How Princess Diana's simple handshake changed the way many people saw AIDS

Deliberately walking through the sterile halls of a London medical institution, a young and highly empathic British royal took action that would, alone, challenge widespread fear and misinformation. In an era characterised by mass fear, ignorance, and social isolation of individuals suffering from a poorly understood and heavily stigmatised disease, her actions brought a sense of hope.

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