Diana's Charity Work and Patronages

[aussiechick12]

Hi everyone --

I'm looking for information on Diana's Charity work and Patronages. The things I would like to know are what charities did she do work for, if there are any photos of Diana visiting or information about those charities. And the same for her patronages.
I've been looking on the internet but there doesn't seem to be a lot. I've also looked around the forum but to my disappiontment I could find anything!

Thank you in advance!
Emma

[sassie]

List of Diana's charities, with links to their websites:

http://www.thedianaring.com/charities.htm

[kwanfan]

Here's a specific link on the Barnardo's UK website about Diana's work with them. http://www.barnardos.org.uk/who_we_a...s_of_wales.htm

[naida]

http://www.bbcamerica.com/britain/princess_diana/princess_diana_charity.jsp
http://ddickerson.igc.org/princess-diana/dianas-charities-1.html
http://www.aegis.com/news/re/2002/RE021101.html
http://www.time.com/time/daily/special/diana/readingroom/sept9798/9.html

Diana has not only proved her compassion for sufferers, but has also shown the courage to take risks she believes are worthwhile. Without publicity coverage, Diana would visit clinics, some on her own without detective protection, to meet and chat with the patients.

Diana visited many young lepers in Indonesia. One of the hospital's doctors quoted the effects of her visits: "She did so much more than she had to. She need only shake their hand and move on, but she sat on their beds and listened and talked to them. Then she joined the children in a game of bowls, which they loved. She brought happiness and smiles to those children".

Not only did Diana personally reach out to victims of terrifying diseases, but she also encouraged others to donate their time and money to these worthy causes. Diana showed it wasn't necessary to be apprehensive towards the victims of the various diseases she worked with. Princess Diana lived an influential life and her efforts will never be forgotten.

There are many images on Getty, Corbis and Isifa.
As for Patronage you can look in here http://www.theinternetforum.net/roya...?topic=15434.0

[Oppie]

I'm not sure if anyone from the Diana Ring looks at this website but there is a mistake on one of her charites, she was a part of BirthRight a fundrasing drive under the Royal College of Obstricans. Not BirthRight International which is what you have listed, they are two VERY different organizations.

[asmadasitgets2003]

I thought you guys might enjoy this short but moving video about diana's chartiy work.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-vbXkW0Vt9s

[sirhon11234]

That was a very nice video.

[sassie]

Originally Posted by Oppie

I'm not sure if anyone from the Diana Ring looks at this website but there is a mistake on one of her charites, she was a part of BirthRight a fundrasing drive under the Royal College of Obstricans. Not BirthRight International which is what you have listed, they are two VERY different organizations.

Thank you. I will change that, and the info is much appreciated.

[Oppie]

Sassie

I did some more research Birthright that Diana supported became Well Being of Women

Here is a link to there website http://www.wellbeingofwomen.org.uk/index.asp

Here is a link to there history and the part about changing the name and a part about Diana as patron http://www.wellbeingofwomen.org.uk/index.asp?PageID=16 (paragraph 6)

[sassie]

Originally Posted by Oppie

Sassie

I did some more research Birthright that Diana supported became Well Being of Women

Here is a link to there website http://www.wellbeingofwomen.org.uk/index.asp

Here is a link to there history and the part about changing the name and a part about Diana as patron http://www.wellbeingofwomen.org.uk/index.asp?PageID=16 (paragraph 6)

Marvelous! Thank you so much for that information, Oppie. I plan to update that page on my site before Christmas, and will definitely be including this.

[Jo of Palatine]

I thought a bit about Diana and the men in her life and I became aware of what Richard Kay has said at the inquest - which nobody has commented on till now, but which threw the last bit of respect I had for Diana out of the window:

Kay said Diana had told him that shortly before she died that she wanted to cut down her activities against landmines and work for a Fayed-financed series of hospices to be called The Diana Hospices.

At first I didn't think much about that but then I realised that as soon as she had started to date the nephew of a prominent weapon dealer, she let herself buy off her ant-landmines campaign by the promise of the weapon dealer's in-law to get another charitable project, one which only her name on it... Gosh, that turns me off! What kind of woman was that? Was it really so easy to bribe her?

[sirhon11234]

I don't beleive anything that comes out of that man's mouth. Almost everyweek Kay writes a ridiculous article on Diana; and the most dumb that I read this past month was the one in which Camilla wore the RFO he wrote that Camilla wearing the same order that Diana wore. I don't put any belief in this man's words.

