Call me Diana, not Princess Diana.

Everybody needs hugs.

I understand that change is frightening for people, especially if there's nothing to go to. It's best to stay where you are. I understand that.

[On the birth of son William:] Thank goodness he hasn't got ears like his father.

I remember saying to my husband, ''Why? Why have you got this lady around?'' And he said, ''Well, I refuse to be the Prince of Wales who never had a mistress.''

Being constantly in the public eye gives me a special responsibility, particularly that of using the impact of photographs to transmit a message, to sensitize the word to an important cause, to defend certain values.

I'd like people to think of me as someone who cares about them.