Editing Diana, Princess of Wales (section)

==Princess of Wales==
[[File:Diana visits Halifax.jpg|thumb|right|In [[Halifax, Nova Scotia]], 1983]]
Following her engagement to Charles, Diana made her first official public appearance in March 1981 in a charity event at [[Goldsmiths' Hall]].<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/women/life/royal-engagement-photos-years-harry-meghans-glamorous-pictures/prince-charles-lady-diana-spencer-announce-engagement-february/|title=Royal engagement photos through the years as Harry and Meghan's glamorous pictures prove they are Hollywood through and through|newspaper=The Telegraph|date=21 December 2017|access-date=8 March 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180109123548/https://www.telegraph.co.uk/women/life/royal-engagement-photos-years-harry-meghans-glamorous-pictures/prince-charles-lady-diana-spencer-announce-engagement-february/|archive-date=9 January 2018|url-status=live|url-access=subscription}}</ref><ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.vanityfair.com/style/2017/06/princess-diana-detailed-encounters-with-elizabeth-taylor-and-grace-kelly|title=Princess Diana Detailed Her Memorable Meetings with Grace Kelly and Elizabeth Taylor|magazine=Vanity Fair|first=Hilary|last=Weaver|date=15 June 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170720054404/https://www.vanityfair.com/style/2017/06/princess-diana-detailed-encounters-with-elizabeth-taylor-and-grace-kelly|archive-date=20 July 2017|url-status=live}}</ref> She attended the [[Trooping the Colour]] for the first time in June 1981, making her appearance on the balcony of [[Buckingham Palace]] afterwards. In October 1981, Charles and Diana visited Wales.<ref name="TeenageRoyal"/><ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.itv.com/news/2017-08-29/the-newlyweds-tour-of-wales-and-the-moment-the-nation-fell-in-love-with-diana/|title=The newlyweds tour of Wales and the moment the nation fell in love with Diana|work=ITV News|date=29 August 2017|access-date=12 August 2018|archive-date=12 August 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180812213416/http://www.itv.com/news/2017-08-29/the-newlyweds-tour-of-wales-and-the-moment-the-nation-fell-in-love-with-diana/|url-status=live}}</ref> She attended the [[State Opening of Parliament]] for the first time on 4 November 1981.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.royal.uk/statement-regarding-state-opening-parliament-may-2013|title=Statement regarding the State Opening of Parliament in May 2013|work=The British Monarchy|date=1 April 2013|access-date=16 October 2016|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161018214644/https://www.royal.uk/statement-regarding-state-opening-parliament-may-2013|archive-date=18 October 2016}}</ref> Her first solo engagement was a visit to [[Regent Street]] on 18 November 1981 to switch on the Christmas lights.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/goodlife/living/the-celebrities-who-have-turned-on-londons-christmas-lights/princess-diana/|title=The celebrities who have turned on the Christmas lights on Regent Street|newspaper=The Telegraph|date=16 November 2015|access-date=20 February 2017|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170220172321/http://www.telegraph.co.uk/goodlife/living/the-celebrities-who-have-turned-on-londons-christmas-lights/princess-diana/|archive-date=20 February 2017|url-access=subscription}}</ref> Diana made her [[inaugural]] overseas tour in September 1982, to attend the [[funeral of Princess Grace of Monaco]].<ref name="TeenageRoyal"/> Also in 1982, [[Queen Beatrix of the Netherlands]] created Diana a Grand Cross of the [[Order of the Crown (Netherlands)|Order of the Crown]].<ref name=burke/> In 1983, Diana accompanied Charles and William on a tour of Australia and New Zealand. The tour was a success and the couple drew immense crowds, though the press focused more on Diana rather than Charles, coining the term 'Dianamania' as a reference to people's obsession with her.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.historyextra.com/period/20th-century/the-crown-season-four-real-history-netflix-charles-diana-royal-tour-australia-what-happened-dianamania/|title=The Crown S4 E6 real history: Charles and Diana's 1983 royal tour of Australia & the start of 'Dianamania'|work=BBC History|first=Elinor|last=Evans|date=15 November 2020|access-date=16 November 2020|archive-date=5 May 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230505210034/https://www.historyextra.com/period/20th-century/the-crown-season-four-real-history-netflix-charles-diana-royal-tour-australia-what-happened-dianamania/|url-status=live}}</ref> While sitting in a car with Charles near the [[Sydney Opera House]], Diana burst into tears for a few minutes, which their office stated was due to [[jet lag]] and the heat.