[Jo of Palatine]

Originally Posted by sirhon11234

I don't beleive anything that comes out of that man's mouth. Almost everyweek Kay writes a ridiculous article on Diana; and the most dumb that I read this past month was the one in which Camilla wore the RFO he wrote that Camilla wearing the same order that Diana wore. I don't put any belief in this man's words.

I think it is a difference if he writes it in his paper or if he says that at an official inquest. He has never written about that information but when question by solicitors and the Coroner, he had to answer.

[sirhon11234]

But why would the Princess do that, and risk public backlash?

IMO I just hear BS coming from him.

[TheTruth]

Like many times, I don't think she knew what she was doing. I believe she thought it was a good idea to use her name for a cause since many charities had raised alot of money just from her patronage. And, like the press showed us, her name worths alot. But I agree, using a weapon dealer to create such a project is very unwise. Although, for seeing how Fayed talks and finds his arguments to defend his causes, Diana would have jumped from a cliff if asked to do so. Because, in the end, Fayed would have won alot from this project too.

[Jo of Palatine]

Originally Posted by TheTruth

Like many times, I don't think she knew what she was doing. I believe she thought it was a good idea to use her name for a cause since many charities had raised alot of money just from her patronage. And, like the press showed us, her name worths alot. But I agree, using a weapon dealer to create such a project is very unwise. Although, for seeing how Fayed talks and finds his arguments to defend his causes, Diana would have jumped from a cliff if asked to do so. Because, in the end, Fayed would have won alot from this project too.

I have no problem with Diana wanting to use Al-Fayed's money to do something charitable. I just am shocked that she allegedly wanted to lessen her engagement against landmines and personally doubt that the fact that the Fayed's are involved with weapon dealer's had nothing to do with it.

[TheTruth]

Well like I said, as naive as she could be sometimes, it wouldn't surprise me that Fayed had convinced her of letting this cause down. The landmine is one of the most controvertial and difficult cause to defend. I remember seeing a video when Diana was in Angola and someone of the Government in Britain had critized her so badly that she didn't know what to say to reply and defend herself.

[Skydragon]

Originally Posted by Jo of Palatine

I thought a bit about Diana and the men in her life and I became aware of what Richard Kay has said at the inquest - which nobody has commented on till now, but which threw the last bit of respect I had for Diana out of the window:

Kay said Diana had told him that shortly before she died that she wanted to cut down her activities against landmines and work for a Fayed-financed series of hospices to be called The Diana Hospices.

At first I didn't think much about that but then I realised that as soon as she had started to date the nephew of a prominent weapon dealer, she let herself buy off her ant-landmines campaign by the promise of the weapon dealer's in-law to get another charitable project, one which only her name on it... Gosh, that turns me off! What kind of woman was that? Was it really so easy to bribe her?

Well commented on Jo. I don't think she saw beyond 'The Diana Hospices', her name as a caring person, forever immortalised in lights, (so to speak). I have always maintained that if there had been no photo opportunities with the charities, Diana would not have been interested. You hear of C & C giving money as well as time to their charities but I cannot come up with one occasion when Diana did the same.

[sirhon11234]

Charity isn't all about giving money. Anyone can give money to a charity but are some willing to go to these third world countries in which the charities support? The Princess did.

[Jo of Palatine]

Originally Posted by Skydragon

Well commented on Jo. I don't think she saw beyond 'The Diana Hospices', her name as a caring person, forever immortalised in lights, (so to speak). I have always maintained that if there had been no photo oportunities with the charities, Diana would not have been interested. You hear of C & C giving money as well as time to their charities but I cannot come up with one occasion when Diana did the same.

I only remember that after she ceased to appear as "The Princess of Wales" in public, she send most of her charities down the drain. Okay, then I thought that's understandible because her position had changed but in the meantime I heard so many things about how the RF still supported her or payed for people to support her and would have done so in the future,IMHO if she had continued, so I haven't bought that argument for a long time. Or just look at Countess Alexandra of the Danish Royal family - she still get support for her charities and the people there still want her, even though she left the family to marry again. There is even talk of naming her the Secretary Gerneal of the Danish Red Cross, so I don't think her move away from the prince matters that much when it comes to support for charities.