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To be upset Prince Harry has made Diana all about her death?

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polkadotdalmation · 19/05/2023 19:25

Diana was a wonderful person in many ways. She had her faults like everyone, but mostly due to her dysfunctional childhood.

However she was a loving mother, a fearless campaigner for HIV and the other charities. A humanitarian who campaigned against land mines. None of these were glamorous, but she did it anyway.

She helped bring the monarchy into the 20 century. She was kind, warm and relatable as a person. She should be remembered as such.

Harry however has made it all about her horrendous death in a Paris tunnel. Endlessly merching the memory of her traumatic death, making it all about him and not his brothers pain, rehashing her death in his book, and now this latest stunt, which was likely designed to get his free security reinstated. If he knew what honour was he would be ashamed, but he won't be. All Diana is now is a mortally injured woman in a tunnel.

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StarbucksSmarterSister · 19/05/2023 21:55

polkadotdalmation · 19/05/2023 20:55

I'm obviously wrong. Carry on Harry. Lots more pictures you can show and lots more 'interviews' you can do to make a few more millions. It's clearly totally acceptable. Maybe growing up in the 80s when she was alive has warped me.

Do you think the rest of us weren't alive then? I'm a couple of years older than Diana was and I'm sure I remember much more about her than you. Maybe that's why I'm not "warped".

tinytemper66 · 19/05/2023 22:04

polkadotdalmation · 19/05/2023 20:24

Well if people think he should carry on talking about her death and keep on racking up his millions on the back of it, who am I to say it's wrong?

Indeed.

Namechanger1002 · 19/05/2023 22:12

SammyScrounge · 19/05/2023 21:49

All grown up. I suppose that is why I prefer William"s behaviour.

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I was 16. It was sudden and it was brutal and traumatic. It has impacted my life massively. If I could earn millions by selling my mums story and that meant my kids futures were secured then I absolutely would.

Iyiyiiii · 19/05/2023 22:14

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Iyiyiiii · 19/05/2023 22:16

@polkadotdalmation
you have mentioned Harry monetising / making money from HIS MOTHERS DEATH 28 times in this thread.....

Are you ok hun??

Roundandnour · 19/05/2023 22:28

polkadotdalmation · 19/05/2023 20:58

Clearly it's normal to merch your dead mother and I'm the warped person

So you also object to books like Good bye dad; Things I wish I known before my mum died; Loss of a parent; Dear Dad - and countless other books about the death of a parent?

Rockybooboo · 19/05/2023 22:31

polkadotdalmation · 19/05/2023 21:34

What about the Martin Bashir interview that coerced, tricked and played on the insecurities of Diana? Harry and William promised each other it would never be broadcast again. And what did Harry do? ... Had excerpts of it of Netflix. You know the show? The one that earned him 100 million dollars.

What an honourable individual. To allow an 'interview' that showed his beloved mother being conned and coerced so that he could make money from it.

The admiration from the posters on here must be immeasurable for his honesty and ability to share her pain.

Its not about admiration for Harry. Its about your obsession about someone you don't like and how you're allowing him to influence him over your memories.

PeopleAreShit · 19/05/2023 22:32

It’s his mum not yours, he can have whatever narrative about her her life and his life that he wants.

Rockybooboo · 19/05/2023 22:41

I was 12 when Diana and charles got married. We all thought it was a fairytale. I remember the news would have segments about the wedding dress and all the kids had commerative plates and we all thought it was a fairytale. It literally seemed to take over the UK but all the time he was in love with another woman!

Rockybooboo · 19/05/2023 22:43

The point of my last post is that Ive got firm memories of Diana in my mind.

Pugdogmom · 19/05/2023 22:58

Well I was more than a teenager when Diana died, so I do remember the good stuff she did. However am also aware that she was a flawed human being.

I'm no fan of Harry but at 12 years of age and losing your mother , must have been dreadfully traumatic for him. It's obviously something he hasn't recovered from particularly the circumstances regarding it. William has spoken about his mother, but being the POW and a Senior member of the RF, he has spoken about it less.
This thread is absolutely batshit though!

MilliwaysUniverse · 19/05/2023 23:02

I suspect we are a similar age (you may be a few years younger than me but not many) if you were a teen when Diana died. I was 18 and remember that summer clearly. She was on the front pages almost every single day, on holiday, sunbathing, sitting on a yacht etc. At the time, iirc, media coverage was mainly negative, talking about the “scandal” of her post divorce relationships, rather than the positive coverage of previous years.

She was being chased by paparazzi that night because stories about her were selling that summer, and lots of speculation about Dodi al Fayed and whether she would marry him. Photographers knew that photos of the couple would sell. A couple of years before, photos of her hugging children in African orphanages, or walking through minefields, would be sure sellers. They were merely working on the supply and demand principle. I’m surprised if you remember all the positive coverage so clearly, you forget the negative stuff in the weeks before her death and rebirth as a saint?

Anyway, the point I’m making is that Harry isn’t responsible for your memories of Diana. You remember her charitable work, media coverage of her as a mother, and prefer that to the current media coverage of her younger son’s way of processing his grief. But all of those things are true, she could still be a great mum, a tireless campaigner, and a woman who died in shocking circumstances leaving her children traumatised. You just don’t like Harry talking about it and being paid. Motivational speakers often talk about their own experiences and are paid to do so. How is what Harry is doing any different to that? Finally, everyone grieves differently. Harry is not William, and William is not Harry. They are brothers not clones, and may well have very different ways of grieving. Grief isn’t linear - we don’t know William’s views on the subject in as much detail because he chooses not to discuss it, which is his right. Harry may be at a different stage in his bereavement to William, but regardless, he is talking about it openly. Which is HIS right.

