Diana and Her Sons

[LOSSEAN]

Thank you charmed4sure. Except for one, I haven't seen these pictures before. Needless to say, I love them!

[charmed4sure]

Originally Posted by LOSSEAN

Thank you charmed4sure. Except for one, I haven't seen these pictures before. Needless to say, I love them!

i am glad you liked them!!

[gfg02]

Two nice pictures

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Image of Diana 29 - Photobucket - Video and Image Hosting

[Princess B]

Maybe Diana wasnt the best wife, daughter in law or princess.

But she seemed to be a womderful Mother?

Do you think it was right of her to let her sons lead very normal lives knowing that they will or rather Prince William will one day be king?

Do you think she showered too much love and affection on her children, knowing they will have trials to face?

[Skydragon]

Originally Posted by Princess B

Maybe Diana wasnt the best wife, daughter in law or princess.

But she seemed to be a womderful Mother?

Do you think it was right of her to let her sons lead very normal lives knowing that they will or rather Prince William will one day be king?

Do you think she showered too much love and affection on her children, knowing they will have trials to face?

I don't think it is possible to give too much love or affection to a child, however I think she was wrong to allow them to believe they were able to act as normal people. They can't be 'normal' if they want to be seen as 'royal'.

[iowabelle]

I think she was wrong to use her children as her confidantes, especially William. She couldn't have expected them to have a healthy relationship with their father after all that.

I know she was hurt but...

In general I'm sure she was a great mother. You only had to listen to Harry talk about her to know that.

[TheTruth]

Quite rare picture of Diana and the princes in summer 1997 :
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[Duchess]

Originally Posted by iowabelle

I think she was wrong to use her children as her confidantes, especially William. She couldn't have expected them to have a healthy relationship with their father after all that.

I know she was hurt but...

In general I'm sure she was a great mother. You only had to listen to Harry talk about her to know that.

i totally agree. to burden her children with her problems is an awful thing to do. i suppose she felt that her children were the only people she could really trust.

[Mermaid1962]

Has anyone other than Diana or people whom Diana spoke to support the claims that she confided in her children about deeply personal matters? If not, I wonder whether Diana put the story forward in order to emphasize how understanding and mature William was; i.e. "top job" material as opposed to her husband, whom she claimed ignored her.

[Duchess]

good question mermaid. i think that diana meant well when she did confide in william and like a lot of parents that go through divorce she probably said her share of negative things about charles to the boys. but whether she was trying to test william's maturity or just venting it was, and always is, a bad idea.

[Mermaid1962]

Oh yes, confinding about personal things to young children is a no-go. Definitely.

Originally Posted by Duchess

good question mermaid. i think that diana meant well when she did confide in william and like a lot of parents that go through divorce she probably said her share of negative things about charles to the boys. but whether she was trying to test william's maturity or just venting it was, and always is, a bad idea.