue of Inspire, the Diana Award newsletter; and free membership to the Award holders section of the website. In the longer term, the Diana Award provides its holders opportunities to attend events organized by the Diana team, primarily as part of the 'Young Ambassadors Programme' which includes presentation, research and peer education training. Since 1999, over 16,000 young people from around the United Kingdom have received the Diana Memorial Award.
The Diana, Princess of Wales Memorial Playground:
This is a memorial to Diana, Princess of Wales in Kensington Gardens, London. It was erected on the site of an existing children's playground but it is larger and more elaborate than the original. The Diana, Princess of Wales Memorial Playground has a full scale wooden pirate ship which serves as a climbing area for children, and is surrounded by sand in which they can play and have fun. Other features include slides, swings, and an area designed for those with disabilities, including fragrant plants and sound features for those with visual disabilities. It is located at the north western corner of Kensington Gardens, in sight of the Princess's former residence at Kensington Palace. The Diana, Princess of Wales Memorial Playground is adjacent to the Broad Walk of Kensington Gardens
Princess Diana was a natural when it came to fashion. From the simplest to the glamour she set the fashion trends across the world.
Princess Diana wore the creations of British designers and her fashion graced the cover of magazines and newspapers worldwide. Princess Diana set the trends in fashion for twenty years.
Princess Diana auctioned her clothes to raise money for charity. Christies in New York raised over two million sterling by auctioning 79 of her dresses.
In July 1992 Princess Diana was photographed in a Catherine Walker dress. It had very gentle colourings, decorous cut and a flattering line.
In 1989 while in Nigeria she also was wearing a Catherine Walker dress. It was a romantic printed silk chiffon dress.
Designer Catherine Walker seemed to know exactly the mood Princess Diana was trying to create. In 1989 Princess Diana wore a spectacular dress to the premiere of Dangerous Liaisons.
A Victor Edelstein design it was pastiche of a tailcoat in black velvet and ribbed silk braid with paste buttons. In 1992 for an Indian tour Princess Diana wore another Catherine Walker design with beadwork that resembled the border of a Moghul pinting.
For her charity field work Princess Diana wore navy blazers, white shirts and long dark skirts. The nineties found Diana adapt the suit as her uniform.
In 1992 Princess Diana attended a reception at Buckingham Palace in another Catherine Walker dress that was cream satin with pearl and sequin embroidery. In 1997 when Princess Diana opened a ward at the Middlesex hospital she wore a discreet navy blue working suit by Victor Edelstein.
One of Princess Dianas favorite evening dresses was also a Victor Edelstein design. It was a fushia pink silk column with a draped bodice.
At the Anandaban Leprosy Mission in Nepal she wore a pink jacket and spotted dress by Paul Costelloe.
In 1989 Princess Diana attended the British Fashion Awards wearing a Catherine Walker design. It was a strapless dress and jacket in white crepe that was scattered with sequins and pearls.
To make her speach at the National Childrens Hospital she wore a gently cut pale pink suit with notched lapels and brass buttons.
Princess Dianas jackets had special design. They were interlined and toughened so that they never creased.
The designers learned to work in a special way for Princess Diana. Princess Diana had a beautiful gym tuned figure that delighted fashion designers.
For a trip to Brazil Princess Diana wore a Catherine Walker one sleeved dress with shaded sequin flowers and beaded boarder. In 1992 she wore another Catherine Walker design. A smauve sheath dress with a bolero of embroidered pastel flowers.
During a charity function at the London Hilton Princess Diana wore a bottle green executive suit by Amando Wakely.
Without a doubt the most famous dress Princess Diana ever wore was on her visit to the USA when she wore a Christina Stambolian design. The briefest off the shoulder black chiffon with a scarf panel flying behind her from the waist.
Refinances
• DIANA - The crash investigator and the mystery driver
• Prince Harry's Memorial Remarks on the 10 Year Anniversary of Diana's Death
• (Scott Baker) Inquests into the deaths of Diana, Princess of Wales and Dodi Al Fayed at Scottbaker-inquests.gov.uk.
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