Summary
The gulf between celebrity and royalty needs regular re-emphasis. Missing from the Wembley video clips was the more regal [Diana] -- Diana the future queen. Of course, it wasn't that sort of party. Less excusably, however, I bet it won't be obvious in any other officially sanctioned memorial event. A Diana shorn of her HRH is now the officially approved version of the People's Princess.
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The Real Diana Was Our Future Queen
'O h God, not more Diana.' We've all heard it this summer and Di-fatigue is unlikely to be reversed by the official programme of remembrance. The Wembley concert was truly moving in parts, especially the video inserts which recalled Diana at her spontaneous, compassionate best. I'll admit they reduced me to tears, and not just because here and there I caught glimpses in the background of a younger, slimmer, more idealistic me.
Tears may also be shed in the relatively modest surroundings of the Guards Chapel w...See the full content of this document
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