Before she became known as the People's Princess, Diana was redefining what it meant to be a royal. At a time when members of the Royal Family were expected to keep a distance from controversial issues, Princess Diana rolled up her sleeves and embraced causes others deemed unsuitable for a Princess of Wales. While tackling issues like AIDs, homelessness and eliminating landmines, Diana often looked to where people were suffering when it came to her royal patronages. But behind her choices lay something deeply personal, as Dianaworld: An Obsession author Edward White wrote.
"From the late 1980s, she embraced causes which were considered by many to be distinctly inappropriate concerns for a future queen, but which she felt passionately about," White wrote. He added that her choices sent a message to the public about "how she felt about herself: abandoned, rejected, and misunderstood."