MamoruHisaishi · 19/05/2023 23:15

I wouldn't have any problem with it if that's all Harry ever talked about. It wouldn't be so bad if harry just chose to focus on his own life, his mother and Meghan, and his own kids. But he also drags William and Kate, even their kids aren't out of bounds as a topic of discussion for him. Like, did he have to mention in his book about William’s fading resemblance to Diana? Or that Diana is done watching over William and his family, so she can now watch over Harry and his own family? It comes across so petty and competitive, like he wants to separate William from Diana and claim her for himself. Also, yes, Harry has every right to publicly talk about his mother as much as he wants, but he shouldn't get upset if people form their own opinions that go against his narrative.

behaveasbefitsthesituationwillyas · 19/05/2023 23:26

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HagsGlen · 19/05/2023 23:33

Yes, OP, he should have run it past you first. You are the keeper of the flame, as you sit amidst your Charles and Di commemorative wedding tea towels.

Rockybooboo · 19/05/2023 23:48

MamoruHisaishi · 19/05/2023 23:15

I wouldn't have any problem with it if that's all Harry ever talked about. It wouldn't be so bad if harry just chose to focus on his own life, his mother and Meghan, and his own kids. But he also drags William and Kate, even their kids aren't out of bounds as a topic of discussion for him. Like, did he have to mention in his book about William’s fading resemblance to Diana? Or that Diana is done watching over William and his family, so she can now watch over Harry and his own family? It comes across so petty and competitive, like he wants to separate William from Diana and claim her for himself. Also, yes, Harry has every right to publicly talk about his mother as much as he wants, but he shouldn't get upset if people form their own opinions that go against his narrative.

If you read the book, he says his dad and brother's press office leak stories about him to the press so it depends whether you believe him .

What awful things has he said about Kate and the children?

But at the end of the day why do you care so much about him talking about William's not looking so much about his mum?

behaveasbefitsthesituationwillyas · 20/05/2023 00:02

Harry and William promised each other it would never be broadcast again. And what did Harry do?

Harry and WiIliam promised each other that they'd never leak or plant stories against each other like their parents did, and what did William do? Even going to the extent of forging Harry's signature..!

Harry doesn't owe W one ounce of respect.

8roses · 20/05/2023 00:16

@polkadotdalmation you’re spot on - Harry has shown no regard for the family members who are still alive, let alone those who died decades ago

TimesRwo · 20/05/2023 00:17

behaveasbefitsthesituationwillyas · 20/05/2023 00:02

Harry and William promised each other it would never be broadcast again. And what did Harry do?

Harry and WiIliam promised each other that they'd never leak or plant stories against each other like their parents did, and what did William do? Even going to the extent of forging Harry's signature..!

Harry doesn't owe W one ounce of respect.

Oh, what’s the story about his signature? I’ve missed this completely.

So pleased about this thread. Read it when it was first posted and I fully expected the usual hatred towards H&M would result in posts agreeing with OP. At least there is some common sense when it comes to the nonsense people post.

TimesRwo · 20/05/2023 00:18

8roses · 20/05/2023 00:16

@polkadotdalmation you’re spot on - Harry has shown no regard for the family members who are still alive, let alone those who died decades ago

And there we go! 😂

8roses · 20/05/2023 00:19

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8roses · 20/05/2023 00:21

All fake - he’s got a room permanently on standby at a Montecito hotel (Telegraph), she’s super close to her bodyguard and they turned down a secure hotel room in NY ( Carlyle) because they couldn’t have a discount - I don’t think they’re even together

keffie12 · 20/05/2023 00:25

polkadotdalmation · 19/05/2023 19:53

I just find making money out of your dead mother distasteful and to me that is far more unhinged than I am.

He isn't making money out of his late mom. The book was his story about his life. The media have written so much about him and M. 100s of thousands of articles are untrue and twisted. You're saying he isn't allowed to respond.

Have you read his book or watched the Netflix series! No, I didn't think so. Because you would have a different attitude if you had. Don't bother saying you have when you clearly haven't.

What happened in NYC? You are just going by media trash headlines. They were chased, which also means pursued.

Their spokesman announced it as the public were put in harms way. The media have made money from this. He hasn't.

As for William , he is not exactly a decent person either. If you read the book, you would know that.

keffie12 · 20/05/2023 00:28

I've just read some of the other replies on here. Some of you are in lala land, deranged, and conspiracy theorists 🙄

EmpireStateOfMine · 20/05/2023 00:51

choccytime · 19/05/2023 19:46

Meghan will be behind all this , poor sod cant see it though

OTOH, this was supposed to be her night, her award, her chance to shine.

Now it's all about Harry and Diana's final car ride.

Maybe, just maybe, Meghan got dealt a bit of a shitty hand by Harry's paranoia that night in NY city. I don't know. None of us do. But I have a feeling about this that our attention is possibly being diverted away from Meghan's award and onto Harry for a purpose.