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.independent.co.uk/life-style/royal-family/princess-diana-prince-charles-royal-itv-inside-the-crown-marriage-harry-meghan-a9297136.html|title=Photographer recalls capturing Diana bursting into tears during royal tour: 'It was the first sign something was wrong'|work=The Independent|first=Sabrina|last=Barr|date=23 January 2020|accessdate=1 September 2022|archive-date=15 July 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230715130111/https://www.independent.co.uk/life-style/royal-family/princess-diana-prince-charles-royal-itv-inside-the-crown-marriage-harry-meghan-a9297136.html|url-status=live}}</ref> In New Zealand, the couple met with representatives of the [[Māori people]].<ref name="TeenageRoyal"/> Their visit to Canada in June and July 1983 included a trip to [[Edmonton]] to open the [[1983 Summer Universiade]] and a stop in [[Newfoundland]] to commemorate the 400th anniversary of that island's acquisition by the Crown.<ref name=canada>{{cite web|url=http://canadiancrown.gc.ca/eng/1331832099895#a4|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120605024805/http://canadiancrown.gc.ca/eng/1331832099895|archive-date=5 June 2012|title=Royal Tours of Canada|work=Canadian Crown|publisher=Government of Canada|access-date=29 January 2016}}</ref> In 1983, she was targeted by the [[Scottish National Liberation Army]] who tried to deliver a [[letter bomb]] to her.<ref>{{cite news|title=Who are the 'tartan terrorists'?|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/1850234.stm|website=BBC News|access-date=9 December 2020|date=2 March 2002|archive-date=19 October 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211019225239/http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/1850234.stm|url-status=live}}</ref>

[[File:President Ronald Reagan, Nancy Reagan, Prince Charles, and Princess Diana in the Yellow Oval Room.jpg|thumb|left|Diana and Charles with Nancy and Ronald Reagan, November 1985]]
In February 1984, Diana was the patron of [[London City Ballet]] when she travelled to Norway on her own to attend a performance organised by the company.<ref name="TeenageRoyal"/> In April 1985, Charles and Diana visited Italy, and were later joined by their sons.<ref name="TeenageRoyal"/> They met with President [[Alessandro Pertini]]. Their visit to the [[Holy See]] included a private audience with [[Pope John Paul II]].<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/picturegalleries/worldnews/8474137/Pope-John-Paul-II-in-pictures.html?image=16|title=Pope John Paul II in pictures|work=The Telegraph|access-date=9 September 2017|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170910040746/http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/picturegalleries/worldnews/8474137/Pope-John-Paul-II-in-pictures.html?image=16|archive-date=10 September 2017|url-access=subscription}}</ref> In autumn 1985, they returned to Australia, and their tour was well received by the public and the media, who referred to Diana as "Di-amond Princess" and the "Jewel in the Crown".<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.theage.com.au/national/victoria/flashback-1985-royal-visit-australia-succumbs-to-diana-mania-20181015-p509s9.html|title=Australia succumbs to Diana mania|newspaper=The Age|first=Jane|last=Sullivan|date=2 November 1985|access-date=24 November 2020|archive-date=14 June 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230614080518/https://www.theage.com.au/national/victoria/flashback-1985-royal-visit-australia-succumbs-to-diana-mania-20181015-p509s9.html|url-status=live}}</ref> In November 1985, the couple visited the United States,<ref name="TeenageRoyal"/> meeting [[Ronald Reagan|Ronald]] and [[Nancy Reagan]] at the White House. Diana had a busy year in 1986 as she and Charles toured Japan, Spain, and Canada.<ref name=canada/> In Canada, they visited [[Expo 86]],<ref name=canada/> where Diana fainted in the California Pavilion.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/lifestyle/1986/05/07/diana-faints-at-expo/5976a4e2-e42e-49c2-983c-007ce320cd26/|title=Diana Faints at Expo|newspaper=The Washington Post|first=Richard C.