Diana, “The People’s Princess”, was one of the greatest and influential people in Great Britain during the 20th century. She always strived to help the less fortunate despite her personal struggles with bulimia, depression and the divorce with Prince Charles. Diana was known everywhere for her efforts to ban landmines and bring awareness to AIDS. Through Princess Diana’s charity work and humanitarian efforts, she made a positive impact on the world. Charities involved with AIDS inspired and intrigued Diana to bring awareness to the disease. She wasn’t just going to just sign papers with her signature and say that she sponsored it. Diana wanted to be “hand’s on” with every AIDS patient and let them know she was going to comfort them to the best of her ability (Owen 64). In 1987, Diana shook hands with a young man dying of AIDS at London’s First treatment center (Brennan 88). Many Britons didn’t support Diana’s decisions and Prince Charles considered AIDS as an inappropriate cause for royal attention. Meanwhile others were moved by her fearless sympathy at a time when HIV was still f...
Before the evening of August 19, 1992, Mary Fisher was known as successful television producer and an assistant to president at the time, Gerald R. Ford. Fisher gave the speech “Whisper of AIDS” during the 1992 Republican National Convention Address on August 19th in Houston, Texas. As being HIV positive herself, she became a spokesperson for the disease. HIV, which stands for Human Immunodeficiency Virus, is a deadly disease that is capable of spreading rapidly among humans through bodily fluids. This virus weakens the necessary cells needed to fight infection within the immune system (“HIV/AIDS 101” par. 1). In her speech, she addresses that being aware of the disease is the key to finding a cure. During this state of time, those affected were being discriminated and rejected from society. The purpose of this speech was to get the attention of the audience and persuade them to inform awareness to others about this horrific disease. Mary Fisher’s “Whisper of AIDS” speech successfully demonstrates the qualities of ethos, logos and pathos appeals to
Once she had her children she began being in the public’s eye much more often. Soon she would be labeled the “People’s Princess.” She was frequently called a fashion icon, role model, and arguably the most famous and photographed woman in the world. People who were close to her said that she had a “very easy going personality.” Lord St. John of Fawsley said “her appeal lay precisely in that she elevated feeling to the highest position. That is why people responded to her - they knew she really cared.” She became involved in numerous charities. Her most advertised ones were fighting the use of landmines and helping those who suffered from AIDs. One of her most famous pictures taken was of her holding ...
Growing up in 1960s, Diana Spencer always knew royalty. This idea of power was a birth right through her father, but yet Diana did not know of the influence she was going to inflict one day. Princess Diana, through her marriage with Prince Charles, became an icon for the United Kingdom and impacted many in the world (Princess Diana Biography Princess). Along with her compassionate heart and humble soul, Diana ascended in the eyes of the public and became England’s sweetheart and beloved leader. Princess Diana soon inspired people all over the world by breaking the royal stereotypes, sponsoring many charities and providing a prime example of what it means to love one’s children and people.
Princess Diana once said,“I would like to be a queen in the hearts of the people.”, and if there is anything she has done it has been to take over our hearts with her compassion and generosity. Princess Diana dedicated her life to helping others and using her fame to do it. She was humane and humble never seeing herself above others, even as royalty. This considerate woman would show up to hospitals just to talk and encourage people with her kind words. Princess Diana supported more than 100 charities in her lifetime, although she mostly impacted AIDS/HIV patients and landmine usage.
During the 1980’s and 1990’s, Princess Diana was loved among many. She is remembered as the "People's Princess" because of her widespread popularity and global humanitarian efforts. Diana was born July 1st, 1961 in Sandringham, England, where she was adored among the British elite. Princess Diana married Prince Charles on July 31st, 1991, and later gave birth to two boys--William and Harry. Diana served as a strong supporter of many charities. She worked to help the homeless, people living with HIV and children in need. As her popularity spread, the paparazzi's began documenting her every move. Diana steadily became the most photographed person in the world. Charles and Diana eventually became estranged and finally divorced in 1997. Even
Even twenty years after her death, the world continues to remember the princess who perpetually remembered them. Princess Diana lived as one of the most influential figures of the 20th Century. She devoted her life in the spotlight to bring recognition to causes that she felt others should care about, such as AIDS, homelessness, leprosy, and landmine removal. Diana believed that love and kindness served as the remedy for any sort of suffering. She once stated in an interview with BBC journalist, Martin Bashir, “I think the biggest disease this world suffers from in this day and age is the disease of people feeling unloved. I know that I can give love for a minute, for half an hour, for a day, for a month—I’m very happy to do that and I want to do that” (Roisin Kelly). While the matter remains certain that people were initially starstruck having a princess in their midst, it is undoubtedly Diana’s kindness that attracted and continued to attract beings to her presence. She held the hands of those deemed unsafe to touch and broke down stigmas in the process. Diana became a hero for those who had no one to speak up for them, or the trials they endured, through simple acts of kindness, such as a warm smile or a gentle handshake. While Diana aided those around her, she herself desperately craved love and kindness, as discussed in the following quote from the New York Times’ Article, “Diana in Search of Herself”. “Indeed, Diana's unstable temperament bore all the markings of one of the most elusive psychological disorders: the borderline personality. This condition is characterized by an unstable self-image; sharp mood swings; fear of rejection and abandonment; an inability to sustain relationships; persistent feelings of loneliness, boredom, and emptiness; depression; and impulsive behavior such as binge eating and
On August 19, 1922, at the Republican National Convention Address, Mary Fisher gave a brilliant speech that not only brought awareness to HIV and AIDS, but pulled on the heart strings of republicans in the United States. While giving her “A Whisper of Aids” speech, Fisher drew listeners in with a serious tone and demanded an end to the ignorance, prejudice, and silence surrounding HIV/AIDS.
