If I am to care for people in hospital I really must know every aspect of their treatment and to understand their suffering.

It took a long time to understand why people were so interested in me, but I assumed it was because my wonderful husband had done a lot of wonderful work leading up to our marriage and our relationship. But then, over the years, you see yourself as a good product that sits on a shelf and sells well. People make a lot of money out of you.

My husband asked for the separation and I supported it. We had struggled to keep it going, but obviously we'd both run out of steam.

I am not a political figure. The fact is I am a humanitarian figure and always will be.

Don't call me an icon. I'm just a mother trying to help.

As for becoming queen, it was never on the forefront of my mind when I married my husband. It was a long way off, that thought.

I do things differently, because I don't go by a rule book, because I lead from the heart, not the head, and albeit that's got me into trouble in my work, I understand that.