The commanding officer of a soldier shot dead by the Real IRA outside his barracks in the North spoke today of the young man’s desire to help others before himself.

PRINCESS DIANA’S family solemnly marked the 10th anniversary of her death yesterday, with her younger son eulogising her as “the best mother in the world”.

In the first of a three-day series, Jill Lawless looks at the controversy Diana still sparks today. Some see her as manipulative while others recall a warm, kind woman.