"From early childhood many had felt they were expected to be perfect, but didn't feel they had the right to express their true feelings to those around them - feelings of guilt of self revulsion and low personal esteem. Creating in them a compulsion to 'disolve like a disprin' and disappear."
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A speech by The Princess of Wales about eating disorders (27 April 1993)
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Diana, Princess of Wales
Diana, Princess of Wales (Diana Frances; n̩e Spencer; 1 July 1961 Р31 August 1997) was the first wife of Charles, Prince of Wales (now Charles III). The couple had two sons: William, Prince of Wales and Prince Harry, Duke of Sussex, born on June 21, 1982, and September 15, 1984, respectively. However, the couple's marriage was unsuccessful; they separated in 1992 and divorced on August 28, 1996. The princess died in a fatal car accident in Paris on 31 August 1997.
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