Interesting and well done! It’s so fascinating (and sad) to see how little the press coverage has changed when a royal steps from the “norm”. Also found out I’m 10 years older than you (!!!😖🫣😂 I’m in complete denial of my age) but I say that cuz here in the states Princess Di was loved even with all the bad uk press, so the love that came from the press after her death didn’t seem odd..... until you look back and see they’re full of crap and just in it for the money
Meredith this is good. I saw a documentary on Diana and one segment of the documentary was about the landmines in Angola. She was so upset that one of her assistants received information that Diana was doing this to get attention and it was a publicity stunt. It is a shame how this woman was treated by the media, monarchy and British people.
This is insanely written and detailed. It's refreshing to read an article like this that feels like actual journalism for a change! Also, the references to women like Meg and Taylor who also have to deal with this kind of fear in public is disheartening & betrays a misogynistic pattern. Nowhere do we see male public figures being literally witch-hunted like these women were/are.
This is excellent, love the way you tie this history together! Coming at it from your own age and viewpoint gives it just the right personal touch. Your telling is very engaging!
Diana kicked off my fascination with the British royal family upon her engagement to the POW. There’s no way to describe the depth of the ensuing media obsession and unrelenting coverage. I think many of us who followed her trajectory felt this story was not going to end well. Obviously that turned out to be an understatement.
“If she were a Duchess one can imagine the phrase “Duchess Difficult” wielded in the broadsheets.”
--She *was* a duchess: she was the Duchess of Cornwall (like Camilla), because Charles was the Duke of Cornwall. She was known as the Princess of Wales because it was a superseding title. When she married Charles, Camilla chose to forgo using the POW title, for obvious reasons.
Interesting and well done! It’s so fascinating (and sad) to see how little the press coverage has changed when a royal steps from the “norm”. Also found out I’m 10 years older than you (!!!😖🫣😂 I’m in complete denial of my age) but I say that cuz here in the states Princess Di was loved even with all the bad uk press, so the love that came from the press after her death didn’t seem odd..... until you look back and see they’re full of crap and just in it for the money
Yes! That is a great point.
Meredith this is good. I saw a documentary on Diana and one segment of the documentary was about the landmines in Angola. She was so upset that one of her assistants received information that Diana was doing this to get attention and it was a publicity stunt. It is a shame how this woman was treated by the media, monarchy and British people.
The articles on Angola are relentless. I picked a smattering, but it's hard to describe how they pile on her.
This is insanely written and detailed. It's refreshing to read an article like this that feels like actual journalism for a change! Also, the references to women like Meg and Taylor who also have to deal with this kind of fear in public is disheartening & betrays a misogynistic pattern. Nowhere do we see male public figures being literally witch-hunted like these women were/are.
This is the nicest compliment. And yes it's frustrating that things have changed so little.
This is excellent, love the way you tie this history together! Coming at it from your own age and viewpoint gives it just the right personal touch. Your telling is very engaging!
Thank you! I really appreciate that.
Diana kicked off my fascination with the British royal family upon her engagement to the POW. There’s no way to describe the depth of the ensuing media obsession and unrelenting coverage. I think many of us who followed her trajectory felt this story was not going to end well. Obviously that turned out to be an understatement.
“If she were a Duchess one can imagine the phrase “Duchess Difficult” wielded in the broadsheets.”
--She *was* a duchess: she was the Duchess of Cornwall (like Camilla), because Charles was the Duke of Cornwall. She was known as the Princess of Wales because it was a superseding title. When she married Charles, Camilla chose to forgo using the POW title, for obvious reasons.
That should have been phrased ig she were known as a duchess because she used pow. Ty for the catch!
I assume ig should be if
Yes. I was responding to this comment early this morning on my phone.
Welcome! Please keep up the good work!