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Diana’s death. This makes for interesting reading

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Lucca Wed 31-Aug-22 07:25:05

I had no idea about most of this.

Smileless2012 Fri 02-Sept-22 13:25:02

Maybe they thought she'd be controllable grandtante. She was young, her father was an Earl and as far as I'm aware there were no exes to come out of the woodwork to tarnish her reputation.

Theoddbird Fri 02-Sept-22 13:31:18

I wish people would just let her rest in peace. Does nobody care about what all these newspaper reports must do to William and Harry? Everyone is still so eager to read all the possible lies being written about Diana and what happened to her. Discussion about her should be banned on here for a start....

icanhandthemback Fri 02-Sept-22 13:32:50

You choose to run around with euro trash when you know that you're the Mother of two Royal sons - one of whom will be King one day - and it's not hard to see that you're already making some very poor choices. Although it would seem she was unaware that the risks she was taking were enormous.

What a horrible way of describing someone. She may have made poor choices but what you have written seems to have been a particularly poor choice of words.

I don't think that Princess Diana was murdered but I do think her days were numbered one way or another. Although she was perfectly entitled to sleep with whom she wanted, the RF or State would have not wanted this as the mother of the future King of England. I also think that she probably got caught up in the moment with the clamour of the Paparazzi, the chase and a new flirtation so probably couldn't think straight with all the adrenalin which must have been surging through her. What a horrible end that must have been and I firmly blame the media.

I hate that she died but she taught me a lifelong lesson. Always travel with a seat belt.

Anniebach Fri 02-Sept-22 13:56:34

King of England ?

hallgreenmiss Fri 02-Sept-22 14:00:36

nanna8

Sorry but It am still convinced she was murdered. People lie, including those ‘investigators’. She knew it would happen, she predicted it in a letter that they overlooked and forgot to destroy.

They were due to return to uk the day before but had to go to Paris to see to some business. No one could possibly have coordinated a plot to kill her. Who knew, for instance, that she wouldn’t be wearing a seat belt, or that the driver would be drunk?

Callistemon21 Fri 02-Sept-22 14:07:05

She knew it would happen, she predicted it in a letter that they overlooked and forgot to destroy

So, if you thought someone was plotting to kill you in a car crash why would you get into a car with a driver who had been allegedly been drinking, not put on a seatbelt and spped across a city at night?

It makes no sense whatsoever.

Which letter, where is it and what does it say?

We do know that Prince Philip was fond of Diana and sufficiently concerned about her to write some kind and supportive letters to her. She referred to him in her letters as Dearest Pa.

Summerlove Fri 02-Sept-22 14:12:48

Diana believed it long before Bashir got involved. She ditched her security in 1993 when she realised Charles was being informed of her every move and any liasons. The Bashir interview was 95. Funny how things get changed and twisted in this case isn't it.

I'm blown away here by how many seem to think it acceptable for a man to spy on his separated wife. Whether he did or not is up for debate, but those defending it are blowing my mind.

Anniebach Fri 02-Sept-22 14:13:03

She predicted it in a letter ? , did she predict it or her psychic ?

icanhandthemback Fri 02-Sept-22 14:15:00

Anniebach

King of England ?

Sorry Anniebach. Independence came early in my addled brain! King of the UK. Apologies.

icanhandthemback Fri 02-Sept-22 14:16:38

Me too, Summerlove. Any other wife would call it stalking!

Callistemon21 Fri 02-Sept-22 14:20:32

Summerlove

*Diana believed it long before Bashir got involved. She ditched her security in 1993 when she realised Charles was being informed of her every move and any liasons. The Bashir interview was 95. Funny how things get changed and twisted in this case isn't it.*

I'm blown away here by how many seem to think it acceptable for a man to spy on his separated wife. Whether he did or not is up for debate, but those defending it are blowing my mind.

I'm surprised by how many know so much about what Charles did and didn't do!
Spying?

Perhaps his main concern was the safety of his children as any concerned father might be if they were with their erratic mother and one of her many lovers.

Summerlove Fri 02-Sept-22 14:22:05

Callistemon21

Are you saying that If he did have her security report her movements to him, that it was a good thing?

Galaxy Fri 02-Sept-22 14:23:03

I honestly hope she slept with everyone she wanted to in her short life. I know I would have.

Coco51 Fri 02-Sept-22 14:25:07

Germanshepherdsmum

The intelligence services have ways of knowing things, and of covering all bases.

They work for National Security not random assassinations. What you read and see in books and/or films is exacerbated fiction and unrelated to reality. I know from experience the
fundamental truth is mundane.

Germanshepherdsmum Fri 02-Sept-22 14:27:39

I haven’t gleaned my knowledge from films or books.

Anniebach Fri 02-Sept-22 14:38:57

She did Galaxy. Married, engaged, single men.

wicklowwinnie Fri 02-Sept-22 14:46:27

None of us know the truth of Diana's death, but we all know it has been the most convenient death of all time.
It will have done a great deal to advance the Republican cause.
The RF did not appreciate how much it would have benefited them having Diana in the family.

Galaxy Fri 02-Sept-22 14:54:05

I hope so Annie.

DeeDe Fri 02-Sept-22 14:59:01

Agree completely, they were killed, no way was the royal family allowing that relationship to continue
Years ago my MIL knew someone who worked at the palace and you wouldn’t believe half of what goes on and the skullduggery even then.
poor Diana was not much more than a child when groomed into that family, they thought she would be easily controlled,
She wasn’t and stood up, which sadly cost her
Cruel and totally wicked …
The police are no competition for the Firm !!!!

Zoejory Fri 02-Sept-22 15:02:10

I'm quite incredulous that people believe she was murdered.

DeeDe Fri 02-Sept-22 15:04:43

Diana was used and only needed to produce heirs …
Then thrown away as she wouldn’t keep quite, about her husbands continued affair with that woman
Coincidence she died ??? Really !!!

Anniebach Fri 02-Sept-22 15:07:15

Galaxy she didn’t mind being the third in other women’s
marriages , you would ?

Galaxy Fri 02-Sept-22 15:09:30

I tend to think that's the married persons decision. I find the counting of how many people others have slept with really weird.

Greciangirl Fri 02-Sept-22 15:14:49

Drunk driver,
No seat belt. End of!!

Too many conspiracy theories. And we all love one, don’t we?
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Sparklefizz Fri 02-Sept-22 15:21:22

DeeDe no way was the royal family allowing that relationship to continue

Why? Because Dodi was a Muslim? But that's not logical because Diana had a much longer and more serious relationship with Hasnat Kahn before Dodi, and she wasn't killed then.