Prince Charles pays tribute to Diana8217;s work

Diana was known for her campaign for AIDS victims, often surprising patients with unexpected visits and was credited with helping change public attitudes to the condition by being unafraid to touch and hug the dying.

Patient Michael Edwards said after the prince8217;s visit: quot;Since the princess8217;s death, no one has taken on her mantle and his visit is very welcome.quot;

Historian Andrew Roberts, writing in The Times

newspaper on Thursday, said the prince8217;s image-makers are deliberately trying to change him into quot;the new Dianaquot;. quot;Until recently, Prince Charles has not much strayed into the touchy-feely, showbiz and politically Left-liberal areas that for so long were dominated by Diana. Yet now, with that slot in British public life permanently vacated by the princess, he is increasingly to be found attending the sorts of occasions that used to be her special province.quot;