My Hero and Me: Princess Diana

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My Hero and MePrincess Diana

• By Lauren Teitel

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A Quick Timeline

• BORN July 1, 1961, in Sandringham, England
• 1981 Marries Charles
• 1982 Prince William born
• 1984 Prince Harry born
• 1992 Diana and Charles announce their separation
• 1993 Diana reveals her plan to withdraw from
  public life
• 1995 Diana discusses her marriage on TV
• 1996 The divorce is finalized
• DIED Aug. 31, 1997, after a car crash in Paris

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A Real Heroine

• Some say that Princess Diana lived a fairy tale.
  But upon examining her life events and obstacles,
  one can see that Diana was not only a real
  heroine, but also, a real person. Princess Diana
  was a very human heroine in a sense. She
  personifies how a woman should strive to be.

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Diana, Princess of Wales receives a bouquet of
flowers from a young patient, during her visit to
Northwick Park Hospital, London, 1997

• Princess Diana was best known for her charitable
  work. She dedicated a lot of time to the
  homeless, the disabled, people with HIV/AIDS, and
  especially children. One of the reasons that
  Princess Dianas charity work is so special is
  because she truly believed in participating in
  helping, not just giving money. The Princess
  fought for so many different causes that one can
  really tell how much she cared for humanity in
  general and how she sincerely wanted to end
  suffering wherever it occurred. Princess Diana
  even said, I understand people's suffering,
  people's pain, more than you will every know
  yourself

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The Princess of Wales visited Angola in January
1997 to see the work of the Red Cross in helping
mine victims. Here she wears protective headgear
on a visit to a minefield

• The year before she died, Princess Diana
  campaigned for a ban on the manufacture and use
  of landmines. The Princesss will to help these
  landmine workers demonstrates how directly
  connected she was to the people. She cared about
  them enough to make sure she was involved enough
  to personally protest what she thought to be
  wrong. Time magazine writes, First she became
  the patron saint of victims, the sick, the
  discriminated against, the homeless

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Everyone needs to be valued. Everyone has the
potential to give something back....Princess
Diana

• Heroines are allowed to make mistakes too.
  Dianas adulterous marriage brought her down to
  the level of any other ordinary person. The
  Princess admitted to having her bouts with
  depression, self-mutilation, and bulimia. This
  allows the public, especially women to empathize
  with the way she was feeling. Dianas
  demonstration of how to overcome an obstacle and
  the way she turned a helpless life into one of
  aiding others shows why people look up to her and
  idealize her.

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I will fight for my children on any level so
they can reach their potential as human beings
and in their public duties.... Princess
Diana

• Because Diana is such a realistic woman, she
  inspires other women to live up to their
  potential. She cares for all children, no matter
  what. She is like a universal mother. Her love
  for children was evident in her social work and
  also in her own family life. Diana placed much
  value on the family unit. Princess Diana stresses
  how much she values what families think of her
  and how much she appreciates families.
  Motherhood is such a large part of who women are.
  Thus, Princess Dianas ability to be a good
  mother makes her a good heroine.

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A Sense of Beauty

• Along with her motherly qualities and charitable
  inclinations, Diana retained and perfected her
  feminine charm and eloquence. Her sense of style
  and charm made her a role model. Princess Diana
  further used her fashion sense and femininity to
  once again help the public. She auctioned off her
  most famous dresses to the public to help raise
  money for charities she worked for. This is a
  wonderful demonstration of using ones femininity
  for the public good.

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A Funeral Of A Heroine

• Dianas funeral, a world wide event, demonstrated
  exactly how powerful and moving she was as a
  heroine. She was followed by many mourners that
  had been inspired by her warmth, intelligence,
  grace, and care for humanity. Her death had such
  a wide impact on not just England, but the world,
  that one must admit what a motivational heroine
  she was and will continue to be. Her death in
  some ways seems to inspire people even more than
  her work while she was alive.

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The Power of A Woman

• Princess Diana seems as if she used her charm,
  beauty, eloquence, and warmth for benevolent
  purposes. She is the ideal female. She uses her
  attributes that one can only attribute to being a
  woman for good. She has neither too little nor
  too much sex appeal. She knows how to act
  appropriately in public. Her coolness and
  calmness in any situation inspire other me to be
  pulled together in public. Not that Diana
  believed in putting on appearances that were not
  true, but she always showed a face to the world
  that was presentable and real. Her grace and
  loveliness show what women are really capable of.