That was the voice of the late Princess of Wales, Lady Diana Spencer, the former wife of Prince Charles who on this day the 31st of August 1997 was killed with her companion Dodi Fayed in a car accident in Paris. Her funeral was broadcast in South Africa by the SABC with the the Funeral Speech or the Eulogy to Diana Princess of Wales given by her brother Earl Charles Spencer, who lives in South Africa. Princess Diana had come to visit him in South Africa in March 1997. She met former South African President Nelson Mandela during this time.

Princess Diana was, best known for her charitable work - notably publicising work on behalf of people with HIV/Aids, the plight of the homeless, the isolation of lepers, and the random destruction of landmines.

That was the voice of the late Princess of Wales, Lady Diana Spencer, the former wife of Prince Charles who on this day the 31st of August 1997 was killed with her companion Dodi Fayed in a car accident in Paris. Her funeral was broadcast in South Africa by the SABC with the the Funeral Speech or the Eulogy to Diana Princess of Wales given by her brother Earl Charles Spencer, who lives in South Africa. Princess Diana had come to visit him in South Africa in March 1997. She met former South African President Nelson Mandela during this time.<br><br>Princess Diana was, best known for her charitable work - notably publicising work on behalf of people with HIV/Aids, the plight of the homeless, the isolation of lepers, and the random destruction of landmines.

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