Charity work and patronage Diana, Princess of Wales
the princess on royal visit official opening of community centre on whitehall road, bristol, in may 1987 in addition health-related matters, diana s extensive charity work included campaigning animal protection , fight against use of landmines. patroness of charities , organisations working homeless, youth, drug addicts, , elderly. 1989, president of great ormond street hospital children. 1991 1996, patron of headway, brain injury association. patron of natural history museum , president of royal academy of music. 1984 1996, president of barnardo s, charity founded dr. thomas john barnardo in 1866 care vulnerable children , young people. in 1988, became patron of british red cross , supported organisations in other countries such australia , canada. made several lengthy visits each week royal brompton hospital, worked comfort ill or dying patients. in 1992, became first patron of chester childbirth appeal, charity had supported since 1984. charity, named after 1 of diana s royal titles...