How many people who took part in the group hysteria that passed for the funeral of Princess Diana now cringe at their behaviour?
2006-08-30 23:43:07 · 45 answers · asked by sparky 2 in Society & Culture ➔ Royalty
NO.
2006-08-30 23:48:52 · answer #1 · answered by klo 3 · 1⤊ 2⤋
I'm not English, I'm an American. I was at my father's when we got the news of Diana's death and I cried so hard dad said, "You won't cry this hard when I die." (unhappily, i've learned his statement was not anywhere near true.) I watched her wedding and I watched her funeral. Now, that's just sad on any level.
The fact that she left two sons was terrible, and I've certainly cried when reading about 'regular' people who die young. I did cry more at her death, tho. Why?
I think because she and I were the same age - and even tho she was marketed to appear beautiful with unbelievable clothes (and American girls are taught to looooove looking at sylish europeans), I and many other women identified with her.
Who knows why - I'll attribute it all the marketing, cause we certainly didn't know her. She seemed to struggle with modernity/classic values, with fashion and self-acceptance, with love and desire.
In a way, I think her appeal was like Marilyn Monroe's. Diana was beautiful but seemed accessible. You had the illlusion she'd be your pal if you met, that you could cut through the baloney and be real. She was, like G. Vanderbilt, a 'poor little rich girl' whose wealth had brought no comfort since childhood.
Also, I thought she was adorable for telling the other royals they were passe.
Her death was like a death of innocence for women my/her age, I think. I did also have the thought that if only she'd been raising her sons instead of traipsing around dating, she'd be alive.
Anyway, I don't cringe anymore than I do when I realize I'm discussing Johnny Depp's 'personal life' with someone. I wish I was always having deep conversations, but sometimes the shallow waters are soothing.
2006-08-31 02:25:19 · answer #2 · answered by cassandra 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
What shock me was the royal family themselves. How not one shed a tear. But few months later when the royal family had to give up the royal yaught Britannia they where in tears. But about the national hysteria over Diana death was her brother Earl Spencer attacking the royal family. And yet he was the one who refuse her permission to live at Althrop hr family seat. They where blaming Charles and Camilla but funny how they forgot Diana when he married Camilla now Duchess of Cornwall.
2006-08-31 13:00:52 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes, When my dad died of cancer there wasn't such National Hysteria and I wondered why not. Then I saw what happened with Diana and heard the Queen singing Goodbye English Rose and I knew the nations sanity was in peril. Cringe is a good word.
2006-08-31 06:28:31 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 1⤋
I am in NO WAY a "follower" of celebrities. I find it ridiculous. But as far as Princess Di is concerned.. I can't believe you think of it as an embarrassment. The sadness shown worldwide for her, was an understanding of how life can really suck...even for a princess. She went through things that woman {and men} all over the world go through. A marriage that turns out to be a nightmare. In laws that you hate. Responsibilities you acquire, but find you're not happy with. Health problems, bad decisions, or personal demons that you must rid yourself of. She was just a person like the rest of us! How would YOUR life look under constant scrutiny?? We all go through bad times. I respect Diana for becoming the strong woman that she was becoming, in spite of all the animosity. then, as soon as she is living the life she wants at last? she's killed. Now that story, to me anyway, is not an embarrassment. It is a sad tragedy of life that people SHOULD think about. This "celebrity chasing" is the REAL embarrassment!! Personally, I don't give a **** what they do. I don't care who they're screwing, I don't care what they eat,and I certainly don't care what their stupid baby's look like. Most people loved Princess Di. You people STILL won't give her a break.
2006-08-31 00:22:56 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 6⤊ 0⤋
I couldn't agree more. It was sad of course, the death of a mother always is, but the whole circus was way over the top. Particularly when you consider that few people had anything nice to say about her in the days leading up to her death.
It was also the complete lack of originality that struck me too. I was in London the night before her funeral having a birthday dinner, and we walked past Kensington Palace out of interest. The number of Queen of Hearts cards stuck all over the place was extraordinary.
2006-08-31 02:40:54 · answer #6 · answered by Hello Dave 6 · 1⤊ 1⤋
If she had not died on a Sunday the nation would not have been swept along in quite the same way. All had timeto constantly watch the unfolding and updates on tv and radio te entire day. Or not all but a good many.
I think any nation can look back and find someone there was colective mourning for as in JFK.
2006-09-03 21:20:44 · answer #7 · answered by eagledreams 6 · 0⤊ 1⤋
The hysteria was indeed a national embarassment.
I spent the day in casualty because some moron boy-racer crashed into me on the A46, and was forced to watch the non-stop coverage of the stupid cow's death. How much mileage can you drag out of a mundane drink-driver, no seatbelts car accident? Christ knows what it'll be like when Brenda pops her clogs. I went to a friend's wedding on the day of the funeral and so thankfully missed the whole circus.
One last word: 'Earl' Spencer, man of the people? My fuc/king ar/se.
2006-08-31 22:48:27 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 2⤋
NO! when someone passes over they leave behind them many feelings in many different people. There is no right or wrong Grief is as grief is. Everyone deals with grief differently. That lady was and is one of the best. Maybe if you want to criticise you should direct your criticism at Charles and his thing he married or spare a thought for Diana's poor sons as they don't have their Mother any more.
2006-08-30 23:51:39 · answer #9 · answered by Susie 2 · 5⤊ 1⤋
It was over the top - there were less public displays of emotion when the 53 people were killed on the tube and bus last July. I heard David Starkey say he seriously thought a religious cult was going to be formed around her.
2006-08-31 03:56:35 · answer #10 · answered by Dunrobin 6 · 0⤊ 1⤋
ha. if you thought that was hysteria you should have seen the bloody americans.
however all due respects to HRH princ. Diana. im not one to criticize those who grieved.
2006-09-02 07:42:27 · answer #11 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