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No one is painting Diana as some innocent person. Diana did her dirty work too. No one has denied that.
No one is painting Diana as some innocent person. Diana did her dirty work too. No one has denied that.
Diana's supporter were complaining that the Queen should have stepped in and prevented the 20 year from marrying her 32 year old son in the same way the Queen's parents requested she wait until she was 21 to marry Philip.
I was pointing out that in Diana's family marrying a much older man was common and blaming the Queen was wrong.
Diana was not a teenager when she married she was an adult who made the decision to marry.
Blame Diana for her decision. Charles and the RF did not put a gun to her head. Charles told her to take the time to think about the proposal and what is was she was getting into. She is the one who readily accepted.
Excellent points Dman. They had little in common other than their children when you really compare this couple. Perhaps if they had a longer courtship they might have established a stronger relationship or quietly gone their separate ways.Charles and Diana did love each other, they just couldn't make their relationship work. Their love produced two fine boys, princes William and Harry. Their shared a bond through William and Harry. Had Charles and Diana formed a friendship before their marriage, things probably would've been different.
IMO, I think they knew each other a lot better than what was later portrayed.
Diana was raised on the Sandringham estate. During her childhood, she spent part of Christmas with the royal family.
She also stayed at Balmoral prior to her engagement, in fact, she was at Balmoral in January 1978. She was standing next to Charles while he was pheasant hunting.
IMO, I think they knew each other a lot better than what was later portrayed.
Diana was raised on the Sandringham estate. During her childhood, she spent part of Christmas with the royal family.
She also stayed at Balmoral prior to her engagement, in fact, she was at Balmoral in January 1978. She was standing next to Charles while he was pheasant hunting.
"The girl next door
Although Prince Charles had known Diana almost all her life, he thought of her as a playmate for his younger brothers. He later dated Diana's older sister, Lady Sarah. .Lady Sarah reintroduced Charles and Diana in 1977. 1
However, Charles thought Diana was too young to consider as a marriage 2. prospect and the romance didn't bloom for another three years. . Princess of Wales Diana Biography - life, family, children, parents, name, story, history, school, mother, young
http://www.thefreelibrary.com/DIANA%3B+A+personal+tribute+by+James+Whitaker+with+pictures+by+Kent...-a06107435She was peering at me and a colleague down a long, tree-lined path through a pair of powerful binoculars. As the binoculars were still attached by a strap to Charles's neck, his head was at a curious angle.
Both were laughing uproariously and clearly happy.
I was baffled why Diana should be with Charles
The Dimbleby biography (page 279, paperback edition) has Charles first meeting Diana at Althorp in 1977 when he was there at Sarah's invitation.... "Two years later, after a few more equally casual encounters and without any apparent surge in feeling, he began to think seriously of her as a potential bride."
The "two years" comment is interesting, as the book does not mention any event in 1979 or anything else that year which could mark a turning point in Charles' intentions. It goes on to mention the July 1980 conversation on a hay bale at a barbeque at a country house near Petworth in Sussex, but nothing between 1977 and 1980.
The "two years" comment is interesting, as the book does not mention any event in 1979 or anything else that year which could mark a turning point in Charles' intentions. It goes on to mention the July 1980 conversation on a hay bale at a barbeque at a country house near Petworth in Sussex, but nothing between 1977 and 1980.
Diana claimed she didn't like hunting yet she was at Balmoral with Charles while he hunted in January 1978 and January 1980.
Why would Diana who didn't like hunting be standing next to Charles while he hunted if she wasn't his girlfriend or if she wasn't pursing (hunting) Charles?
Here is James Whitaker story from the January 1978 hunting episode.
http://www.thefreelibrary.com/DIANA...s+Whitaker+with+pictures+by+Kent...-a06107435
James Whitaker's original view of Diana was not so favorable as his retelling after her death. His 1981 book is a must read but it is difficult to find.
At 20, people are allowed to vote, drive and drink in many countries. Being 20 at the time she married is no excuse for the mistakes Diana did.
I can't understand why some people want so badly to portray her as an innocent young girl fooled by an evil "older" man. She was fully aware of what she wanted and of what she was doing.
Yes, I always thought it was wonderful the way queen Elizabeth's parents tried to make her wait as long as they could to marry. It shows that she was a product of loving and wise parents. If only Diana had had the same instead of a childhood divorce which was in all the papers.
And Charles too, I'm afraid, did not have such a great childhood. He was under pressure and had been to pick a suitable bride.
They were both too immature to marry.
had they been allowed to live together for years as William and Kate, things may have been different.
In January 1978 Diana was not 10. She was 16.
In January 1980, Diana was again spotted next to Charles while he was out pheasant hunting in Balmoral.
Charles and Diana saw each other more than people were lead to believe or want to believe.
Exactly how was Diana a 'young' 20. She was an 'old' 20 as she had been out on her own since she was 16. She has experienced life on her own more than if she had stayed in school and married right out of school. Diana being called a 'young' 20 is a an excuse to shift the blame on others.
I doubt she was aware at the time of her marriage that her future husband was in love with another woman and was determined to keep seeing that woman after they got married. Charles did "fool" her when he concealed that piece of information from Diana.
LOL!!
Aren't you the one who castigated another poster for seeing only what they want to see??!
The information about the adulterous affair pre-Diana has never been denied by Charles, Camilla or any of their super-protective circle not to mention their biographers.
How about Jonathan Dimbleby? Is he a "worshipful fanatic"?? How about author Christopher Wilson's "A Greater Love: Prince Charles's Twenty Year Affair With Camilla Parker Bowles" which by the way was written in 1994 before Diana died?
Since you are willing to accept the idea that Diana was a madwoman based on information from her detractors, what constitutes "reliable evidence" for you regarding her adulterous husband and his long time mistress?
In January 1978 Diana was not 10. She was 16.
In January 1980, Diana was again spotted next to Charles while he was out pheasant hunting in Balmoral.
Charles and Diana saw each other more than people were lead to believe or want to believe.
Exactly how was Diana a 'young' 20. She was an 'old' 20 as she had been out on her own since she was 16. She has experienced life on her own more than if she had stayed in school and married right out of school. Diana being called a 'young' 20 is a an excuse to shift the blame on others.