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13th November 2019
08:59pm GMT

“Charity has always been a secret weapon of the monarchy but the charity the Queen supported were uncontroversial charities" the narrator of the documentary said.
However, Diana went against the advice of her mother-in-law, and supported more controversial charities.
“Diana saw the possibility of getting much more publicity by dealing with Leprosy, by dealing with aids victims.”
Princess Di famously changed the public's attitude towards AIDs victims when she shook hands with a patient.
Seems minor, but it was a very big statement for a member of the royal family to make, at a time where there was large taboo surrounding the illness.
The documentary revealed that Queen Elizabeth apparently intervened, asking Diana to support “nicer and more pleasant” charities.
She refused, which added strain to many of her relationships with members of the family.
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