Do you feel slightly peeved with the way the situation was handled in the UK? At the time I really didn't get it too much... Now I completely agree that it was a extreme over reaction and quite vulgar. In addition no flag ever flew over the palace not even when the last KING died, the flag flew only when the Sovereign was in residence and it would be the Queen's own personal flag. Just wasn't done.
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I dotn't think it was an over reaction. Poeple were genuinly upset and shocked at Di's death and the queen was out of touch.
OK the flag issue wasn't "tradition" and I can understand her not wanting to change that.. but her behaviour in staying in Balmoral, not wanting to make a speech about Di etc showed a certain insensitivity and a lack of feeling for Diana and for her people.
joyfarrah could not be more wrong! It was a total overreaction and the people of the UK who behaved the way they did should be ashamed of themselves.
The Princess of Wales had her children as priority number 1. When she died, the Queen put the children as priority number 1. The people did not care about the kids, only themselves. For the people it was 'give us this' and 'give us that' but never a concern for the children who the Queen was protecting. (Had the Queen gone to the people she would have been criticised for not being by her grandchildren's side. So she could not win either way.).
In short, the people were selfish.
"In short, the people were selfish."
I completely agree. Diana always did what was best for her children and was commended for it by the people. Unfortunately they were hypocrites when they criticized the Queen for not appeasing their grief when her first priority was that of her grandchildren's.
I'd say it was an overreaction. I was living and working in London at the time, in west London, and each day the tube train that passed Kensington Palace was just filled with people carrying flowers to leave at the palace gates. I thought it odd, even then. I think the UK suffered a collective nervous breakdown that week.
"Someone has been tampering with Hank's memories."
The sudden shock of Diana's death got to the British public. The Queen shock was in silence because she was personally involved. The public not so much so.
shareYeah, I wouldn't read anything by Mr Icke. Not even his obituary. The guy is clearly of a troubled mind.
shareAt the time the Royal Family were very private and not as popular as they are now on the other side we had Diana who was greatly loved by the nation and viewed as a victim of the "establishment". When she died there was quite a emotive reaction and I didn't feel it was over the top i remember a sense of anger and bewilderment from people as to why the Royal family seemed to be ignoring it and that their lack of action seemed in people's views to confirm their sense that the royal family didnt care (it was just what people felt at the time)
shareI don't think it was just cos Diana died. It happened in 1997. It was the year of change, well, it looked that way. So, it was not all about Diana, it was rage against the establishment, it was time of big changes. Everyone was overemotional.
shareAt that time my eight-year-old son and I were commuting on the Underground every day, and one evening he looked at the newspapers people were reading all around him and said, with fearful cut-glass clarity, "I'm fed up with all this Princess Di nonsense!" Shush, I said, be quiet, people do feel strongly about it - and then I noticed that everyone around us was laughing and going Yesss!
These were Londoners, of course; I think that a lot of the hysterics came in from other parts of the country. Certainly the people that were interviewed on the streets for the TV coverage seemed mostly to be northerners.
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The population in general went about with their daily business and felt sorry for the two boys who lost their mother.
It's that man again!!