Princess Diana famously visited Angola in 1997 and was pictured waling through a minefield in an effort to raise awareness to the importance of mine clearance in the country. Ms Bond said the iconic royal tour with Diana to Angola was one of the most “meaningful and important tours” she did as a royal correspondent.

She was a complicated lady

Jennie Bond

But while on tour, Ms Bond said Princess Diana was reduced to tears following a heated BBC interview.

Speaking on Yahoo’s Royal Box, the royal expert said: “The tour with Diana to Angola was probably one of the most meaningful and important tours that I did.

It was memorable for me because she was heavily criticised by a junior minister in the government for being a loose cannon and for espousing Labour policy.

“And I tackled her about this and she was upset.

“She gave me an answer but she was very upset and got into her Land Rover after bursting into tears.”

Ms Bond said she then sent Diana a note explaining how she had done well with the interview and insisted it will make good headlines across the globe, to which she admitted the Princess of Wales then forgave her.

She laughed and added: “Curiously, she came over and said ‘alright, I understand now and it is alright’.

“And then she looked at me and said ‘I told you not to wear yellow – you really shouldn’t wear yellow because it makes your skin look quite sallow. You should wear red’.”

Princess Diana, who was known for her fiery temper, was a “complicated lady”, according to the royal expert.

The former BBC royal correspondent said: “I never saw the really angry side of Diana.

“But I did see her ignore me when he day before we had been sitting and chatting and having a cup of coffee and then the next day she would just blank me and walk straight past.

“She was a complicated lady.”

Meghan Markle and Prince Harry will travel to Angola, South Africa, and Malawi later this year to promote the work of charitable campaigns the couple support.

Meghan, 37, and Harry, 34, are expected to pay tribute to Princess Diana’s legacy in Angola.

The Duke is said to want to fulfil some of his late mother’s work and is keen to spend a prolonged period of time in Africa after visiting the Cuando Cubango region in Angola in 2013.

During a speech at think tank Chatham House in London on Monday, Prince Harry urged government across the globe to rid Angola of landmines.

Prince Harry spoke about his mother’s work during the speech and said: “I was told just the other day of the positive transformation in Huambo since my mother walked that minefield all those years ago.

“What is less well-known is the impact landmines can have on conservation and wildlife, and therefore the economy.

“Angola is an important example of a country leading the way in clearing the remnants of war.”

Speaking about his 2013 visit to Angola with the HALO Trust to see landmine clearance work, Harry said: “I saw a struggling community in a deserted landscape, unable to make use of the land.

“Let’s not forget landmines are a humanitarian issue and not a political one.”

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