All The Times Princess Diana Played By Her Own Rules

Published on December 24, 2019 By Chloe Draws

Diana was never afraid to get too close

As stated before, royals do their best not to get too close to the public when it comes to physical touch. Diana was known to shake hands with AIDS patients, the sick and the poor.

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On the 18th of April, 1983, on a trip to Auckland, New Zealand, Princess Diana greeted a Maori woman with a traditional hongi nose rub at the Eden Park Stadium. This behavior wasn’t heard of before by the royal family.