And, indeed, few politicians would have had the courage to do what she did next. The Red Cross had decided that it was too dangerous to go to Cuito, believed to be Africa's most heavily mined town, which was laced with booby traps. Seven children had just been killed playing soccer in an area that was supposed to have been cleared. But Diana would not hear of canceling. She pressed Whitlam, who was anxious about her safety. She lobbied the wife of the president of Angola. And the next day she was in Cuito and then in nearby Huambo, in a visor and body armor over a white cotton shirt and khaki pants, ready to be delicately guided through another allegedly cleared area—even though exposed and half-extracted mines were visible. The staff of the halo Trust, a British charity that clears mines, warned her to stay close to them. "I think by the end of the briefing she was beginning to wonder whether this was a good idea," said Whitlam. "But she did it."
Bringing to bear all the reckless bravery she'd once used to defy the royal family—but in a much better cause—she walked through a half-cleared minefield. "One or two journalists," said Whitlam, "hadn't quite got the shot they wanted and jokingly asked her if she'd mind doing it again." To everyone's astonishment, she agreed. "She realised that this was one of the shots that was really going to make a big impact around the world," said Whitlam. "So she did the walk a second time." This second walk was Diana's purest synthesis of courage, calculation, and brilliantly directed media power.
And, indeed, few politicians would have had the courage to do what she did next. The Red Cross had decided that it was too dangerous to go to Cuito, believed to be Africa's most heavily mined town, which was laced with booby traps. Seven children had just been killed playing soccer in an area that was supposed to have been cleared. But Diana would not hear of canceling. She pressed Whitlam, who was anxious about her safety. She lobbied the wife of the president of Angola. And the next day she was in Cuito and then in nearby Huambo, in a visor and body armor over a white cotton shirt and khaki pants, ready to be delicately guided through another allegedly cleared area—even though exposed and half-extracted mines were visible. The staff of the halo Trust, a British charity that clears mines, warned her to stay close to them. "I think by the end of the briefing she was beginning to wonder whether this was a good idea," said Whitlam. "But she did it."Bringing to bear all the reckless bravery she'd once used to defy the royal family—but in a much better cause—she walked through a half-cleared minefield. "One or two journalists," said Whitlam, "hadn't quite got the shot they wanted and jokingly asked her if she'd mind doing it again." To everyone's astonishment, she agreed. "She realised that this was one of the shots that was really going to make a big impact around the world," said Whitlam. "So she did the walk a second time." This second walk was Diana's purest synthesis of courage, calculation, and brilliantly directed media power.
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