A moving echo of the past. Prince William and Prince Harry united behind Queen Elizabeth II‘s coffin almost 25 years to the day after Princess Diana‘s funeral.
26.08.2022 - 01:51 / msn.com
Princess Diana was the “first person to rattle the cage of the monarchy”, claims the Queen’ Elizabeth II's biographer. The late Princess of Wales - who died in August 1997 in a car crash in Paris aged 36 alongside her boyfriend Dodi Al-Fayed - was the only person “in living memory” to question how the institution runs and operates but didn’t do it “intentionally” with her AIDS and landmine activism and the way she captured the national imagination. Ingrid Seward told PEOPLE magazine: "Diana was the first person to rattle the cage of the monarchy within living memory.
"I don't think Diana went out intentionally to change the family. She did it because that was the way she was. " Her death - which sparked a wave of grief across the world - caused the Queen to be widely condemned for her lack of public mourning but has used the lessons learned from the backlash and learnt from her "legacy".
Ingrid said: "The Queen can now see Diana's legacy is a huge force for good. " Princess Diana - who caught flack from the royal family about how she courted the press - was involved in an unhappy marriage with Prince Charles, who married her in 1981 when she was 20 and he was 32, after he was still involved with Camilla Parker-Bowles, who he eventually married in 2005. Andrew Morton - who collaborated with Diana secretly on his 1992 book ‘Diana: Her True Story - In Her Own Words’ - believes that the 73-year-old future King “will be remembered” for their union coming to a close in 1992 after they had two children together; Prince William, now 40, and Prince Harry, 37.
A moving echo of the past. Prince William and Prince Harry united behind Queen Elizabeth II‘s coffin almost 25 years to the day after Princess Diana‘s funeral.
Princess Anne, daughter of the late Queen Elizabeth ll, has praised her mother for staying in Balmoral with a young Prince William and Harry when their mother Princess Diana died suddenly in 1997.The former Princess of Wales was just 36 years old when she was killed when the car she was travelling crashed in the Pont de l'Alma tunnel in Paris as it tried to evade paparazzi. Princess Anne said the Queen "did exactly the right thing" when she remained in the royal family's Scottish holiday residence with William, then 15 and Harry, 12, rather than returning to London immediately after Diana's death, despite facing backlash from a grieving public.The Queen's only daughter made the comments in an unseen interview from 2017 where she also praised her parents' 73 year marriage, saying that their "partnership was really important".
Prince Harry has recalled the moment his late grandmother the Queen met his "darling wife" Meghan Markle and their two children, Archie and Lilibet. The 37 year old prince has paid tribute to his grandmother, with whom he was known to be very close, after the 96 year old monarch passed away "peacefully" at Balmoral on Thursday, 8 September.
Following the passing of Queen Elizabeth II on Thursday, Kate Middleton will likely take the same title as Princess Diana: Princess of Wales. Middleton, the Duchess of Cambridge, is likely to take on the title as the queen's eldest son, Charles, now is known as King Charles III, ruler of the British throne. Kate Middleton will likely take the title of Princess of Wales, formerly held by Princess Diana.
Following the passing of Queen Elizabeth II on Thursday, Kate Middleton will likely take the same title as Princess Diana: Princess of Wales. Middleton, the Duchess of Cambridge, is likely to take on the title as the Queen's eldest son, Charles, now is known as King Charles III, ruler of the British throne. Kate Middleton will likely take the title of Princess of Wales, formerly held by Princess Diana.
Royal family fans may be shocked to know Princess Diana's childhood home will not go to either of her two sons, Prince William or Prince Harry, and will instead go to their cousin.
“The Crown” casting bosses have found their Prince William and Kate Middleton for the show’s upcoming sixth season.
Princess Diana has had a meaningful impact, not just throughout her life, but also following her tragic death at 36. Inspiring new generations, the beloved icon left a lasting legacy.It was late August 1997, when Princess Diana prepared to start a new chapter of her life, after a challenging divorce and a new relationship on the horizon with film producer Dodi Fayed, it seemed brighter days were coming for her.However, on August 31 an unexpected tragedy would take place, as the couple left the Ritz Hotel in Paris en route to Fayed’s apartment after midnight, as “nearly 30 photographers were waiting outside.”Two more occupants were in the vehicle, driver Henri Paul and Trevor Rees-Jones, who was part of Fayed’s security team.Pursued by paparazzi, the vehicle crossed Place de la Concorde and entered the Pont de l’Alma tunnel.
Sir Elton John has paid tribute to Diana, Princess of Wales, on the 25th anniversary of her death, saying: “You will always be missed.” The 75-year-old veteran musician, who was close friends with the princess, shared a photo on Instagram of them laughing together to commemorate the occasion. Diana, the mother of Prince William and Prince Harry, was 36 when she was killed in a car crash in Paris on August 31 1997.
The 25th anniversary of Princess Diana's death will be "traumatic" for her sons Prince William and Prince Harry, a royal expert has claimed. Wednesday marks quarter of a century since Diana, her partner Dodi Fayed, and the driver of their car Henri Paul died following a crash in the Pont de l'Alma tunnel in Paris. Although the anniversary will be tough for her two sons every year, Jennie Bond notes how heightened interest around the event will be "particularly difficult" for them to deal with due to the significance of it being 25 years.
Prince William has said he was left feeling "completely numb, disorientated and dizzy" after he was told his mother, Diana, Princess of Wales, had died. Diana passed away on 31 August 1997 following a horror car crash in Paris alongside boyfriend Dodi Fayed. Henri Paul, the driver of the Mercedes-Benz W140 S-Class, also died.
Meghan Markle’s latest revealing interview is thought to be overshadowing the 25th anniversary of Princess Diana’s death, royal insiders say. The former Suits star spoke out against the royal family's Instagram policies amongst other things in a lengthy interview with New York magazine’s The Cut on Monday 29 August.The Duchess of Sussex also claimed that Prince Harry has “lost” his relationship with his father, Prince Charles — and revealed how “happy” she was to finally leave the UK.The Duke and Duchess of Sussex moved to Canada when they first departed UK soil but have now settled in Montecito, California.
It’s been 25 years since Princess Diana's death, and as we approach the anniversary of her fatal car crash in the Pont de L’Alma in Paris, her former bodyguard Ken Wharfe has told us how he describes her legacy in 2022. The author, 73, told OK!: "It was her unfailing loyalty to the Queen, to the monarchy, and a commitment to making life better for ordinary people, for the homeless, the dispossessed." Ken then admitted that he thinks her eldest son - Prince William, the Duke of Cambridge - has been carrying her legacy on.
Princess Diana’s infamous letter in which she warned she could be killed in a staged car crash was only passed to French investigators six years after her fatal collision, a new documentary claims. The film ‘Investigating Diana: Death In Paris’ refers to the so-called ‘Mishcon Note’ as it was written by the Princess of Wales’ legal adviser in 1995, and is reportedly an account of what Diana said during a meeting with Victor Mishcon and her personal private secretary at the time.
It’s been 25 years since her death, and the world is still fascinated by Diana, Princess of Wales. As we approach the anniversary of her fatal car crash in the Pont de L’Alma in Paris, those of us who grew up following her every move will mourn the person we saw change from Shy Di into a beautiful, confident woman.