The Princess & The Platypus Foundation

  Princess Diana was popularly called as the “People’s Princess” for a very good reason – her friendly, down-to-earth and caring personality changed the way the royals were judged. A projected 2.5 billion people across the globe viewed Princess Diana’s funeral on 6 th September 1997 and it appeared the entire globe was heartbroken. Positive Influence: She brought the notion of what a princess should be into the 21 st century, rationalizing the role from its preceding imposing elevation. She took a practical tactic, stopping to talk to people who don’t have home while the press followed her. She knows cameras are going to follow her all the time and she like to use this publicity to convey a well-intentioned cause. Generous Work: The People’s Princess made news by personally launching the 1 st well-equipped HIV & AIDS unit at the London Middlesex Hospital. Overlooking the disgrace associated with AIDS at the time, Diana shook the hand of a man who had AIDS, without weari...

  Princess Diana’s caring, friendly, and down-to-earth personality made her the People’s Princess! She changed how the royals were perceived with her impressive personality and helping nature.  Her passion for humanitarian work played an essential role and positively impacted society. Helping people in distress gave her a sense of purpose and became her passion. Princess Diana worked with organizations to help the homeless, drug addicts, elderly, and youth. She was the president and patron of multiple charities throughout her life.  Here are the notable campaigns that show her as a humanitarian! AIDS and HIV Charity Works Princess Diana began her charity work by opening the Landmark Aids Center in Tulse Hill, London. The Landmark Aids Center aims to provide support and treatment for AIDS and HIV patients.  The  National Aids Trust  1990 organized the first-ever ‘Women, AIDS & the Future’ conference, which Princess Diana attended. She gave her spee...

  The fashion icon Princess Diana was a loving royal mother who ripped up the rule book to show the best way of parenting. Everyone knows Princess Diana always tended to go apart from the royal protocol. She wanted to set an example of a modern royal mother in the 21st century. Princess Diana was determined to define the lives of her young sons and pass on traditions. Here are a few things that showed how Princess Diana was a caring and loving royal mother! She Decided to Sent Her Sons to School Traditionally royal family kids are schooled at home. There was an army of teachers to teach the kids a diverse group of subjects at the Palace. Princess Diana wanted her children to lead a normal childhood. She decided to break the tradition of homeschooling by enrolling Prince William and Harry in public school.  Princess Diana considered a Montessori School in Nottingham Hill to send her kids that was a few minutes from home. She would walk with her sons to and from school every...

  You might have come across the name "Victor Edelstein" many times whenever you have tried to explore the life and persona of The People's Princess Diana! But who is Victor Edelstein and what associated him with Princess Diana? Let us talk about the man in question below and find out a few facts about him. Born in London on 10th of July 1946, Victor Edelstein is a former couturier renowned for his fashion designs for the Princess of Wales, Diana in the 1980s. Victor was described as the English equivalent to Oscar de la Renta and "the master of the English thoroughbred look" in 1989. Now he works as a painter. Career In 1962 Victor began working as a trainee designer for Alexon. Along with working for Alexon and Salvador, he also worked for Nettie Vogues, Clifton Slimline, and Biba. While he launched his own label in 1970, it was short-lived. After which he spent three years working for the London branch of Christian Dior S.A. under Jorn Langberg's sup...