Diana, The Crusader
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With a child resting on her lap, Diana, Princess of Wales, attends a reception at the Shaukat Khanum Memorial Cancer Hospital in Lahore, Pakistan, on May 23, 1997. The hospital was founded by former Pakistani cricket captain Imran Kahn.
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Young Angolans who lost limbs in land mine explosions meet Princess Diana at the Neves Bendinha Orthopedic Workshop near Luanda, Angola, on Jan.14, 1997. Diana is holding Sandra Thijica, then 13, who lost her left leg to a land mine while working the land with her mother.
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Diana was a volunteer for the British Red Cross, which sought a ban on anti-personnel mines by focusing attention on the devastation caused by some 120 million land mines scattered throughout 70 countries during past conflicts. Here, Diana speaks to Ken Rutherford, who was injured by a land mine in Somalia, at Red Cross headquarters in Washington on June 17, 1997.
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Diana and Elizabeth Dole, then president of the American Red Cross, participate in ceremonies at Red Cross headquarters in Washington, D.C., on June 17, 1997.
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Diana ignored critics to befriend and champion people suffering from AIDS and HIV at a time when they were shunned by many. The photographer who took this shot was asked not to show the face of an AIDS patient who shook hands with Diana at Middlesex Hospital in London on April 19, 1987.
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Whatever the cause or the event, Princess Diana tended to be judged more on her spectacular personal appearance than on her efforts for good causes. Here, Diana is photographed during a visit for the Victor Chang Cardiac Research Institute in Sydney, Australia on Oct. 1, 1994.
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Diana poses for photographers during a visit to the Sacred Heart Hospice in Sydney on Nov. 2, 1996.
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Mother Teresa, the Roman Catholic nun whose name became synonymous with charity for her lifetime of work for the poorest of the poor, met Diana in New York on June 18, 1997. Ironically, both would be dead only weeks later, and only a few days apart. Mother Teresa died at age 87 on Sept. 5, 1997.
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Diana poses with French SFOR soldiers at Sarajevo airport before her flight to London on Aug. 10, 1997. SFOR, or "Stabilization Force," is a NATO group assigned to peacekeeping missions.
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Princess Diana's volunteer work is commemorated in an exhibition at Kensington Palace, her London home. A photograph of her wearing protective gear during a tour against land mines is included in "A Princess Remembered," an exhibition marking the 10th anniversary of her death.