Remembering Diana

[archicrooks]

it maybe 10 years since Diana died but its 20 years this week since Dennis Amiss retired from first class cricket-and that was something that bothered me far more

i would never again see my hero on a cricket field

to me much more important than the death of a woman who happened to be the mother of the future king !!!

[Semih_Sayginer]

Now I'm no royalist by any means. I think the whole concept is completely ridiculous and outdated.
But it's like a soap opera: You think it's really rubbish,but you just have to watch it anyway...

About Diana:
Did she make the wrong choice? I don't know, but I think she was a very young and probably quite naive girl when she met Charles, and maybe her mistake was to fall in love with the wrong man.
Charles on the other hand was not allowed to marry the woman he loved (Camilla) and had to marry the woman who was seen as "most suitable" instead.
So maybe it was the Royal family that made the biggest mistake by not trying to change the outdated rules and insisting that he marry a virgin.
I think the reason why people grieved so much for her was because she was the most popular member of the Royal family (even though she was no longer a part of the Royal family at the time of her death), and because her story was so tragic in many ways.
She was in a position where she had the opportunity to help many people and she used her opportunities well.
I think most people in her position probably wouldn't have done all the things she did, and for that a lot of people think she was very special.
It's largely because of her that charity work has become such a great part of what Royal families do (it's probably the only important work Royals do these days )

Sorry for the long post, I'll stop rambling now...

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[Miss_S]

Aww...thanx Semih...

*hides in the corner*

[MrRottweiler]

De mortuis aut bene, aut nihil: About the dead, either praise or nothing - a very common phrase, and I think very suitable. Nobody did ask her to do the charity work for another else's money as you say, but she did. Many wouldn't do even that. I am not saying she was a greatest person on the earth, but I am not entitled to judge on her too.

Without wanting to drag this on (because I've noticed some people are very ignorant around here) but that is a very appropriate phrase. Some are suggesting she had ulterior motives for her actions. Perhaps she wanted to break in to Hollywood or make an impact on the catwalk.

This is not the case and that much is obvious.