I would like to clarify at the start that I have no negative feelings for her or anyone who dutifully adores or adored her, some even spent a night waiting in the queue to attend her memorial service. I can't understand why?
What has been her contribution to the world, let alone the UK, to deserve this adulation? Am I missing something? I only know her from the photos taken of her sitting at the bed side of dying Aids stricken African kids. I know of many other ladies who have done more for their society or family than Diana and no one cares about them.
Ok she had a bad marriage, bitter public divorce and very tragic death, even my Mum and many other Indians cried watching the news. I know of a single mom who has 3 boys from 3 different fathers of 3 different races, she has 2 jobs and she helps her kids with studies and is fully involved in their lives. So do you think Diana has done better than this lady or any one else that you know of?
Please give a short explanation.
Thanx
2007-09-03 02:45:20 · 18 answers · asked by ZZZZZZZZ 4 in Family & Relationships ➔ Marriage & Divorce
People empathized with Diana because, frankly, she was a charming woman. She had grace, was soft-spoken, seemed very genuine and had charisma.
She supported many worthy causes, like abolishing landmines & providing for landmine victims. In the 80s and 90s, she supported the AIDS charities when most people did not want to have anything to do with the disease or with people who were infected by it. I think that she did more to change people's perception regarding the disease more than anyone else out there because she showed compassion & tolerance in the face of it and she was effective because she had such a high public profile.
She gave a lot of her time to people who were in need, because she cared and because she could. It doesn't matter what your station in life is, to do so is admirable, and I think maybe she was admired more for it because she didn't have to do it when she could've led a pampered, royal life instead.
Sure, there are lots of women out there who did just as much as she did, and who might have had more difficult lives than she did, but that does not make her life any less poignant. Remember too that she had very little privacy in her life and still managed to keep her chin high. Imagine if you were going through a divorce and had every single detail plastered all over the country's newspapers.
Because her life wasn't perfect, I think she became a symbol to so many people of the tragedy they had in their own lives.
Because she was so beautiful & had such an aura of vulnerability, I think many people just fell in love with her, and to see her going through everything she did, people felt protective towards her.
Because she was so personal and had so much compassion, she embodied a mother, a sister, a daughter & a wife a lot of people could identify with.
Because in the face of her troubles, which were made so public, she remained strong and people admired her for it.
I'm not a Diana fan, but I do think she was a remarkable woman in her own right.
2007-09-03 02:53:57 · answer #1 · answered by sweet_ixora 3 · 2⤊ 3⤋
You are very correct in saying that there are lots of ordinary folk that have done good deeds but do not get the recognition that Diana received. But after all she was a royal and changed the monarchy dramatically while alive. She was a great representative of England at many social as well as charitable events. Her name alone evoked emotions in people who could care less about the monarchy. Class act and appeared to be a regular fun loving individual rather than a stuffy person with royalty.
2007-09-03 02:58:58 · answer #2 · answered by crazylegs 7 · 2⤊ 1⤋
I didn't know Diana so well and I asked myself the same question. Then I read a book written by his personal butler, Paul Burrell, who told about Diana as she really is.
Now I understand why she is special. As a princess, and having (almost) everything money can buy, she can go so low to people at poverty level and really feel compassion for them. And I mean genuine compassion. There were many things she did for people who were less privileged but were not reported, and those done in secret were admirable.
I respect her for the good that she did OUTSIDE of the limelight. She can look at the underprivilege and actually weep for them. Can we honestly do that?
2007-09-03 02:59:09 · answer #3 · answered by Sara D 2 · 2⤊ 1⤋
she changed the face of the monarchy. she was a very caring and lovely woman. she used her popularity to promote important issues all over the world. if you or i had sat in a hospital holding an aids victim's hand it would not have been covered by the world's media. that single gesture opened a lot of peoples eyes and made the public treat aids victims with a lot more compassion. she also highlighted the danger of land mines. these are just a few examples of the good she did in her tragically short life. She was the peoples princess and she regularly stuck up for the underdog. your friend has done good by her children and should be applauded for doing so, but unfortunately she does not have the world wide publicity to make an impact.
2007-09-03 02:58:46 · answer #4 · answered by val f1 nutter 7 · 3⤊ 2⤋
I am not British and neither do I ADORE the lady. However, I do have plenty of respect for her and do love the person I could see she was.
I can understand why British people for a start would like her so much. She represents their kingdom and she did it well: She was very beautiful, although a princess a lady very approachable and one of the people, dealing with every cast of society and taking her role seriously.
So, despite not having the best of personal life, she did seem to be very impressive and fabulous.
I started feeling like that about her as I was in my 3rd year of studies at uni, and still do.
2007-09-03 02:56:05 · answer #5 · answered by Kc 6 · 2⤊ 2⤋
The world loudly applauds success and fame. We idolize people in power or authority but we never stop to think they are just people like us. They have to process life and do what regular people do. The rich and powerful have to go through pain and trials, even struggles, more so then the average Jo. They are put on a pedestal and have to figure out what they are to do and how they are to act in the public eye, (all that pressure).
So my exact sediments! What is so special about her and anybody that is placed or given all this attention? She haven't done anything but be "Royalty News flash" and do what she was put on this earth to do. Do she deserve a cookie for that. People of low estate help others and serve others. That is our life duty, to serve God and others!
2007-09-03 03:05:45 · answer #6 · answered by Dee D 6 · 0⤊ 2⤋
She was in my eyes nothing but a posh "deb" who did pretty well for herself. She was not a "commoner" and she cynically worked being a princess into a career - never more than three feet away from a photo opportunity. Her relevance to us is virtually meaningless. Anyone who thinks she was this "Most beautiful spirit" or whatever probably drinks Lambrusco and enjoys The Antiques Roadshow.
2007-09-03 02:59:26 · answer #7 · answered by Paul M 5 · 2⤊ 1⤋
She was the Princess of Wales in London and she could have possibly become Queen of England.
2007-09-03 03:06:56 · answer #8 · answered by Apryl 2 · 1⤊ 1⤋
She was admired by a lot of people. She showed people that she cared (genuinely cared for the ill and people in general). People were in awe of her and her outlook on life.
2007-09-03 02:51:01 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
Excellent response from Sweet Ixora, but if you want it in a word then Tigger's response is great too. She was 'real'.
2007-09-03 05:37:22 · answer #10 · answered by Caroline 5 · 1⤊ 1⤋