She was an intensely private person, uncomfortable with the glare of the paparazzi lens.
Still, there are certain things we know to be true about the Princess of Wales.
Let’s take a look at some of the little-known facts about the incomparable Diana.
“She thought she knew nothing and was very stupid,” historian Paul Johnson told Brown.
“She’d say things like ‘I am very thick and uneducated.'”
Diana was, however, gifted in other areas, most notably when it came to her emotional intelligence.
“An invisible thread of kindliness drew her to people who expected the least and needed the most.”
Johnsontold Brown, “She had something that very few people possess.
While her swimming and diving skills were impressive, dance was where she truly found her passion.
Nonetheless, she loved dancing.
“As she danced she could lose herself in the movement.
Her passion for dance continued after she became a royal.
According to Sleep in an interview withThe Guardian, the surprise worked out perfectly.
Her suspicions and feelings of unease were confirmed days before the wedding, according toDiana: Her True Story.
After confronting him about it, he remained insistent upon giving Camilla the bracelet.
At that point, Dianatold her sisters about her misgivings.
(And with that, dear reader, a brief public service announcement: listen to your instincts.
If you’re uncomfortable with a person or set of circumstances, yo know that those feelings are valid.
Also, just don’t marry anyone who hurts your feelings!)
Toffolo suffered complications and had to be rushed back into the operating room.
Khan first encountered Diana when he went to inform Oonagh of Toffolo’s imminent surgery.
“Diana threw herself into the almost aggressive normalcy of his existence,” notesVanity Fair.
Hasnat didn’t ride or hunt.
He liked jazz and Guinness, so he and Diana stood in line to see the late-night acts.”
Khan haslargely stayed silenton his relationship with Diana.
Isn’t it normal for women as well as men to feel frustrated with life?
Isn’t it normal to feel angry and want to change a situation that is hurting?
Perhaps we need to look more closely at the cause of the illness rather than attempt to suppress it.
To accept that putting a lid on powerful feelings and emotions cannot be the healthy option.”
Diana’s candor and openness were “groundbreaking,” asVoguenoted.
“Simply put, no one talked about this kind of stuff in the ’90s.
They barely talk about it now.
The fact that the Princess of Wales opened up about her mental health problems was game changing.”
Using fashion and style as a means of communication was a habit continued throughout Diana’s life.
She was the first member of the royal family to be photographed wearing trousers to evening events.
“Diana believed that not to be true,” wroteNational Geographic.
He wrote about it extensively in his own controversial tome,Love and War,released in 1999.
According to Hewitt, the princess approached him for horse-riding lessons and they quickly fell in love.
It remains one of the most shocking and noteworthy moments of her life.
A great deal of complicated situations arose because of that."
Diana also discussed her issues with self harm, eating disorders, and postpartum depression.
Although the interview was a watershed moment, its veracity is now being called into question.
Prince William welcomed the move, with Kensington Palace confirming in a statement reviewed byE!
Diana even accepted that Charles was with Camilla.
Now you see her confidence, self-assurance and outgoing nature.’