|last=Paddock|date=7 May 1986|access-date=7 March 2018|url-access=subscription|archive-date=24 April 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180424202935/https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/lifestyle/1986/05/07/diana-faints-at-expo/5976a4e2-e42e-49c2-983c-007ce320cd26/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1986-05-07-mn-3572-story.html|title=Princess Diana Faints on Visit to California Expo Pavilion|newspaper=Los Angeles Times|first=Richard C.|last=Paddock|date=7 May 1986|access-date=7 March 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170602194135/http://articles.latimes.com/1986-05-07/news/mn-3572_1_princess-diana|archive-date=2 June 2017|url-status=live}}</ref> In November 1986, she went on a six-day tour to Oman, Qatar, Bahrain and Saudi Arabia, where she met King [[Fahd of Saudi Arabia]] and Sultan [[Qaboos of Oman]].<ref name="thenational">{{cite news|url=https://www.thenational.ae/uae/heritage/the-burqa-princess-diana-packed-for-her-first-tour-of-the-arabian-gulf-1.765382|title=The burqa Princess Diana packed for her first tour of the Arabian Gulf|work=The National|date=30 August 2018|access-date=17 June 2019|archive-date=17 June 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190617035320/https://www.thenational.ae/uae/heritage/the-burqa-princess-diana-packed-for-her-first-tour-of-the-arabian-gulf-1.765382|url-status=live}}</ref>

In 1988, Charles and Diana visited Thailand and toured Australia for the [[Australian Bicentenary|bicentenary celebrations]].<ref name="TeenageRoyal"/><ref>{{cite news |last1=Holden |first1=Anthony |last2=Lamanna |first2=Dean |date=1 February 1989 |url=http://business.highbeam.com/3825/article-1G1-6984788/charles-and-diana-portrait-marriage |title=Charles and Diana: portrait of a marriage |work=Ladies Home Journal |access-date=19 December 2012 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130116181319/http://business.highbeam.com/3825/article-1G1-6984788/charles-and-diana-portrait-marriage |archive-date=16 January 2013}}</ref> In February 1989, she spent a few days in New York as a solo visit, mainly to promote the works of the [[Welsh National Opera]], of which she was a patron.<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://people.com/royals/princess-diana-new-york-city-opera-night-recreated-the-crown-first-hand-account/|title=The Crown: Inside Princess Diana's Night at the Opera During Her Historic 1989 Visit to N.Y.C.|magazine=People|date=16 November 2020|access-date=16 November 2020|archive-date=3 May 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230503015850/https://people.com/royals/princess-diana-new-york-city-opera-night-recreated-the-crown-first-hand-account/|url-status=live}}</ref> During a tour of [[Harlem Hospital Center]], she spontaneously hugged a seven-year-old child with AIDS.<ref name="Tel-army"/> In March 1989, she had her second trip to the [[Arab states of the Persian Gulf]], in which she visited Kuwait and the UAE.<ref name="thenational"/>

[[File:First Lady Barbara Bush and Princess Diana.jpg|thumb|right|With [[Barbara Bush]] in the [[Yellow Oval Room]], 1990]]
In March 1990, Diana and Charles toured Nigeria and Cameroon.<ref name=westtour>{{cite news|url=http://bbc.adactio.com/politics97/diana/blunt.html|title=Elizabeth Blunt Remembers Diana|work=BBC News|access-date=30 January 2016|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304022613/http://bbc.adactio.com/politics97/diana/blunt.html|archive-date=4 March 2016}}</ref> The president of Cameroon hosted an official dinner to welcome them in [[Yaoundé]].<ref name=westtour/> Highlights of the tour included visits by Diana to hospitals and projects focusing on women's development.<ref name=westtour/> In May 1990, they visited [[Hungary]] for four days.<ref name="Tel-army"/><ref name=hungary>{{cite news|url=https://apnews.com/3c5315df8b5559d7983fa2ee8edd563b|title=Prince Charles, Princess Diana visit Hungary|work=Associated Press News|access-date=27 December 2012|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130116172426/http://www.apnewsarchive.com/1990/Prince-Charles-Princess-Diana-Visit-Hungary/id-3c5315df8b5559d7983fa2ee8edd563b|archive-date=16 January 2013}}</ref> It was the first visit by members of the royal family to "a former [[Warsaw Pact]] country".<ref name="Tel-army"/> They attended a dinner hosted by President [[Árpád Göncz]] and viewed a fashion display at the [[Museum of Applied Arts (Budapest)|Museum of Applied Arts]] in Budapest.<ref name=hungary/> Pető Institute was among the places visited by Diana, and she presented its director with an honorary [[Officer of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire|OBE]].<ref name="Tel-army"/> In November 1990, she and Charles went to Japan to attend the [[Enthronement of the Japanese emperor|enthronement]] of [[Emperor Akihito]].<ref name="TeenageRoyal"/><ref name="japan1990&95">{{cite web|url=http://www.kunaicho.go.jp/e-about/shinzen/hinkyaku-89-98.html|title=Distinguished guests from overseas such as State Guests, official guests (1989–1998)|work=The Imperial Household Agency|access-date=19 December 2012|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130116181125/http://www.kunaicho.go.jp/e-about/shinzen/hinkyaku-89-98.html|archive-date=16 January 2013}}</ref>

