Traditionally, the British Royal Family does not get (36) in politics. Its role is seen as (37) and its members are expected to avoid (38) It therefore came as something of a surprise when Diana, the Princess of Wales (39) , on a trip to Angola last January, that she had (40) to the country to support the Red Cross’s (41) 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 (42) from the Prince of Wales. But few observers expected her to take sides on a (43) political issue like the banning of landmines. Yet within hours of arriving in Angola, (44) . 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. (45) . The Princess responded by brushing aside the criticisms. For the Princess, the trip .to this war-tom 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. (46) -- something she wasn’t able to do properly as the wife of the Princess of Wales.