Even though Princess Diana is no longer with us, her legacy will live
on.
Despite having gone away more than 20 years ago, the Princess of Wales is
still a source of inspiration for people all around the world. Even today,
when we hear tales about her unfailing generosity and special sensitivity,
we are reminded of the reason she earned the moniker "The People's
Princess."
There was no region too distant and no barrier too large to traverse in the
interest of assisting others, according to Diana. We reflect on one of the
many instances she demonstrated that she was simply too good for this world
on the eve of the 22nd anniversary of her passing.
Diana went in Bosnia on a humanitarian tour just a few weeks before her
terrible death on August 31, 1997, as part of her campaign to increase
awareness of landmines.
Ken Rutherford and Jerry White accompanied Diana on the journey, which
turned out to be her final of its sort.
The duo described their experience for the HBO documentary "Diana, Our
Mother: Her Life and Legacy" in 2017, which was almost exactly 20 years
after she was assassinated.
Rutherford and White told various tales of their time spent with Diana in
Bosnia while speaking with Entertainment Weekly, but White's tale stood out
maybe the most.
On August 10, 1997, there was an unforeseen diversion to the Sarajevo War
Cemetery.
On the final day of our three-day excursion, White recalled: "The sight of
her in a graveyard in Sarajevo [still bothers] me. It was not anticipated.
It was never planned to be there. Diana, though, repeatedly remarked to me,
"I can't get this image of me in a graveyard out of my head."
She inquired as to if a cemetery was close by since she thought we ought to
visit it. Jerry, it's funny, but I got this sense or this mental picture of
being in a graveyard. There was no time for this diversion because we were
running behind schedule for the closing celebration, but Princess Diana
suddenly appeared determined.
So, we took a detour to the former Olympic stadium, which had been
converted into a sizable war dead cemetery. I watched as Diana was buried
among several grave markers. I realize now that it was creepy. She moved
carefully past gravestones and even bushes of yellow roses.
"She came upon a Bosnian mother who was extremely upset as she attended to
her son's grave. This mother didn't speak English, and Diana didn't speak
Bosnian. They simply did an embrace. Mother to mother, so closely, so
physically, so emotionally.
White said, "It was classic Diana, reaching out, blotting the mother's face
and tears. I still only have one other framed image of Diana in my
house.
"After she passed away in Paris a few weeks later, I started to wonder if
the Princess had anticipated dying and being buried. I don't know, but it's
possible Diana foresaw her death instinctively or psychically. When I think
back on this stirring, spontaneous, unexpected, and in some ways predictive
event, I still get shivers.
That sounds just like the Diana we all like and remember. She never placed
herself first and had no boundaries when it came to dreaming of a brighter
future for all of us.
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