Opposition parties, the media and the Public immediately voiced their support for the Princess. To make matters worse for the government, it soon emerged that the Princesss trip had been approved by the Foreign Office, and that she was in fact very well-informed about both the situation in Angola and the British governments policy regarding landmines. The result was a severe embarrassment for the government.

　　To try and limit the damage, the Foreign Secretary, Malcolm Rifkind, claimed that the Princesss views on landmines were not very different from government policy, and that it was working towards a worldwide ban. The Defense Secretary, Michael Portillo, claimed the matter was a misinterpretation or misunderstanding.

　　For the Princess, the trip to this war-torn country was an excellent opportunity to use her popularity to show the world how much destruction and suffering landmines can cause. She said that the experience had also given her the Chance to get closer to people and their problems.

　　26. Princess Diana paid a visit to Angola in 1997 ________.

　　A) to voice her support for a total ban of landmines

　　B) to clarify the British governments stand on landmines

　　C) to investigate the sufferings of landmine victims there

　　D) to establish her image as a friend of landmine victims

　　27. What did Diana mean when she said ... putting a face to those figures brought the reality home to me ?

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