More than 20 years afterPrincess Diana’s death, the world is still transfixed by her.
Above all, she was just a young woman who wanted to love and to be loved.
There was a lack of affection in her family and her parents were formal and distant.
“There was no hugs or anything like that,” she said.
“My parents, they never said they loved me.”
In contrast to her stiff parents, Diana was a remarkably approachable person.
Darren McGrady, who served as Princess Diana’s personal chef, said that she wasdown-to-earth and friendly.
Her compassion extended to animals
Diana’s compassion was evident when she was still quite young.
As a child,she had several animals.
“She had a great consciousness they were dependent on her.
She did the dirty work.”
Her care for animals was a prelude to her future charity work.
“She outgrew it and took on people.”
The young princess would go on to become beloved for her dedication to fighting for humanitarian causes.
Watching her parents' bitter divorce made her determined not to experience the same heartbreak.
Clarke revealed Diana’s sentiments on marriage toCNN.
“This was quite a profound statement for a little girl to come out with.”
Diana married Prince Charles whenshe was just 20 years old.
It was clear from the beginning that her marriage would be troubled.
“I desperately wanted it to work,” she told Martin Bashir for theBBCin 1995.
According to Diana, her marriage allowed very little room for her to grow.
And, my goodness, I’ve had to grow."
Diana was devoted to her sons.
“Nothing in her life came close to the love for her children,” her brothertoldABC News.
“They meant more to her than anything.”
“Diana was very protective of William and Harry,” he said.
“[If] you ever criticized the boys… she would be on you like a tigress.
She was the only one who could criticize those two.
Of course, she indulged them… She wanted to be a full hands-on parent herself.”
“It was rough.
It was four times a day on the yacht.
You know, anything I could find, I would gobble up and be sick two minutes later.
In recorded tapes played onLarry King Live, Diana revealed her thoughts when Charles proposed.
“So he said, Will you marry me?
And I and I laughed.
I remember thinking, you know, this is a joke.
So I said, yes, OK and laughed.
And he was deadly serious.
He said, You do mean one day you do realize that one day you’ll be queen.
So I thought to myself, OK.
So I said yes.”
