The Royal family and Lady Diana

1) Read the text and complete the tasks

a) Underline the political aims of the marriage between Lady Diana and the Prince of Wales:

The Prince of Wales had chosen a bride ideally suited to bring glamour and a capacity to show human sympathy to a royal family that needed to renew its links with its people

b) Say what aspects of the Princess' life turned her into the "people's princess"

Lady Diana maintains a steady round of well-chosen charitable activities, of which her visiting of AIDS patients and her campaign against land mines probably made most impression.

c) Quote the parts that reveal the royal family's attitude to Lady Diana

Lady Diana had never felt the royal family; indeed the royal family tries to drive her out from its.

d) Why did the royal family change their minds about taking part in the funeral?

The royal family decided to take part in the funeral because they didn't want to  destroy their imagine because Diana was considered by all people the "people's princess".

 2) Explain the meaning of the phrase in line 1 "turned into something tense and even dangerous".

Lady Diana's death was something of dangerous because the figure of the Lady was considered a lot (from a positive point of view)in English society and her death could create a tense atmosphere.