Diana Our Mother: Her Life and Legacy

Diana Our Mother: Her Life and Legacy

1. Watch the film and check your understanding of the following vocabulary. Recall the situations in which these notions are used in the article.

Raw (n)

To engulf

Bizarre (adj)

To give a helping hand

To be unsure of oneself

Gullible (adj)

Unstuffy (adj)

To be thrown at the deep end / to throw smb at the deep end

Naughty (adj)

To cherish

To venture

Wretched (adj)

Fever pitch

To cross the boundary

Landmine (n)

The light at the end of the tunnel

Devastating (adj)

Bereavement (n)

Political hot water

To embrace the issue

1. Recollections

What do Diana’s friends, relatives and sons (Prince William and Prince Harry) tell about her?

Prince William - …

Prince Harry - …

Diana’s brother - …

Harry Herbert - …

Lady Carolyn Warren - …

William van Straubenzee - …

Ann Beckwith-Smith - …

What happened on:

29^th April, 2011

29^th July 1981

27^th October 1981

1. Diana’s public life

What is the Passage?

How did she change attitude to AIDS?

What is London Lighthouse?

What happened on the 9^th of July, 1997?

1. Marriage

What does Jayne Fincher (Royal Photographer) say about last years of Diana and Prince Charles’s marriage?

What happened on the 9^th December, 1992 and in August after divorce?

1. Life after divorce. Privacy. Fashion.

Did Diana have problems with personal space? Give the examples.

What do Anne Beckwith-Smith and Anna Harvey (Personal Stylist) tell about Diana after divorce?

What happened on the 25^th of June, 1997?

1. Visit to Bosnia

When did Diana visit Bosnia?

Why was it dangerous?

What was her role in regulating the war conflict in Bosnia?

What happened on the 3^rd of December, 1997?

How did Prince Harry decide to finish his mother’s work?

1. Death

When and where did Diana die?

Describe the British people reaction to Diana’s death

Describe the feelings of her sons at that moment.

Where was she buried?