Traditionally, the British Royal Family does not get (S1)________in politics. Its role is seen as (S2)________, and its members are expected to avoid (S3)________.
It therefore came as something of a surprise when Diana, the Princess of Wales (S4)________, on a trip to Angola last January, that she had (S5)________to the country to support the Red Cross’ s (S6)________for a total ban on all anti-personnel landmines. It was well-known that the Princess had been trying to find a new role for herself since her divorce from the Prince of Wales. But few observers expected her to take sides on a (S7)________political issue like the banning of landmines.
Yet within hours of arriving in Angola, (S8)________ ________________.The Princess used every opportunity during her visit to repeat this message: "We must stop landmines." To the international public her words make perfect sense.
(S9)________________________________. The Princess responded by brushing a side the criticisms.
For the Princess, the trip to this war-torn country on Africa’ s southwest coast was an excellent opportunity to use her popularity to show the world how much destruction and suffering landmines can cause. (S10)________________________- something she wasn’t able to do properly as the wife of the Princess of Wales. (S1)