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Tina Brown's book on Diana

Posted by Carolyn on November 18, 2020, 8:07 am

Early this morning I could not sleep and started re-reading Tina Brown's book about Diana. I started reading at the time of the Panorama interview and read to the end.

I lived thru the time, but there is so much I had forgotten. I wonder what a young person who did not live thru it wonders about Diana now?

Re: Tina Brown's book on Diana

Posted by Martha on November 18, 2020, 10:48 am, in reply to "Tina Brown's book on Diana"

Most young people probably wonder what the fuss was about.

The Smithsonian Channel has been running two programs - one about Diana and the press, the other about the last few days of her life and the funeral. Both are very good, mostly because they've been sanitized of the fervor and don't take sides.

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Re: Tina Brown's book on Diana

Posted by Carolyn on November 18, 2020, 12:02 pm, in reply to "Re: Tina Brown's book on Diana"

Thanks, Martha. I will try to find those programs. My own personal life was in chaos at the time and I had other things on my mind.

Re: Tina Brown's book on Diana

Posted by karenl on November 18, 2020, 7:21 pm, in reply to "Re: Tina Brown's book on Diana"

I don't think the younger generation has much of an interest in Diana. She was before they were born and since she died at a young age, they can't relate to her.
I've read that Diana fans are concerned because each year her death anniversary comes around, there's less and less interest. I know that on the date, there's been a dramatic decrease in the flowers and memorials left at Kensington Palace's fence. It's a natural progression, that after so many years, people move on and there are problems or situations that take up their lives.

Re: Tina Brown's book on Diana

Posted by Martha on November 18, 2020, 8:11 pm, in reply to "Re: Tina Brown's book on Diana"

The world couldn't keep up the frenetic pace of grieving after those first few weeks. It left everyone exhausted and served no purpose. Her death was a tragedy, but the beauty of life is that it continues on.

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Re: Tina Brown's book on Diana

Posted by Carolyn on November 19, 2020, 7:14 am, in reply to "Re: Tina Brown's book on Diana"

I have a box of newspapers and magazines I saved. I've offered it for sale and have tried to donate the things to a library. No one is interested. In time someone might be so am keeping it.

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