Chapter 27 3. Royal duties and charitable work

Diana has close links with 150 charities around the world and is a direct sponsor and manager of many charities, including 69 UK organizations and 12 overseas welfare organisations. Much of her charitable work involves children. She loves children by nature, and her two jobs before becoming a princess were both related to children.Facing the child, she expresses her love freely.That was her joy too.Facing the unfortunate disabled children, she couldn't hold back her tears of sympathy.As a mother, she thanked God for allowing her to have two lively and healthy children, and vowed to bring God's merciful love to each child.

British Deaf Association, thank God for an angel of love.Because of Diana's efforts, deaf children are no longer the forgotten people hiding in the corner. Founded in 1880, the British Association of the Deaf has never held any special fundraising activities. Since Diana became the patron of the association, she has gradually become known to the public through a series of large-scale fundraising evenings. Diana also worked hard at learning sign language. The Association for the Deaf sent her a videotape. After a few weeks, she mastered it and used this new method to communicate with the children.

The innocent children soon found their own way of expressing their admiration for this beautiful angel.They ran their hands through the hair from front to back, outlining Diana's combed-back hairstyle. This loving communication always encouraged Diana to do something more for the children. In a children's hospital, she met a little girl in a bright dress.Her name is also Camilla. Little girl Camilla lost all her hair due to chemotherapy.Despite the presence of cameras and journalists, the princess did not hide the change in her expression.She froze for a moment, then turned to be amazed at the little girl's hair, and what followed was deep sympathy and endless love.

She's no saint, but she's definitely a loving human being. The Duchess sat with baby Camilla on her lap as she laid the foundation stone for a new child casualty care center at Northwest Paco Hospital, near Harrow, in north-west London. Little Camilla told the princess that she liked ballet, and the princess went on to say that she also liked it very much. Little Camilla's mother, Ana Felco, 36, came over and Diana immediately got up to hug her and asked how the baby was doing with her treatment. Little Camilla suffers from leukemia and has been hospitalized for chemotherapy three times.

"She will be in a day care center for a brief period of observation before undergoing her fourth and final chemotherapy session," her mother said. Mrs. Filco was talking with the princess, and the princess caressed the back of little Camilla's head from time to time. Naturally, the reporters will not forget to interview Mrs. Filco, let alone ask their opinion on Camilla, who has the same name as her daughter. Mrs Filco said: "I just hope Diana is still with Charles." "I don't think people will accept Camilla the way they have accepted Diana over the years."

"Diana was more interested in people, she was really out among the people, she talked to everyone and was so lovely." In addition to the Children's Hospital, the "Children's Accidental Casualty Ambulance Center" is also a place Diana frequented in London.More than 1,500 children are treated here every month. Diana lost Charles' love, but she did not turn this loveless pain into hatred, but into sympathy, understanding and help for those in the same predicament. When Diana became the official patron of marriage counseling group Relationships, the organization's fundraising surged from £9,402 to £238,976.

Charities are often in the awkward position of being unable to sell tickets to film premieres and raising £8,000 for a charity ball.But since Diana joined, she can raise £20,000 to £50,000 at a time. Diana once said with deep emotion: "I have seen too many tears, anger, hurt and hostility caused by family breakdown." She sincerely hopes that all lovers in the world will realize the importance of marriage coordination, and do not want to see others go through it again. This loveless pain. Diana herself, still in this embarrassing and painful marriage, could not find a solution. In 1992, Diana won the reputation of "Diana the Saint" for her unremitting efforts in public welfare and charity. Her popularity surpassed that of the Queen and Charles, and she jumped to the top of the "Royal Family's Most Popular Figure".

Her marriage is still in trouble. At the end of March 1992, the Duke of York and the Duchess of York officially separated and moved out of the palace. Her marriage to Charles was already in turmoil. The week when Buckingham Palace officially announced that the Duke and Duchess of York were separating was a difficult one for her.She had lost a good partner and was well aware that the spotlight would once again shift to her marriage. Charles seems indifferent to the separation issue discussed inside and outside the court and opposition.During that week, he visited castles of different styles and collected information for his gardening study.

When he returned to Kensington Palace, not only did he not understand why his wife's emotions had become so tense and depressed, but he only briefly mentioned the Duchess of York's departure from the royal family. As usual, Charles began to criticize her outside work, accusing her of visiting Mother Teresa in Rome. Diana told her husband that if he didn't change his attitude towards her and her work, she would reconsider her position.Diana cried and went upstairs to the bathroom.As she struggled to regain her composure, Prince William slipped a piece of toilet paper from under the bathroom door and wrote: "I don't want to see you so sad."

