Yep, I think Diana broke the mold when she married into the Royal Family and that wasn't necessarily a bad thing. I won't go into all the good things she did with the public and helped bring a more human face to the Royals, we all know that. I think that being an emotional person, she broke the rule of always maintaining a stiff upper lip and stoicism that the Royals up until Diana relied on religiously.
The Queen, Philip, QEQM and Charles didn't know how to handle her outbursts and erratic behaviour and I tend to believe they were truly stumped. I think both Diana and her Royal in-laws had the mistaken belief that since all involved had been around each other's family as Diana grew up, that Diana would "know the ropes" or at least have a grasp of Royal life.
It wasn't the case.
There have been the stories that Diana was literally thrown into the Royal Life and Duties without any support or guidance, but Sarah Bradford wrote in her book about the Queen, that Diana refused to learn about Royal protocols and being a "princess". She went on to write that a Palace Courtier famously went to HM's office and stated simply couldn't work with Diana because she threw all the books he gave her to read about British History and the Monarchy on the floor and walked out of the room. Bradford also wrote Lady Susan Hussey left Diana one time and was in tears of frustration because Diana refused to listen to her instructions and mentoring. Diana was a teenager and was bored by all the formal instructions that are needed to be Royal. So she really wasn't thrown to the wolves in that sense, she made her own problems.
On the whole, Diana was too young to fall right into the responsibilities asked of her. Too young to become engaged, marry, become pregnant and take on the Royal duties expected of her in less than a year and a half. She was a normal bride, she was the Princess of Wales. A daunting task for any young woman, but she was barely out of her teens. Granted they had William and Harry, two great sons, but the marriage was a mistake.
One thing I have to mention is that Diana's family was no help either, they were focused on getting Diana married into the Royal Family and putting another feather in their social status cap.
The Queen, Philip, QEQM and Charles didn't know how to handle her outbursts and erratic behaviour and I tend to believe they were truly stumped. I think both Diana and her Royal in-laws had the mistaken belief that since all involved had been around each other's family as Diana grew up, that Diana would "know the ropes" or at least have a grasp of Royal life.
It wasn't the case.
There have been the stories that Diana was literally thrown into the Royal Life and Duties without any support or guidance, but Sarah Bradford wrote in her book about the Queen, that Diana refused to learn about Royal protocols and being a "princess". She went on to write that a Palace Courtier famously went to HM's office and stated simply couldn't work with Diana because she threw all the books he gave her to read about British History and the Monarchy on the floor and walked out of the room. Bradford also wrote Lady Susan Hussey left Diana one time and was in tears of frustration because Diana refused to listen to her instructions and mentoring. Diana was a teenager and was bored by all the formal instructions that are needed to be Royal. So she really wasn't thrown to the wolves in that sense, she made her own problems.
On the whole, Diana was too young to fall right into the responsibilities asked of her. Too young to become engaged, marry, become pregnant and take on the Royal duties expected of her in less than a year and a half. She was a normal bride, she was the Princess of Wales. A daunting task for any young woman, but she was barely out of her teens. Granted they had William and Harry, two great sons, but the marriage was a mistake.
One thing I have to mention is that Diana's family was no help either, they were focused on getting Diana married into the Royal Family and putting another feather in their social status cap.