In her desire to play an encouraging role during the [[Gulf War]], Diana visited Germany in December 1990 to meet with the families of soldiers.<ref name="Tel-army"/> She subsequently travelled to Germany in January 1991 to visit [[RAF Bruggen]], and later wrote an encouraging letter which was published in ''[[Soldier Magazine|Soldier]]'', ''[[Navy News]]'' and ''[[RAF News]]''.<ref name="Tel-army"/> In 1991, Charles and Diana visited [[Queen's University at Kingston]], Ontario, where they presented the university with a replica of their royal charter.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://archives.queensu.ca/exhibits/royalty/visits-1|title=Royal Visits, Part I|work=Queen's University Archives|access-date=30 January 2016|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160124010725/http://archives.queensu.ca/exhibits/royalty/visits-1|archive-date=24 January 2016}}</ref> In September 1991, Diana visited Pakistan on a solo trip, and went to Brazil with Charles.<ref name="Brazil-1991">{{cite news|url=https://www.deseret.com/1991/4/28/18917758/prince-charles-princess-diana-leave-brazil-after-issue-oriented-visit/ |title=Prince Charles, Princess Diana leave Brazil after issue-oriented visit |work=Deseret News |date=28 April 1991 |access-date=16 October 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151117063509/http://www.deseretnews.com/article/159384/PRINCE-CHARLES-PRINCESS-DIANA-LEAVE-BRAZIL-AFTER-ISSUE-ORIENTED--VISIT.html |archive-date=17 November 2015 |url-status=live}}</ref> During the Brazilian tour, Diana paid visits to organisations that battled homelessness among street children.<ref name="Brazil-1991"/> Her final trips with Charles were to India and South Korea in 1992.<ref name="TeenageRoyal"/> She visited [[Mother Teresa]]'s hospice in [[Kolkata]], India.<ref name=brompton/> The two women met later in the same month in Rome<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.cbsnews.com/pictures/princess-diana-a-photo-album/25/|title=Princess Diana: A photo album (slide 25)|work=CBS News|date=15 March 2015 |access-date=3 March 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170804043304/https://www.cbsnews.com/pictures/princess-diana-a-photo-album/25/|archive-date=4 August 2017|url-status=live}}</ref> and developed a personal relationship.<ref name=brompton/> It was also during the Indian tour that pictures of Diana alone in front of the [[Taj Mahal]] made headlines.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-36058295|title=Diana Taj Mahal photo captured disintegrating marriage|work=BBC News|first=Peter|last=Hunt|date=16 April 2016|access-date=9 December 2020|archive-date=22 August 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210822201246/https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-36058295|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://time.com/4275700/kate-middleton-princess-diana-taj-mahal/|title=The History That Lurks Behind Prince William and Kate Middleton's Taj Mahal Visit|magazine=Time|first=Ashley|last=Ross|date=8 April 2016|access-date=3 March 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170727030553/http://time.com/4275700/kate-middleton-princess-diana-taj-mahal/|archive-date=27 July 2017|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2016/04/16/duke-and-duchess-of-cambridge-arrive-at-the-taj-mahal-on-the-fin/|title=Duke and Duchess of Cambridge pay loving tribute to Diana on visit to India's Taj Mahal|newspaper=The Telegraph|first=Gordon|last=Rayner|date=16 April 2016|access-date=3 March 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170205100300/https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2016/04/16/duke-and-duchess-of-cambridge-arrive-at-the-taj-mahal-on-the-fin/|archive-date=5 February 2017|url-status=live|url-access=subscription}}</ref> In May 1992, she went on a solo tour of Egypt, visiting the [[Giza pyramid complex]] and attending a meeting with Egyptian president [[Hosni Mubarak]].