The Late Princess Diana news thread 6: June-September 2007

[sirhon11234]

The first article was really touching, I found the comment "Diana's first facelift or whats on Di's ipod" very funny.

[Jo of Palatine]

Originally Posted by gfg02

The Moment Diana Stumped Philip

The Royalist - The Moment Diana Stumped Philip

From the article, reporting an episode between Philip and Diana as told in "The Diana Chronicles":

The monarch's no-nonsense husband, who the recollections of today had for many years enjoyed a good relationship with Diana, told the increasingly independent Princess: "If you don’t behave yourself, my girl, we’ll take your title away from you."
Referring to her historic Spencer lineage, of which she was proud, the Princess called upon her famous quick wit, telling her father-in-law: "My title is much older than yours, Philip".

Ouch!

End of quote.

Ouch indeed! What a stupid and uneducated thing to say:

The duke of Edinburgh was born a prince of Greece and Denmark - a member of the oldest dynasty of Europe. His ancestors already reigned in Scandinavia when William the Conqueror had not been born. I doubt the Spencers are left-over Anglo-Saxon nobility thus Diana was simply wrong. IMHO in that case it is not quick witted or even funny, but an uneducated kind of pertiness.

[TheTruth]

Originally Posted by Jo of Palatine

From the article, reporting an episode between Philip and Diana as told in "The Diana Chronicles":

The monarch's no-nonsense husband, who the recollections of today had for many years enjoyed a good relationship with Diana, told the increasingly independent Princess: "If you don’t behave yourself, my girl, we’ll take your title away from you."
Referring to her historic Spencer lineage, of which she was proud, the Princess called upon her famous quick wit, telling her father-in-law: "My title is much older than yours, Philip".

Ouch!

End of quote.

Ouch indeed! What a stupid and uneducated thing to say:

The duke of Edinburgh was born a prince of Greece and Denmark - a member of the oldest dynasty of Europe. His ancestors already reigned in Scandinavia when William the Conqueror had not been born. I doubt the Spencers are left-over Anglo-Saxon nobility thus Diana was simply wrong. IMHO in that case it is not quick witted or even funny, but an uneducated kind of pertiness.

I think she was actually talking of the title 'Duke of Edinburgh', not his lineage ...

From Wikipedia :
The Duke of Edinburgh is a dukedom associated with Edinburgh, Scotland. There have been three creations since 1726. The current holder is Prince Philip, the husband of and royal consort to Queen Elizabeth II.

And if she was talking of her title of Princess of Wales, she was right :

From Wikipedia
Princess of Wales is a courtesy title held by the wife of the Prince of Wales since the first "English" Prince of Wales in 1282. Due to the mortality rate and the fact that some Princes of Wales did not marry before ascending to the throne, there have in fact been only ten Princesses of Wales.

[Skydragon]

Originally Posted by TheTruth

And if she was talking of her title of Princess of Wales, she was right :

She was supposedly talking of the Spencer lineage.

[TheTruth]

Okay, but if they are talking about lineage, why are they talking about 'title' ? I wouldn't have used this word ...
Again it's a private discussion so there will always be a doubt.

[LOSSEAN]

Maybe they were talking about their titles in Britain. HRH Prince Philip had been Lieutenant Philip Mountbatten, prior to his marriage to the Princess Elizabeth. He had to relinquish his foreign titles to become a British citizen, did he not?

[Skydragon]

Originally Posted by LOSSEAN

Maybe they were talking about their titles in Britain. HRH Prince Philip had been Lieutenant Philip Mountbatten, prior to his marriage to the Princess Elizabeth. He had to relinquish his foreign titles to become a British citizen, did he not?

Until 1975 she was only the honourable Diana Spencer, it was after her grandfather died that she was called Lady. So her title was not older anyway!

[Skydragon]

The long-nosed Diana, by Belgium

Belgium has issued a gold coin to commemorate the tenth anniversary of the death of Princess Diana - but something is amiss

The long-nosed Diana, by Belgium | the Daily Mail

[Elspeth]

Originally Posted by Jo of Palatine

From the article, reporting an episode between Philip and Diana as told in "The Diana Chronicles":

The monarch's no-nonsense husband, who the recollections of today had for many years enjoyed a good relationship with Diana, told the increasingly independent Princess: "If you don’t behave yourself, my girl, we’ll take your title away from you."
Referring to her historic Spencer lineage, of which she was proud, the Princess called upon her famous quick wit, telling her father-in-law: "My title is much older than yours, Philip".

Ouch!

End of quote.

Ouch indeed! What a stupid and uneducated thing to say:

The duke of Edinburgh was born a prince of Greece and Denmark - a member of the oldest dynasty of Europe. His ancestors already reigned in Scandinavia when William the Conqueror had not been born. I doubt the Spencers are left-over Anglo-Saxon nobility thus Diana was simply wrong. IMHO in that case it is not quick witted or even funny, but an uneducated kind of pertiness.

You know, the more I'm seeing of excerpts of this book, the more I think that the character of Rita Skeeter must be based on Tina Brown. She seems to be giving verbatim quotes of private conversations with such confidence that I can only assume that she must really have been able to transform herself into a fly on the wall. Either that, or this is mighty shoddy journalism.

[sirhon11234]

Excellent comparison Elspeth she does seem like Rita Skeeter writing for The Daily Prophet.

[Skydragon]

Originally Posted by sirhon11234

Excellent comparison

When I started reading your post, I thought you were talking about the new Diana Belgium coin!

[sirhon11234]

Originally Posted by Skydragon

When I started reading your post, I thought you were talking about the new Diana Belgium coin!

No, I wasn't but I just read the article her nose is quite large on the coin.
But its interesting that Belgium minted a coin of the Princess?

[Skydragon]

Originally Posted by sirhon11234

No, I wasn't but I just read the article her nose is quite large on the coin.
But its interesting that Belgium minted a coin of the Princess?

I think it is a good likeness, it's probably based on some of Mario Testino's pictures. I don't think it is legal tender in Belgium, (perhaps someone from Belgium can tell us). In the UK we tend to stick with the Queen and national symbols.

[sirhon11234]

Was Princess Diana Headed for Hollywood?
Planet Gossip - Was Princess Diana Headed for Hollywood?

[gfg02]

Blair's farewell was a Diana moment - a flood of phoney emotion

Blair's farewell was a Diana moment - a flood of phoney emotion | the Daily Mail

[LOSSEAN]

Originally Posted by Skydragon

Until 1975 she was only the honourable Diana Spencer, it was after her grandfather died that she was called Lady. So her title was not older anyway!

She wasn't even born when he became Britain's Prince Philip so the gist of what they meant escapes us both. It might be something only the aristocrats and nobles know. Or it might be something Tina Brown made up.

[ysbel]

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