Princess Diana

At the age of 19, you always think you are prepared for everything and you think you have the knowledge of what?s…

— Princess Diana

HIV does not make people dangerous to know, so you can shake their hands and give them a hug: Heaven knows they…

— Princess Diana

I'd like people to think of me as someone who cares about them.

— Princess Diana

You can't do anything good that you don't feel in your heart.

— Princess Diana

I think the biggest disease the world suffers from in this day and age is the disease of people feeling unloved. I…

— Princess Diana

The worse illness of our time, is that so many people have to suffer from never being loved

— Princess Diana

I remember saying to my husband, ''Why? Why have you got this lady around?'' And he said, ''Well, I refuse to be…

— Princess Diana

It took a long time to understand why people were so interested in me, but I assumed it was because my wonderful…

— Princess Diana

As for becoming queen, it was never on the forefront of my mind when I married my husband. It was a long…

— Princess Diana

The press is ferocious. It forgives nothing, it only hunts for mistakes . . . In my position anyone sane would have…

— Princess Diana

You see yourself as a good product that sits on a shelf and sells well, and people make a lot of money…

— Princess Diana

It's vital that the monarchy keeps in touch with the people. It's what I try and do.

— Princess Diana

The public wanted a fairy princess to come and touch them and everything would turn to gold. Little did they realise that…

— Princess Diana

I'd like to be queen of people's hearts.

— Princess Diana

Death doesn't frighten me.

— Princess Diana

Perhaps we're too embarrassed to change or too frightened of the consequences of showing that we actually care. But why not risk…

— Princess Diana

I was compelled to perform. When I say perform, I was compelled to go out and do my engagements and not let…

— Princess Diana

I don't want expensive gifts; I don't want to be bought. I have everything I want. I just want someone to be…

— Princess Diana

I understand people's suffering, people's pain, more than you will every know yourself.

— Princess Diana

My husband asked for the separation and I supported it. We had struggled to keep it going, but obviously we'd both run…

— Princess Diana

I don't go by the rule book

— Princess Diana

Helping people in need is a good and essential part of my life, a kind of destiny.

— Princess Diana

I decline to go fox hunting.

— Princess Diana

I always thought Camilla was the perfect love match with Charles.

— Princess Diana

Everywhere I go I smell fresh paint.

— Princess Diana