From “The Royalist” (thanks World of Royalty!)
Mirren Unmoved By The Death of Diana
Written by Joanne Leyland
Tuesday, 25 March 2008
While the death of Diana, Princess of Wales ultimately presented her with an Oscar-winning role as ‘The Queen’, Dame Helen Mirren has revealed that the tragedy itself essentially passed her by.
Quizzed about her reaction to the car crash which claimed the life of the 36-year-old princess, her boyfriend Dodi Fayed and driver Henri Paul, the actress who in reality had little time for Diana in life has admitted: “I honestly can’t remember where I was when Princess Diana was killed. I was in America but don’t recall where.”
“Everyone I know says they remember that moment, but I do not.”
Dame Helen, who in 1996 referred to the princess as “really nauseating — and half crazy, poor thing”, was equally unmoved by the public outpouring of grief which was witnessed on the streets of London in particular in the week between Diana’s death and her funeral on September 6th 1997.
Says Dame Helen: “I did not see the public reaction as grief. I saw it as people, like addicts, having their drugs taken away from them.”
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Wow, Dame Helen does not mince words. It’s a nice change to see someone publicly speak their mind so clearly and astutely without worrying about being politically correct. This is one of the reasons I love Princess Anne, too.
What could be better than a chance to win a British goody basket? How about a basket that now comes complete with a Diamond Wedding Anniversary stamp cover! I have personally signed the covers that are in both baskets for the first and second place winners in the drawing, and a third-place drawing will simply be a cover alone, signed. (Thank you to The British Aisles for providing the goods).
Entries accepted until March 31st. Raffle drawing will occur April 2nd.
Sorry friends, I have had to turn off commenting for a little while. The Akismet spam catcher is missing spam comments lately, and even though the messages are caught in the queue for moderation, it is annoying.
I will let you know when I turn them back on, but for now contact me via email for comments and I will eveutally post them. :D Thank you!
A tongue-in-cheek look at the Queen’s longevity. This should raise Gareth Robson’s hackles… hehehe.
Courtesy of the Onion: Queen Will Leave Behind Long Legacy Of Waving
Paul, You Need To Get Serious Help When:
You think you’re a celebrity for selling out a dead woman.
You’re a willing participant on a reality show about ‘Princess-making’.
You’re a willing participant on a second reality show.
You make a website all about yourself and your “achievements”.
You have professional photos made of yourself in various “serious” poses.
You go on tour.
You act like your achievements aren’t made on the coattails of a dead Princess.
You lie to a High Court.
You lie to a High Court and then say you were being “naughty” for doing it.
When you are telling others that you hope they can sleep at night, even though you refuse to return to the UK to explain inconsistencies in your testimony.
On the evening of Maundy Thursday, I went to church. There were six people who had to give a reading, and I was one. After the reading, I had to ceremoniously bang a nail into a cross, which was about as big as I am. It had the crown of thorns on it. Then, I extinguished one of six candles.
Since this service focused solely on Christ’s crucifixion, it was very solemn and I found myself trying not to cry. Then I thought, “Why do I want to cry? I know how this story ends! It ends happily!”
Now I’m off to church again this good morn, and I will get to celebrate the happy and triumphant part of the story. Hey, it’s not every day that death is well and truly conquered. :D
A joyous and peaceful Easter to you all!