Diana's situation made her in a dilemma, a dilemma.She cannot choose.On the one hand, she is the crown princess, with promises to the queen, duties and obligations to the country; on the other hand, she is eager to find her own happiness again. Her happiness is inseparable from her two children, and in order to find happiness, she has to divorce.Divorce also means losing one's beloved children.Children are the pillar of her life and the source of happiness. At the same time, when she is no longer the crown princess, she will also be abandoned by the media and the public.And who would appreciate the helplessness and suffering behind her noble status and beautiful appearance? This means another problem. Her status as a crown princess and the pursuit of the media have made her charity work very fruitful.Without the traction of public attention, how much strength will she have to help the less fortunate? Helping others is the spiritual support she has found in her new life.A series of brutal chain reactions plagued Diana.She often talked with her friends, with a heavy heart.

In the torment of no answers, Diana continued to devote her energy to philanthropy.The question of how much her status as a crown princess has affected her charitable relief work was finally answered in a series of events that followed. Her status as a princess does make things go well for her.People were surprised, admired and warmly welcomed this commoner princess who came into their lives.Because of the care of the princess, they were greatly encouraged. Dr George Hibbert, a consultant at an alcohol abuse clinic in Oxford, commented on the Duchess's recent visit: "She has had great success, and for patients, someone like the Princess of Wales takes their pain seriously. There is nothing more exciting for them than to come and see them, to have a friendly conversation with someone. So the presence of the Princess has had a very good impact on the patients." In addition to her princess status, Diana's own love and skills also made her popular.Dr Hiebert added: "Patients are often discouraged by their dire situation, but the Princess's friendliness changed their view of themselves. The Princess listened to them attentively and asked just the right questions, which were obviously well thought out. Considered." On the other hand, Diana herself doesn't care so much about her status as a princess, and she prefers to communicate with patients as Diana. "When she found out that people weren't always curtseying her and calling her Your Royal Highness, she seemed relieved and she just blended in with the crowd and chatted with them." Diana won the hearts of the masses and became the most popular member of the royal family, but in the eyes of the royal family, she was the traitor Judas, just a necessary executor of royal duties.The awkward Diana, after officially separating from Prince Charles in December 1992, had to juggle her royal duties and charitable endeavors between the royal family. The social activities she participated in can be broadly divided into two categories: one is what she is really interested in, and the other is the "must play" "role" assigned to her by the secretary in charge of arranging activities in the royal family. During the day, she attended the opening of a furniture fair organized by the royal family.Every step is pre-arranged, from taking photos to making a guest list.The press focused on an extemporaneous speech she gave at the opening ceremony.Her speech was light, cheerful, but not very original.This is the source of information that the royal family has always provided to the press.The Dauphine delivered an excellent speech, chatting cheerfully with the organizers and flashing her charming smile for the camera.This kind of routine is exactly what the royal family, the press and the public want. In the evening, she attended a dinner with two AIDS cure experts and gave a revealing speech on AIDS to some senior press officials.It's a pity that people are more interested in the image of the prince and concubine during the day.Diana has a long way to go to change her image. Her conflict with the royal family was inevitable.All Buckingham Palace needs is a competent princess, not a dedicated philanthropist.The expansion of Diana's influence was extremely detrimental to her estranged husband, Crown Prince Charles. During the Gulf War in 1993, under the sponsorship of the Red Cross, Diana went to Bosnia to comfort the army and refugees. The royal family told her that Prince Charles' plan should be given priority. As a result, Charles flew to the front line filled with gunpowder as a commander. , visiting British officers and soldiers participating in the UN peacekeeping force. In October of that year, the royal family disagreed with Diana's participation in Warrington's memorial ceremony for two innocent children who were killed, and newspapers and people complained. After various considerations, in December 1993, Diana announced her withdrawal from public life and resigned from the positions of most of the institutions she supported, only retaining the sponsorship qualifications of 6 institutions: The Royal Marsden Hospital The English National Ballet Centrepoint Leprosy Mission and the National Aids Trust Hospital For Sick Children Great Ormond Street It was a dramatic announcement, and everyone was surprised. Various speculations and statements appeared, and there was a lot of discussion everywhere.For Diana herself, it was a step back, an adjustment and a respite.The moon hid in the clouds, and when it reappeared, the clouds broke through the sky, the sky was clearer, and the moon was brighter. In 1994, Diana returned to public life and enthusiastically participated in the work of the Red Cross.