Today a big birthday celebration is going on in London in honor of Princess Diana who died already 10 years ago in a car crash. Thousands of music fans are expected at a London concert in her memory on what would have been her 46th birthday. It will take place in the Wembley Stadium and will commemorate her life.
Elton John and Take That are among those performing at the show, organised by her sons William and Harry. I am glad that these poor boys who lost their mother at such an early age finally do celebrate her birthday the way they want and in the sense of their mother.
I only wished I could have seen the face of "The Queen" when they announced their project. As far as I know she isn't very honored by her children, she never cared about them either.
I always remember how badly she behaved when Diana died. I was in London in 1997 just after her funeral and the country still was under shock. I went to Kensington Palace where she had lived and there I got a shock ! The whole park in front of the palace was covered with flowers, toys, cards and letters. I had seen a few pictures on TV but in real it looked even more big ! Never ever in my whole life I have seen so many flowers. It was a whole sea of flowers which covered the parc. Many people were there still crying and moarning it was very touching.
Then I went over to Buckingham Palace, the residence of the Queen. There too flowers, flowers, flowers and toys, especially Teddies covered the pavement in front of the Palace. It had been said that all flowers would be given to hospitals and retirement homes and the toys to orphanages. But suddenly big garbage trucks showed up and shoveled everything on the truck. There people started to get very angry, they tried to stop them and voices started to insult the Queen and that she should go. It really was terrible I thought a revolt would start and I was amongst the furious crowd. Police arrived and tried to calm down the mass and finally the garbadge men went away leaving a very angry population behind.
My son knowing that I liked Diana bought me things like stamps or a mug especially made for her death. I found that very cute, because he doesn't care very much about "royals".
If today the Royal family, and even the Queen is a little more modern then it is thanks to Diana.
Today for the concert about 450 policemen will be on duty. Police said security at the event had been stepped up in the light of the attacks on London and Glasgow.
Prince William and Prince Harry toured the stadium on yesterday to oversee preparations for the event, which is expected to be attended by 62,000 people. If you wish you can follow the whole concert on BBC this afternoon.
I for sure willl have a look !
I am sure the Queen "isn't amused" about this event!
ReplyDeleteI didn't know her bday was on july 1st (or maybe I did but I forgot...!) but I remember getting that sunday paper where the accident was in the front page... She was one of a kind and I am also glad her boys remember her and cherish her that way.
I'll check if I can see the concert on tv since my pc refuses to work properly today :(
(emergency laptop here!)
I remember the Queen, Queen Mother and Princess Margaret standing in front of Buckingham Palace as Diana's funeral passed. Talk about McBeth's three witches...I've never seen anything so sour as that lot.
ReplyDeleteI think it's lovely that her sons are remembering her today. Nice tribute, Gattina.
PC is up and running again! and I am linking to you post :)
ReplyDeleteThe concert will be shown in over 180 countries! I am hoping to listen to favorite songs! happy sunday, Gattina.
La jolie princesse Diana est entrée dans le coeur des gens et dans le monde des mythes au même rang que les déesses de l'antiquité! Et la méchante reine dans le rôle du "dictateur" dépassé et à côté de la plaque! Quand au peuple il est près à se révolter pour soutenir son idole. Ce concert sera l'expression du coeur de Diana contre l'impopularité de l'archaïsme et des convenances d'un autre temps!
ReplyDeleteBon spectacle Gattina! Moi je travaille encore lundi et mardi après seulement je serai light, light! Là j'ai toutes mes commandes à terminer, ma nouvelle classe à installer et mes comptes de coopérative de classe à mettre à jour! Après c'est la fête!
I always loved her too. She was a real person. In many ways she was a sacrificial lamb. They (Charles & Family) knew he loved Camilla, but they needed a Virgin and an heir. So Diana met that qualification.
ReplyDeleteVery sad. I hope her sons do her proud in their lives.
WOW! I didn't realize it had been 10 years already. Time flies... She was an awesome lady! And every bit a "lady"! It is great the boys are remembering her and honoring her... so many have tried to bring her down after her death... I've always felt sorry for them.
ReplyDeleteoh too bad, i wasn't able to see that concert (don't have BBC). I'm sure that show will turn out in you tube this week so I will just check it out there.. have a great week Gattina :)
ReplyDeleteYep, they didn't like Diana at all. You could just see it. The rest of the world loves her though. I remember being on vacation and staying in the hotel to watch her funeral from beginning to end. What a great post. :)
ReplyDeleteI thought Diana was a shining light in the world. I too, lost my mother at a young age, sixteen and know how hard it's been for those boys to be without their hands on parent. My dad is a good guy, but he makes Charles look huggy. I am glad they get to honor their mom.
ReplyDelete10 years... my daughter was only a few months old when Diana was killed. she seemed such a lovely woman. last year i delved into lots of research about her. it's so sad, all the unanswered questions surrounding the accident. i hope her sons mature into young men to make their mum proud. :-)
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