Celebrating The People's Princess

Few figures in recent history have captured the global imagination as much as Princess Diana. Her storybook life, replete with her beginnings as a "regular girl," her love affair with Prince Charles, her marriage to the Prince and coronation as Princess, her mothering of two male heirs to the throne, her whispish beauty, her tumultuous relationship with the royal family, her close rapport with the people, the break-up of her marriage, her post-marital relations with wealthy Brits and, of course, her eventual death in a car accident (and the conspiracy theories that followed) ... it all couldn't have been written better were Shakespeare still penning.

Now, the National Constitution Center, an organization that concentrates on the American experience by curating exhibits that tell the story of "We, the People," is mounting Diana: A Celebration. As the organization states, "Since the beginning of American history, our nation has had a complicated relationship with British royalty, and an unending fascination with the government we overthrew in 1776. Known to many as 'The People’s Princess,' Princess Diana won the hearts of millions, on both sides of the Atlantic and around the world."

The exhibit will run from October 2 through December 31, 2009, and will consist of the international traveling exhibition by the same name, providing an opportunity for visitors to learn more about the life and work of the Princess of Wales, with special emphasis on her life and work as a global humanitarian and model citizen. The exhibit is on loan from the Allthorp Estate, the Spencer Family’s 500-year-old ancestral home in England.

Full details can be read at the NCC's website. It's certain to be fitting tribute to a fantastic lady.

Photo via NCC.