Queen Elizabeth tried to prevent Princess Diana’s groundbreaking work with HIV/AIDS, according to a former employee of the Princess of Wales. Here’s how Diana raised awareness about the disease and how Prince Harry continued her work.
Princess Diana and Queen Elizabeth II | Tim Graham/Tim Graham Photo Library/Getty Images Princess Diana was a true champion of HIV/AIDS awareness
Diana, Princess of Wales, was known as “The People’s Princess” for many reasons, including her warm personality and ability to connect with the public. She also earned the title by working with many charities and raising awareness about HIV/AIDS.
In 1987, at the height of the AIDS epidemic, Diana opened the UK’s first HIV/AIDs unit at London Middlesex Hospital. Photographs from the event show her shaking hands with an HIV-positive man without gloves. At the time, many misbelieved that HIV was transmittable through touch. The...
Princess Diana and Queen Elizabeth II | Tim Graham/Tim Graham Photo Library/Getty Images Princess Diana was a true champion of HIV/AIDS awareness
Diana, Princess of Wales, was known as “The People’s Princess” for many reasons, including her warm personality and ability to connect with the public. She also earned the title by working with many charities and raising awareness about HIV/AIDS.
In 1987, at the height of the AIDS epidemic, Diana opened the UK’s first HIV/AIDs unit at London Middlesex Hospital. Photographs from the event show her shaking hands with an HIV-positive man without gloves. At the time, many misbelieved that HIV was transmittable through touch. The...
- 2/26/2023
- by Grace Turney
- Showbiz Cheat Sheet
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