Red Cross Diana Princessdiana Britain county Cross Angola death country volunteers Red Cross Diana Princessdiana Britain county Cross Angola

Princess Diana's iconic Angola landmine trip was seen as 'immediate success', files reveal

Reading now: 958
www.mirror.co.uk

Princess Diana's iconic landmine trip to Angola was seen as an immediate success in her campaign for a ban on the devices, official papers reveal today.

The princess provoked international debate when she walked alongside minefields in January 1997, meeting casualties of the country's 20-year civil war, in a British Red Cross drive which ultimately led to the United Nations banning their use less than 12 months later, following Diana's death in a Paris car crash in August 1997.

Images from the visit were beamed around the world, but caused a stir because the princess was seen to support Labour's position on a global ban.

Read more on mirror.co.uk
The website celebsbar.com is an aggregator of news from open sources. The source is indicated at the beginning and at the end of the announcement. You can send a complaint on the news if you find it unreliable.

Related News

DMCA