She broke all the rules of Britain's royal family. She died at 36, chased one last time by paparazzi.
This is the story of Princess Diana.
This is the story of Princess Diana.
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00:00When I started my public life 12 years ago, I understood the media might be interested in what I did,
00:12but I was not aware of how overwhelming that attention would become.
00:30It's a global fascination with Diana because there's never been anyone like her before,
00:39and there's never been anyone like her since.
00:42And I think people are fascinated with the enigma of this woman.
01:00Sweet little child. She's a bit of a tomboy. She didn't like dressing up.
01:17I had to take her to a birthday party once when the nanny was off, and I couldn't get a dress on her.
01:30What did you think then? What was your instant impression, both of you?
01:57I remember thinking what a very jolly and amusing and attractive 16-year-old she was,
02:03and having great fun and bouncy and full of life and everything.
02:08And I don't know what you thought of me.
02:12Pretty amazing.
02:23And how was she with them?
02:25She was always happy and outgoing. She had a great sense of humour and was very relaxed with the children.
02:56And I'm amazed that she's been brave enough to take me on.
03:02And I suppose in love.
03:04Of course.
03:06Whatever in love means.
03:08Well, it obviously means...
03:10You can put your own interpretation.
03:25Eating disorders, whether it be anorexia or bulimia, show how an individual can turn the nourishment of the body into a painful attack on themselves.
04:26Hugging has no harmful side effects.
04:30If we all play our part in making our children feel valued, the result will be tremendous.
04:41As a mother of two small boys, I think we may have to find a securer way of helping our children.
04:48To nurture and protect them.
04:51And I think that's what we need to do.
04:53I think that's what we need to do.
04:55I think that's what we need to do.
04:57I think that's what we need to do.
04:59I think that's what we need to do.
05:02As a mother of two small boys, I think we may have to find a securer way of helping our children.
05:08To nurture and prepare them to face life as stable and confident adults.
05:14I will always look up to her as being my ideal role model.
05:19Because everything that she did and the way she did it was having an impact.
05:23It was making a difference.
05:32HIV does not make people dangerous to know.
05:35So you can shake their hands and give them a hug.
05:38Heaven knows they need it.
06:02Diana, remarkably calm, said to Camilla,
06:07Diana, remarkably calm, said to Camilla,
06:13Don't treat me like an idiot. I know what's going on.
06:18Now that I knew at this particular point, there was only one direction.
06:23And that was divorce.
07:02I think the intention really was just to try and tell her story.
07:06So that the world could understand the real Diana.
07:10Because remember, before the book came out, she was just seen as this rather demure and silent clothes horse.
07:17This attractive adornment to Prince Charles.
07:19And she really wanted to tell her side of the story.
07:31Diana
07:52But of all the ironies about Diana, perhaps the greatest was this.
07:56A girl given the name of the ancient goddess of hunting was, in the end, the most hunted person of the modern age.
08:26Diana
08:30I'm not a political figure. I am a humanitarian figure.
08:35And always have been, and always will be.
08:37Diana
09:02I would say that I always believed the press would kill her in the end.
09:06But not even I could imagine that they would take such a direct hand in her death, as seems to be the case.
09:12It would appear that every proprietor and editor of every publication that has paid for intrusive and exploitative photographs of her,
09:20encouraging greedy and ruthless individuals to risk everything in pursuit of Diana's image, has blood on his hands today.
09:36The End