What makes Princess Diana popular among the masses

The Princess was adored by masses, especially for her charity, trespassing the protocols and traditions of the Royal family

“I would like to be a queen in the hearts of the people'-Diana. (Photo | AP)

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31 Aug 2017, 9:06 am

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The Princess was adored by masses, especially for her charity, trespassing the protocols and traditions of the Royal family. Lady Diana, joins her hand as she looks down at Nepali youth, while touring a Red Cross Project in the rustic Himalayan foothills. (Photo | AFP)

Diana's work with victims of AIDS had a significant impact in changing people’s opinions and attitudes to the disease. She was one of the first very high profile people to be pictured touching those afflicted with AIDS.In picture: Princess Diana, hugs and plays with an HIV positive baby in Brazil. (Photo| AFP)

The technological advancements in video cameras, cameras, and media distribution technologies contributed to the worldwide distribution of her charities. Many of the times, she was haunted by the paparazzi. (Photo | AP)

The princess championed the issues of land mine workers whose everyday lives were blighted by landmines.In picture: Diana, talking to amputees, at an Orthopedic Workshop. Sitting on Diana's lap is 13-year old Sandra Thijica who lost her left leg to a land-mine while working the land with her mother in Saurimo, eastern Angola. (Photo | AP)

As patron of the leprosy mission, she visited hospitals in India, Nepal and Zimbabwe and by spending time with patients, she dispelled one of the myths surrounding the illness—that it can be passed on by touch. “It has always been my concern to touch people with leprosy, trying to show in a simple action that they are not reviled, nor are we repulsed,' she said of the disease.IN PICTURE: Mother Teresa (left) says goodbye to Britain's Princess Diana after receiving a visit from her in New York. Princess Diana met privately for 40 minutes with Mother Teresa at The Missionaries of Charity in the South Bronx section of New York. (Photo | AP)

Britain's Diana, Princess of Wales, visits the Badshahi Mosque in Lahore, wearing a knee length skirt. Princess Diana revolutionised the royal dress code with the help of some of the world's greatest designers. (Photo | AFP)

South African President Nelson Mandela (L) and Princess Diana speak with the press after meeting in the Mandela's home, Genadendal, in Cape Town, South Africa. (Photo | AFP)