princess diana appreciation thread

[PoorOldPo]

Originally Posted by FETCHER.

Pretty much sums it up for me.

I don't like the way British people are their " subjects " and I find it scary seeing all these pictures and idols of them being sold on the streets in Britain( especially during Will and that other one's wedding ), almost like they are meant to be worshiped as gods. It feels like some weird kind of propaganda for submission.

[FETCHER.]

I just don't like what they stand for. Yes, they do a lot of good with charity work and the like. I don't see why they should receive money our country generates to basically live off of. Fair play to the ones who actually have a job and serve for the country but they shouldn't receive the praise they do when normal people can and do play the same roles.

[Brian Krashpad]

Shame about her death.

Royalty is an outmoded concept. Limeys need a good revolution.

Just sayin.

[Unknown Soldier]

Originally Posted by PoorOldPo

almost like they are meant to be worshiped as gods. It feels like some weird kind of propaganda for submission.

....or to take people's minds off the economic recession.

Originally Posted by Brian Krashpad

Shame about her death.

Royalty is an outmoded concept. Limeys need a good revolution.

Just sayin.

Those froggies got it right in 1787.

[Brian Krashpad]

Originally Posted by Unknown Soldier

Those froggies got it right in 1787.

Although someone beat them to it c. 1776.

[Sneer]

Originally Posted by FETCHER.

I just don't like what they stand for. Yes, they do a lot of good with charity work and the like. I don't see why they should receive money our country generates to basically live off of. Fair play to the ones who actually have a job and serve for the country but they shouldn't receive the praise they do when normal people can and do play the same roles.

It's because the Royal Family generates shed-loads of money for the UK economy in terms of tourism. So it's in the government's best interests to maintain them. As far as I'm aware they put their profiles to good use through philanthropy, but yeah, generally I'm apathetic towards the traditions they embody. And I hate all that Union-Jack-waving business that seems to be the default reaction of the masses whenever the Royal Family comes out to play.

Anyway... Lady Diana, I was like nine when she died, so I remember little about her while she was alive. By all accounts she was a lovely lady, and she carried a charisma that everybody else attached to the sovereignty seems to lack... Except Kate Middleton... She has a lot of charisma...

[TheBig3]

Originally Posted by anticipation

dude how high are you right now?

I'm with Anti

[Lisnaholic]

It used to be the Pope`s job to confer sainthood on special people; these days it`s done by the newspapers, who whipped up a frenzy of grief for Lady Di.
Rather embarrassingly, on 31 Aug 1997, the news of her death arrived after the newspapers in England had already been printed and distributed. In fact, here are some examples of the press`s attitude to Diana, all printed on 31 Aug., before news of her death obliged journalists to do a U-turn:-

" Troubled Prince William will today demand that his mother dump her playboy lover"- News Of The World.
" Diana seems to relish her role as a martyr. God help her if she ever finds happiness - it would make her miserable" - Express On Sunday.
" It`s a pity Gucci don`t make designer face zips, then when princess Diana was on the verge of opening her ill-informed mouth and causing an international incident, she could just zip her trap shut." - Sunday Mirror.
" The Princess, I fear, suffers from the "Open Gob Before Engaging Brain" syndrome - a condition which afflicts the trivial and the brain dead" - Sunday Mirror.
" Diana has publicly said that the Tories were hopeless. It amazes me how this stuff is picked up as if it were compelling insight of Aristotelian wisdom and Shavian wit, as opposed to the witterings of a woman who, if her IQ were five points lower, would have to be watered daily." - The Observer.

In case you`re wondering, these quotes all come from an article entitled "The Mourning Papers" which neatly exposes the hype and hypocracy that Diana`s death generated.

I`m sure that Lady Di was charming and photogenic.To her credit, she used her position to promote various charitites, but she also cheated on her husband and waltzed away from a divorce with 17 million pounds in her pocket. My suspicion is that her posthumous sainthood doesn`t really tell the full story.