1F). The tension between the married couple continued. In October of 1987, the two spent a .
month apart from each other. Diana had suspicions of an affair and confronted Charle's lover, .
Camilla Parker Bowles, about it (Kruh 1F). Diana decided to be separated from him, even though .
it wasn't ideal to do being a part of the royal family. She ignored the fact that her failed marriage .
was making the royal family look bad. Diana decided that she needed to do what was the right .
thing for herself and not for the image of the royal family. .
While being separated from Charles, she did many things for charities and showed .
herself to be a giving, caring person to the public. After several years of separation, their divorce .
had come into play. On August 28, 1996 the divorce was final (Kruh 1F). Once the divorce was .
final, Diana revealed her relationship with Dodi Fayed. In August of 1997 there was speculation of .
marriage (Kruh 1F). Prior to her death, the couple had been at the Ritz, in Paris. On August 31, .
1997, Diana was killed in a Ritz car, along with Dodi and the driver (Kruh 1F). .
The royal family was greatly affected by the death of Diana. They were looked down .
upon, while Diana had touched many people with her death (Morrison 41). Those among the .
House of Windsor had no ability to speak directly to the people. Though Diana had this ability. .
This would be an influence that her son, the future king, would need to take on. .
Journalists Wilson and della Cava claim that "she has been a bit of a savior for Britain's .
Royal family, too. Her passing actually has polished the royal's tarnished reputation. In the last .
year two things have happened. Charles has taken a page from Diana and is making an effort to .
be a more compassionate king in waiting; and Queen Elizabeth has made efforts to become more .
sensitive to her subjects". Britannica Online states that " the Royal family, apparently caught off .
guard by the extraordinary public outpouring of grief for the "People's Princess" and by the .
