UNITED STATES: BRITAIN'S PRINCESS DIANA WINS HUMANITARIAN OF THE YEAR AWARD FOR HER PHILANTHROPIC WORK

Record ID: 166427

  • Title: UNITED STATES: BRITAIN'S PRINCESS DIANA WINS HUMANITARIAN OF THE YEAR AWARD FOR HER PHILANTHROPIC WORK
  • Date: 11th December 1995
  • Summary: 1 of 1 Items Duration00:02:29 CopyrightREUTERS Clip RestrictionsNONE NEW YORK, UNITED STATES (DECEMBER 11, 1995) (RTV) 1. SV PRINCESS DIANA ARRIVES FOR THE UNITED CEREBRAL PALSY DINNER, GREETED OUTSIDE BY FORMER UNITED STATES SECRETARY OF STATE HENRY KISSINGER 0.05 2. SV DIANA WALKS INTO ROOM FOLLOWED BY KISSINGER, RETIRED U.S. ARMY GENERAL COLIN POWELL AND U.S. TELEVISION JOURNALIST BARBARA WALTERS / PHOTOCALL 0.24 3. SV DIANA GREETING GUESTS 0.39 4. SV DIANA GIVING TEDDY BEAR TO THREE-YEAR OLD VANESSA SOLDANO, WHO HAS CEREBRAL PALSY 0.49 5. SV POWELL RECEIVING AWARD 0.59 6. SCU KISSINGER SPEAKING (ENGLISH) 1.32 7. SV DIANA RECEIVES AWARD AND STANDING OVATION 2.00 8. SCU DIANA SPEAKING (ENGLISH) / GUESTS LISTENING 2.27 SEQUENCE 6 TRANSCRIPT: KISSINGER "NO PUBLIC RELATIONS ADVISER COULD HAVE COUNSELLED ON THE ROAD SHE HAS TO FIND FOR HERSELF SINCE IT HAS NO PRECEDENT. THE PRINCESS ALONE DECIDED THAT HER POSITION OFFERED A UNIQUE OPPORTUNITY FOR HELPING THOSE LESS ABLE TO HELP THEMSELVES." SEQUENCE 8 TRANSCRIPT: DIANA "I WANT TO SAY A SINCERE AND HEARTFELT THANK YOU FOR THIS AWARD. IT IS HUMBLING TO RECEIVE AND TO KNOW THAT SOME OF YOU SEATED HERE TONIGHT FEEL THAT I SHOULD BE HONOURED IN THIS WAY." Initials Script is copyright Reuters Limited. All rights reserved. Details Britain's Princess Diana was in New York on Monday (December 11) to receive an award for her philanthropic work, and, according to observers of the royal family, to show that she can be an impressive goodwill ambassador for her country. Diana, who has been separated for three years from her husband, Prince Charles, the heir to the British throne, said in a recent television interview that she hoped the British government would use her as an ambassador. United Cerebral Palsy, a leading foundation and advocacy group for those suffering from the neurological handicap, gave Diana the foundation's Humanitarian Award at its annual dinner. Former United States Secretary of State Henry Kissinger presented the award to Princess Diana. Retired United States Army General Colin Powell will also be honoured by the foundation. Accepting the award, the Princess urged everyone to go out and show their humanity in what she called this "sad world".
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