There was an immense public outpouring of grief for Diana, "the people's princess," following her death.Īt her funeral, her brother, Earl Spencer, said in his eulogy, "For such was her extraordinary appeal that the tens of millions of people taking part in this service all over the world via television and radio who never actually met her, feel that they too lost someone close to them in the early hours of Sunday morning. He also reportedly halted plans to formally announce Camilla as his partner. According to the Telegraph, Fayed and Paul were both killed on impact, while the then-Princess of Wales, then just 36, died due to injuries sustained in the crash at a French hospital a few hours later.įollowing her death, Charles traveled to Paris to bring her body back to England.
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In the early hours of August 31, 1997, Diana and Dodi Fayed were involved in a car crash that killed them both and their driver Henri Paul in Paris, France. It was later revealed that Diana was tricked into giving the interview under false pretenses, which has been criticized by members of the royal family.Ī tribute to Diana outside Kensington Palace in 1998.įiona Hanson - PA Images/PA Images/Getty Images "I was crying out for help, but giving the wrong signals, and people were using my bulimia as a coat on a hanger: They decided that was the problem - Diana was unstable," she said. "You fill your stomach up four or five times a day - some do it more - and it gives you a feeling of comfort." "You inflict it upon yourself because your self-esteem is at a low ebb, and you don't think you're worthy or valuable," she said. In a now-controversial 1995 interview with Martin Bashir of the BBC, Diana described bulimia as a "symptom of what was going on in marriage," and described it as "a secret disease."
Struggling with an eating disorder and marital troubles, the princess' mental health was in crisis. The royal family presented a united front and Diana was lauded as a hands-on, affectionate mother. The pair were photographed smiling with their two children, Prince William and Prince Harry, at Highgrove Castle in July 1986. It often indicates a user profile.Ĭharles, Diana, Prince Harry, and Prince William at Highgrove in July 1986. Account icon An icon in the shape of a person's head and shoulders.
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