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...under intense private and public scrutiny. Diana has shown a great deal of growth and maturity. Regardless of what her official title is, she will always be a true princess in the world's eyes because of her compassion, honesty and resiliency. As for the Prince of Wales and Camilla Parker Bowles, I wonder how sturdy a foundation their relationship can have, considering that it has been built on the ashes of two marriages. The royal family has weathered worse disasters than this, and I hope it survives through the next century. With Diana's fresh blood infused...
Charles' larger problem will continue to be his private life. In Britain speculation about whether he and Parker Bowles will marry is obsessive. Constitutionally, there is nothing to stop them. Though Camilla has been reported to be a Roman Catholic, she is not; her former husband is. What Charles would require is his mother's permission; if she refused him, he could appeal to Parliament. As King he could wed without anyone's blessing...
...these scenarios. What the heir to the throne can do is circumscribed by public opinion. To survive the royals must be acceptable, if not popular. The ubiquitous royal commentator Brian Hoey puts it this way: "Even though they were both guilty, all the blame in the relationship goes to Camilla. The people of Britain will never, ever forgive her, and that's why she will never become Queen. If Charles decides to marry her, he will no doubt lose the throne. Even though constitutionally nothing prevents him, the success of the monarchy depends upon the goodwill of the people...
...Mummy cry all the time?" With the divorce imminent, William's strategic position becomes even more charged--both as his mother's trump card in her continuing negotiations with the palace and as the next King of England in the unlikely, yet much speculated upon, instance that Charles marries Camilla Parker Bowles and abdicates. But royals watchers hope that having lived with their parents' separation for three years, William and his younger brother Harry have become steeled, and that the young man described by author Brian Hoey as "rather vulnerable, but with some of his father's arrogance," has already...
...Windsor's behavior. The good that she did, the professionalism with which she carried herself in the public eye would overwhelm any trouble she may have been at home. They didn't realize what an incredible superstar they had. To me the biggest crime was the way he allowed Camilla Parker Bowles to preside as hostess at his country estate at Highgrove early in the marriage. There's no excuse for that kind of cruelty." CAMILLE PAGLIA, American cultural critic...