You do realise that when Charles got divorced, The Queen Mother was 97 years old? And when Margaret and Anthony divorced she was 78. What was she supposed to do?
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Ok Lumutqueen..Now I got you..
I am not telling what she was doing when they were getting divorced..I am telling where on earth is she when they were getting married..
1.She "took care" of Charles since he was a kid and she is supposed to know him very well..
2.She knew the Spencer family well and knew perfectly well in what environment Diana was raised
3.Now with her 80 years of age and 6 decades as royal couldnt she see that they are a perfect mismatch and can no way complement each other?
And what was she doing...trying to balance mountbatten and pushing Charles in this direction?And she never cared what Diana was going through soon after her marriage..whether she needs some help/advice (She is supposed to know more than the Queen,cos the latter was born into royalty)
4.And regarding Princess margaret, couldnt she judge her daughter's feelings regarding Peter Townsend and counsel her well in time, the right options in front of her..
I really blame her for her "indifference" and "inaction" in these two things, especially Charles'.Be very clear..her indifference and inaction..not her..Especially the Charles' episode..It could have avoided the only major big blot of the entire recent past of British royalty
Come on..whats the use of living a long life if you cant put use of ur experience for your future generations..The Queen learnt from her children and started giving her grandchildren complete freedon regarding relationships..Thats the spirit..
And you are terribly mistaken that I hate QM..everyone has their share of faults..Acts of commission as well as omission..Afterall that is history..If you want to discuss only the 'good-grandmother' part..its not fair..And except for this, i absolutely have no probs with QM..I like and respect her as much as u do..