ANALYSIS #5:        DIANA, PRINCESS OF WALES

by Margaret White, MBIG (Dip.) FRSA

A woman who is well aware of her position and worth. Nonetheless, despite her tendency to put herself first, she has the ability to understand and empathise with the many, and varying, difficulties and situations within which people find themselves. Whilst she is committed to maintaining her position - she is now unafraid to firmly support projects and people in whom she believes.

Learning very much how to become her 'own person' and by necessity how to be both tough and streetwise, she is continually attempting to safeguard her personal, public and material position by whatever means appear necessary at that moment in time. Whilst she is becoming more adept at protecting both herself and those she loves - she can still be persuaded to react spontaneously (instantaneously) and therefore run headlong into controversy. Nonetheless she will steadfastly maintain her position on matters of principle which are important to her. She is still learning skills which will safeguard her both within and without her personal and private life.

Very few people have ever gotten to know her well, or to understand her strengths and insecurities. Those who have, have her loyalty and respect - but should she feel they have betrayed her trust then the relationship will be severed abruptly, there will be no going back, no second chance.

SOME TELL-TALE FORMATIONS IN THE WRITING:

The size and form of Princess Diana's Capital 'D' indicates her need to "make an entrance/to be noticed" to cover up her feelings of insecurity and her need to protect her own position and recognition. Its division into two strokes, the small encapsulated 'stick stroke' being protected by the outer show of confidence and theatre (the large all encompassing semi-circle emphasised by the large clockwise loop descending into the lower zone) thereby publicy overpowering her feelings of rejection and insignificance. The generally garlanded writing with the occasional predominant arcade indicates the advance the Princess was makikng in containing some of her emotions and thoughts beneath a veneer of control and a growing awareness of how she could deal with the difficulties surrounding her. By underlining and placing a 'full-stop' after her name she was not only confirming her own importance as an individual, she was also placing a firm barrier between herself and the interference and intrusion of others into her most personal and intimate relationships.

Despite the many indicators of gentleness, generosity and kindness, the abrupt endings of some of the letters, together with the expedient connections e.g. 'ys' in "always" and 'st' in "best", she had developed a very tough and at time ruthless streak to protect herself from those she believed, or had proved, not to be loyal and/or trusthworthy.

Margaret White, MBIG (Dip) FRSA, is a student of the late Francis Hilliger and a founding Member of The British Institute of Graphologists. She specialises in providing corporate analyses for staff selection, promotion and personnel trouble shooting within international, medium and small businesses and also assessment and vocational guidance for outplacement organizations both in the UK and abroad. Recently she has become involved in an international research and development project which has also made one of its prime objectives to scientifically validate graphological findings.  Margaret set up her business as a Consultant Graphologist on 1st January 1985 and moved to Canterbury in March 1998.

Margaret White may be contacted by email: margaret.white@graphology.demon.co.uk