Angola Princess of Wales landmines

PA NEWS : 15/1/97 : DIANA, PRINCESS OF WALES, WEARS A PROTECTIVE MASK AND JACKET AS SHE STANDS NEXT TO A WARNING SIGN ON THE EDGE OF A MINEFIELD IN ANGOLA, DURING HER VISIT TO SEE THE WORK OF THE BRITISH RED CROSS. (PHOTO BY JOHN STILLWELL ). Clare Short, struck a similar pose when she stood in the midst of a mock-up mine field on Brighton Beach as part of the Government's heightened campaign to ban landmines which was announced during the Labour Party Conference. See PA story LABOUR Landmines. The International Campaign to Ban Landmines, which came to prominence following the Princess's death, and campaign coordinator Jody Williams were awarded the Nobel Peace prize on 10/10/97. See PA story NOBEL Mines. Photo by John Stillwell/PA The Diana, Princess of Wales Memorial Fund, called on the US and British governments to halt the use of cluster bombing in Afghanistan. The fund's chief executive, Andrew Purkis, warned that the weapons, recently deployed against Taliban forces on the front line with the Northern Alliance, represented a serious long-term threat to civilians, similar to that posed by landmines. (Photo by John Stillwell - PA Images/PA Images via Getty Images)