Princess Diana: Charities
If there
was one thing Diana
said she was good at, it was her ability to "care for people."
After her
divorce, she focused her energy in several charities. Her
championed causes usually involved the most disadvantaged and the
forgotten.
AIDS/HIV
Princess Diana was among the first high-profile people seen touching and shaking hands with people stricken with AIDS, changing the world's perception about the disease. Her active involvement in the National AIDS Trust, which does research, education and treatment of HIV/AIDS, led to a worldwide revolution, and numerous celebrities and organizations - such as Elton John and People Magazine - established foundations for the cause.
Land Mines
In January 1997, pictures of the Princess touring an Angolan minefield in a ballistic helmet and flak jacket were seen worldwide. She is believed to have influenced the signing, though only after her death, of the Ottawa Treaty, which created an international ban on the use of anti-personnel landmines.
Palliative Care
The Diana, Princess of Wales Fund supports palliative care. Palliative care is an approach to caring for people who are dying. It is a holistic way of enabling people to die with dignity and to support the families through the grieving process.
