Word: diana
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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WESTMINSTER: Before the sadness finally flooded his voice, Earl Spencer's tribute to his sister was a requiem of steel. Here was the head of her blood family drawing a line in the dust against those who had wronged her: the press, who "hunted" Diana, and the Royal Family, whose title she did not need. The implication was clear: All that was good about the Princess existed outside Palace walls...
...intensely political eulogy, the Earl stated his determination that his nephews William and Harry would fare better than their mother. Firing a warning shot across the Royal's bows, he vowed to ensure that "their souls are not simply immersed by duty and tradition, but can sing openly" as Diana had planned...
...Most accused of all were her constant pursuers: the "ever-present paparazzi," who turned Diana into "the most hunted person of the modern age." The Earl, who pointedly withdrew the invitations of six British tabloid editors yesterday, wondered aloud why her "good intentions were sneered at by the media." Though in the end, when he came to the "small mercies" of his loss, Spencer dropped his sword ? and simply reminded us of all the humanity that is not apparent on the cover of a newspaper...
...Complete Coverage of the Diana story The procession and funeral photo essay
...when it is all over, Diana will be laid to rest on a small island within the Spencer family estate itself ? allowing her sons to visit her in private, and giving her a peace she rarely knew in life...