Princess+Diana

Jillian Small 86 1/12/10 Princess Diana Princess Diana became a princess at age 19 when she married Prince Charles. Diana was the princess of Wales for 15 years until her divorce in 1996 and her death in 1997. Diana is similar to me but she is also different. One similarity is that we both love children. Another similarity is that we both try to help with charity work. One difference between Diana and I is that she was royal and I’m not. Diana was a very cool person and when she died it was tragic and many people mourned.

Diana had four siblings that grew up in her household and that is when she started to love children. Diana dropped out of high school at age 16, and then she started to teach kindergarten at a school in London. She loved her kindergarteners and when she started to date Prince Charles, paparazzi would constantly show up at the school. One time she even had to keep her kindergarteners inside for almost four hours, because the paparazzi wouldn’t leave. I have only one sister but I love to babysit. Also, I want to be a teacher, too, because I love kids. Diana loved children very much and so do I.

Another similarity between Diana and I is that we both do charity work. Princess Diana supported and promoted charities. Some of those were drug abuse, AIDS, leprosy, homelessness, breast cancer, and the banning of land mines. She brought lots of money and attention to these charities and many people praised her for it. Diana really did believe in helping all the people who suffered from the diseases. At the end of her life she was a spokesperson for over 140 charities. I also try to get involved in charities, though I am not even close to how many charities Diana helped. Whenever I see someone who is raising money for something, I will help. I once got a pink hair extension in my hair to raise money for breast cancer awareness and research. I try to buy things that part of the proceeds go to help people. Also, I’ve volunteered at the food pantry and I’ve collected pots and pans for the Mission of Deeds. I’m nowhere near as helpful as Diana was, but we both do love to help people.

There is one __huge__ difference between Diana and I. That difference is that she was royal and I’m not. Diana was born into a family of Earls and she was born as Lady Diana Frances Spencer. She grew up rich and living in a mansion. She went to boarding schools and even a Swiss finishing school before she married Prince Charles. For a while she worked as a maid and a teacher, but her father bought her a flat on a really nice street. I’m just a normal person and not in any way royal. I would like to be a princess, but I’m not. That giant fact that she is royal and I’m not is a huge difference between me and Diana.

Diana was a very nice person who really cared for the people of the world. She really wanted to make the world a better place. She was very well liked and a very nice person. She died much too young and many people were sad. Diana and I are a little bit similar, but mostly different.

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