"In 1987, when so many still believed that AIDS could be contracted through casual contact, Princess Diana sat on the sickbed of a man with AIDS and held his hand. She showed the world that people with AIDS deserve no isolation, but compassion and kindness. It helped change world's opinion, and gave hope to people with AIDS."
- President Bill Clinton, commenting on Princess Diana's committment towards assisting people with AIDS
(3,000 points) A magnificent collector portrait doll that captures Diana’s inner and outer beauty.
Inspired by an award-winning photo taken by world-famous photographer Patrick Demarchelier.
Handcrafted, full-bodied porcelain doll that displays Diana’s sweetness and serenity. Creamy white gown with silvery and golden embroidery and faux pearls. Gorgeous faux-pearl necklace and earrings. Faux diamond and pearl tiara. Complete with lovely satiny stool that supports her unique pose.
Act now and see her in person! Hand-numbered. Now in stock!
Actual size is approximately 10" (25.4 cm) in height x 6 1/2" (16.6 cm) in depth.
Release Date: 2006
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Historical Account: "Goodbye England's Rose" - On August 31st, 1997, Diana died after a high speed car accident in the Pont de l'Alma road tunnel in Paris along with Dodi Fayed and their driver Henri Paul. Blood analysis shows that Henri Paul was illegally intoxicated while driving. Tests confirmed that original postmortem blood samples were from Henri Paul, and that he had three times the French legal limit of alcohol in his blood. Conspiracy theorists had claimed that Paul's blood samples were swapped with blood from someone else—who was drunk—and contended that the driver had not been drinking on the night Diana died. Their black 1994 Mercedes-Benz S280 sedan crashed into the thirteenth pillar of the tunnel. The two-lane tunnel was built without metal barriers between the pillars, so a slight change in vehicle direction could easily result in a head-on collision with the tunnel pillar. |
None of the four occupants wore seatbelts. Fayed's bodyguard Trevor Rees-Jones was closest to the point of impact and yet the only survivor of the crash. Henri Paul and Dodi Fayed were killed instantly, and Diana — unbelted in the back seat- slid forward during the impact and, having been violently thrown around the interior, "submarined" under the seat in front of her, suffering massive damage to her heart and subsequent internal bleeding. She was eventually, after considerable delay, transported by ambulance to the Pitié-Salpêtrière Hospital, but on the way to casualty went into cardiac arrest twice. Despite lengthy resuscitation attempts, including internal cardiac massage, she died at 4 a.m. local time. Her funeral on September 6th, 1997 was broadcast and watched by an estimated 2.5 billion people worldwide.
The death of Diana has been the subject of widespread conspiracy theories, supported by Mohamed Fayed, whose son died in the accident. Her former father in law, Prince Philip, seems to be at the heart of most of them but her ex husband has also been named, and was questioned by the Metropolitan Police in 2005. Some other theories have included claims that MI6 or the CIA were involved. Mossad involvement has also been suspected, and this theory has been supported on US television by the intelligence specialist barrister Michael Shrimpton. One particularly outlandish claim, appearing on the internet, has stated that the princess was battered to death in the back of the ambulance, by assassins disguised as paramedics. These were all rejected by French investigators and British officials, who claimed that the driver, Henri Paul, was drunk and on drugs, although CCTV footage of Paul leaving the Ritz hotel with the Princess and Dodi Fayed does not appear to depict a man in a drunken or incapable state. Nonetheless, in 2004 the authorities ordered an independent inquiry by Lord Stevens, a former chief of the Metropolitan Police, and he suggested that the case was "far more complex than any of us thought" and reported "new forensic evidence" and witnesses. The French authorities have also decided to reopen the case. Lord Stevens' report, Operation Paget, was published on December 14th, 2006 and dismissed all allegations of conspiracy as without foundation.
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