When Elizabeth Glaser had children, she never imagined the immense heartbreak and emotional distress it would cause both herself and the children. She hemorrhaged during the first birth and was transferred with blood containing the AIDS virus. Unknowingly, she gave it to her daughter, and later, her son. Glaser was a well-known, upper class, white woman, so her contraction of this disease shocked people and gave the disease a new wave of media during a time when the government was trying to push the issue under the table. At the Democratic Convention, Glaser made a speech, detailing her struggles with the virus - it was the push many people needed to finally rally and take action against it.
When people think of “The World’s Most Favored Princess” they often think of Princess Diana. Princess Diana once said, “I don’t go by the rule book, I lead from the heart but not the head.” Princess Diana of Wales changed the world by being the first person since the 1600’s, of British nationality, to marry into the royal family. She made the world a better place by helping sick children and children in general. Princess Diana let kids know they were the ones capable of changing the world. Princess Diana of Wales left a legacy of the world’s most favored princess in the royal family, but most importantly, she left an even bigger legacy of strength and class, all at the same time.
AIDS is the one of the most devastating diseases known to man as of today. “At the EJAF (Elton John AIDS Foundation) we believe that AIDS can be beaten” (Elton). Elton John AIDS Foundation is one of the most well-known charities in it’s field and is well respected throughout the world. Elton John decided to start this organization after losing two of his close friends, Freddie Mercury and Ryan White, to the disease. The foundation was initially set up in the United States (New York) in 1992, and then the United Kingdom (London) in 1993 (Elton). The principal advocacy of the foundation is to improve the quality of life of those diagnosed with or at high risk for HIV/AIDS.
Through the use of two main characters in the film, Queen Margot, a critical examination will be made to further understand the importance of developing characters and their respected standard historical interpretations. By heavily characterizing the protagonist, Margaret of Valois, audience members were given the ability to identify with her. Similarly, the Queen regent, Catherine de Medici remained heavily mythologized in the film to advance the plotline. The overall success of the film can thereby be attributed to the prominence of the representation of historical figures.
Right from the beginning, she began her journey to becoming “Diana Vreeland”. She was born in Paris right in the hart of fun and excitement. She stated in “The Eye Has To Travel”, a documentary made to tell her story that she grew up in a sort of “theatrical ambiance”. Starting at a young age, the visual hunger for high glamor, elegance and creativity began. When her younger sister and her were sent London for the coronation of George V in the jeweled elephants and horses in bulk left an impression as it would for anyone.
Diana Spencer was born July 1, 1961. This date was the start of one of the most remarkable individuals in the world . She was once quoted as saying, "One minute I was a nobody the next minute I was Princess of Wales, mother ,member of the royal family and it was too much for one person to handle" (Morton story,104). The Princess of Wales struggled throughout her life due to bulimia, an unhappy marriage, and the media.
... had. Diana’s two sons, Prince William and Prince Harry continued their mother’s legacy with the Diana, Princess of Wales Memorial Fund. In the first nine years, the Fund pledged more than $125 million to more than 350 charities around the world. Diana was a unique princess and her charities were handled on such a deeply personal level she became the real people’s princess. People could identify with her from around the world and they appreciated her approach to life. She was not just adored in her home country the United Kingdom, but around the world.
Princess Diana was known throughout the world as being a well rounded, gorgeous woman, but through all of that she was also a hero in many people’s eyes. Diana was often called Princess Diana by the media and the public, but she did not enjoy such a title and did not personally think of herself as a princess. This is a point Diana herself made to people who referred to her as such. She always had a strong head on her shoulders, no matter what might have been going on at the time. Diana tried to not let various things get her down, even though some could have destroyed her. Diana also spoke with surprising truthfulness about her own personal struggles with bulimia and suicide, giving individuals struggling with these issues a role model of openness and honesty. Princess Diana used her media popularity to bring attention to the needs of the forgotten and needy of the world. She was out to seek a symbol in everyone’s life, life itself.