<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/fashion/royals/look-back-royal-familys-stylish-summer-outfits/princess-diana-egypt-1992/|title=Look back at the Royal family's most stylish summer outfits|work=The Telegraph|date=10 July 2020|accessdate=8 January 2022|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20220108224532/https://www.telegraph.co.uk/fashion/royals/look-back-royal-familys-stylish-summer-outfits/princess-diana-egypt-1992/|archivedate=8 January 2022|url-access=subscription}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.cnn.com/2012/06/19/middleeast/gallery/hosni-mubarak/index.html|title=In photos: Hosni Mubarak|work=CNN|date=25 February 2020|accessdate=8 January 2022|archive-date=9 January 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220109010630/https://www.cnn.com/2012/06/19/middleeast/gallery/hosni-mubarak/index.html|url-status=live}}</ref> In November 1992, she went on an official solo trip to France and had an audience with President [[François Mitterrand]].<ref name="Holden-1993"/> In March 1993, she went on her first solo trip after her separation from Charles, visiting a leprosy hospital in Nepal where she met and came into contact with some patients, marking the first time they had ever been touched by a dignitary who had come to visit.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://apnews.com/article/349d4affbe5a87c47e0ed2b436cffde0|title=Princess Diana Heads Home After Nepal Visit|work=AP News|date=6 March 1993|accessdate=5 March 2022|archive-date=26 March 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230326234939/https://apnews.com/article/349d4affbe5a87c47e0ed2b436cffde0|url-status=live}}</ref> In December 1993, she announced that she would withdraw from public life, but in November 1994 she said she wished to "make a partial return".<ref name="TeenageRoyal" /><ref name="Tel-army" /> In her capacity as the vice-president of [[British Red Cross]], she was interested in playing an important role for its 125th anniversary celebrations.<ref name="Tel-army" /> Later, the Queen formally invited her to attend the anniversary celebrations of [[D-Day]].<ref name="TeenageRoyal" /> In February 1995, Diana visited Japan.<ref name="japan1990&95" /> She paid a formal visit to Emperor Akihito and [[Empress Michiko]],<ref name="japan1990&95" /> and visited the National Children's Hospital in Tokyo.<ref>{{cite magazine|url=http://people.com/royals/princess-diana-54th-birthday-commemoration-her-charities/tokyo/|title=Princess Diana and the Causes Close to Her Heart (slide 15)|magazine=People|first1=Cara Lynn|last1=Shultz|first2=Diana|last2=Pearl|date=23 June 2011|access-date=4 March 2018|archive-date=5 March 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180305142923/http://people.com/royals/princess-diana-54th-birthday-commemoration-her-charities/tokyo/|url-status=live}}</ref> In June 1995, Diana went to the [[Venice Biennale]] art festival,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://venicebiennale.britishcouncil.org/timeline/1995/history/1195/0 |title=Princess Diana visits the British Pavilion |work=[[British Council]]&nbsp;– British Pavilion in Venice |access-date=16 October 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151117033017/http://venicebiennale.britishcouncil.org/timeline/1995/history/1195/0 |archive-date=17 November 2015 |url-status=dead}}</ref> and also visited Moscow where she received the International Leonardo Prize.<ref>{{cite web|title=Diana, Princess of Wales |website= [[British Monarchist Society and Foundation]] |url=http://bmsf.org.uk/diana-princess-of-wales/ |access-date=22 July 2017|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170827131922/http://bmsf.org.uk/diana-princess-of-wales/|archive-date=27 August 2017}}</ref> In November 1995, Diana undertook a four-day trip to Argentina to attend a charity event.<ref name="Ar-1995">{{cite news|url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1995-11-24-mn-6719-story.html|title=Diana Visits Argentina as 'Ambassador'|newspaper=Los Angeles Times|access-date=7 January 2012|date=24 November 1995|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130205163351/http://articles.latimes.com/1995-11-24/news/mn-6719_1_tough-audience|archive-date=5 February 2013}}</ref> She visited many other countries, including Belgium, Switzerland, and Zimbabwe, alongside numerous others.<ref name="TeenageRoyal" /> During her separation from Charles, which lasted for almost four years, Diana participated in major national occasions as a senior member of the royal family, notably including "the commemorations of the 50th anniversaries of [[Victory in Europe Day]] and [[Victory over Japan Day]]" in 1995.<ref name="TeenageRoyal" />