Charles and Queen predicted to stay silent on 25th Diana anniversary

[antelopevalley]

I know Diana was Charles ex, but she was the mother of his two sons. Surely they could just issue a joint bland statement acknowledging her untimely death and the impact on William and Harry?
To pretend it is not even happening would be pretty crass.

"Incredibly, however, the royal family has no plans to formally commemorate the 25th anniversary of the death of Princess Diana on Wednesday next week—illustrating, some would say, just how threatened they still are by her, even in death.
While her sons are widely expected to issue, at a minimum, online tributes, Prince Charles, who conducted an affair with his second wife, Camilla Parker Bowles, both before and throughout much of his marriage to Diana, which Diana publicly blamed for the collapse of their relationship, is likely to maintain radio silence."

www.thedailybeast.com/queen-elizabeth-and-prince-charles-have-no-plans-to-mark-25th-anniversary-of-princess-dianas-death

Who cares what he thinks about his ex wife’s death a quarter of a century ago? People with too much time on their hands, that’s who.

Apparently W and H have agreed to remember their mother with their own families and there will be no public comment .
I cannot imagine anyone issuing a statement about their ex wife’s death . W and H are adults now- it’s up to them but another chance to have a dig at Charles OP ??

Can we get over Diana already? I’ve never understood the obsession about her. She grew up in a very privileged position, married someone else privileged, wore some nice clothes, did some charity work, and then died young. Lots of people do charity work too or die young and don’t get a slither of the same recognition. She also pushed someone down the stairs at one point.

It's been 25 years, why would he need to say something now about the death of his ex? They're damned if they do, damned if they don't.

It's sliver

I didn’t realise this was an English essay that would be marked.

Do William and Harry want any public fuss made of the 25th anniversary, or would they prefer to mark it privately, @antelopevalley? Perhaps the Queen and Prince Charles are not making any official statements, because they know that William and Harry would prefer them not to.

As previous posters have said, I suspect they’d be damned if they did and damned if they didn’t. If they did make some sort of announcement or attempted to mark the day, there would be people criticising them for that - ‘Oh they hated and mistreated her in life and now they are pretending to care etc etc’.

Which I am sure privately is what they will be doing and have done in the past 25 years ongoing, but just in one day a year.

But why does everything need to be public? They don't owe the public anything.

I didn't click the link but it seemed, from the quotes, to just be a judgemental piece with no actual substance or insider information anyway.

I think the Queen might get away with saying something but it's hardly necessary. Charles would still be publicly excoriated if he did.

It's down to William, Harry and the Spencers, IF they feel it is what they should do. No judgement from me either way.

Her sons said at the 20 year point that there would be no more public recognition on her anniversaries.

This is right I think. They are middle aged men with families and she has been gone a long time. They need to look forward.

Whether you agree or not, it is up to them, and certainly not for the Q or POW to interfere with. It’s not usual to commemorate death anniversaries in a big way anyway. The only reason her earlier ones were were that she died so young.

What would be the point? It’s not like anyone has forgotten about her, as folk never stop yapping on about her. It would be weird and maudlin.

It’s also 20 years this year since the Queen Mother and Princess Margaret died. Was there any public statement on either of these anniversaries? I missed it if there was - and this is the Queen’s mother and sister. I can’t see why she’d commemorate her ex-daughter-in-law over them.

25 years is only meaningful to the media, frankly. It’s an excuse for more documentaries and cut and paste tribute shows, special edition newspaper supplements etc. I can’t believe the 25th anniversary is any more painful for William and Harry than the 24th, 17th or 12th - so why would they want or need a public statement?

I’m no fan of Harry, but my heart went out to him when he talked about being 12 and wondering why all these strangers were crying over HIS mother and he had to go out to speak to them. Maybe lessons have been learned from that, and the Royal family are letting Diana’s children mourn her privately, as their mother and not a Princess or media personality.

None of them need to say anything especially not to try to satisfy Diana ghouls.

It's really creepy, odd and manufactured the way certain groups are continually trying to create a cult of Diana. fgs let her rest in peace.

I think as a rule people who die young tend to be "sainted" and remembered through rose tinted specs. I believe in letting the dead rest in peace....... not keep dragging up the same old memories. It's for her family and friends to remember her now, not the mass.

Harry and William should never have had to do that, it was a disgrace.
The Queen Mother and Margaret were not tragic deaths, and were long expected. Their children were all adults with their own families.

The Queen Mother and Margaret were not tragic deaths, and were long expected. Their children were all adults with their own families.

That doesn’t mean the anniversary of Diana’s death should be publicly acknowledged over theirs.

Theyre damned either way when it comes to that woman its really none of our business anyway.. Hope the anniversary doesnt set out another spell of hand wringing delirium it was unedifying enough the first time round

Harry has already talked about how he wants the 25th death of his mothers death acknowledged.

"Next week is the 25th anniversary of my mother’s death, and she most certainly will never be forgotten. I want it to be a day filled with memories of her incredible work and love for the way she did it," Harry said, according to a text of the speech released by the charity.

www.reuters.com/world/uk/prince-harry-hopes-diana-death-anniversary-will-be-filled-with-memories-2022-08-26/

I cannot imagine why I would be expected to remember, let alone mark, the anniversary of my exH dying 25 years before. The weird obsessional expectations of the royal family are freakish to anyone not in the cult.

In a normal family Charles might call the boys and say, "I know it's a hard day, let me know if you need anything". But because it's the RF some maudlin public display is is needed for the emotional vampires.

Let it go. Sad death 25 YEARS ago isn't something to mark.

Strawman again. I did not say there should be any public display. Just a simple statement.

A public statement though, so you can judge it.

Will be a strange day for me as there was the truly terrible news and found out I was pregnant with our son later the same day

No need. There are PR people who can do this well.

Bet if they did say something the OP would start a thread on it and pull it apart