Wealth can buy almost anything except the one thing most people actually want from the people close to them. Princess Diana put that gap plainly. "I don't want expensive gifts; I don't want to be bought," she said. "I have everything I want. I just want someone to be there for me, to make me feel safe and secure." Coming from someone who had access to more material comfort than almost anyone, the line carries a specific kind of weight, since it rules out the one explanation most people would reach for first. It is a simple statement, but it draws a line that applies well beyond her own life, between the things a relationship can offer that money simply cannot replicate.
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