Word: diana
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...crowds of mourners and mountains of flowers at Kensington Palace, I saw a nation devastated, not just by Diana's death but by the terrible destructiveness of death. I saw a nation without any religious framework within which to make sense of this loss. STEPHEN TURNER Cambridge, England...
...death was a tragedy, but to create a saint of Diana is wholly unwarranted and will confirm the declining state of our society's values. We look up to celebrities and entertainers rather than to teachers, nurses and others who work hard for the public good every day in unglamorous settings. One example of our skewed values: the diamond ring Dodi Fayed gave Princess Diana cost $205,400; the Nobel Peace Prize awarded Mother Teresa was worth $190,000. HOWARD M. LIEBMAN Brussels...
...loss of Diana is immeasurable, but we will remember her uniqueness as a human being and the effervescent and elegant personality that gave her such universal appeal. She was not only Britain's but the entire world's princess. ALAN NYSTROM Allison Park...
...millions who sat sobbing in front of a television set watching the funeral. I wondered, What would Diana think of all this? I believe she would have been appalled. She was such an involved and compassionate woman. How much more fitting to her memory if all those people who took the time to "participate" in the funeral would now set aside the same number of hours to do volunteer work. ELIZABETH MURPHY Norwich, Conn...
...turnout of more than a million mourners in London, particularly those of the younger generation, for a glimpse of Diana's cortege was the expression of Britons' disapproval of the monarchy, against which Diana had staged a rebellion. The public's views must have shocked the inmates of Buckingham Palace. The lowering of the flag to half-staff under pressure of public opinion was the beginning of the end of an era. AGHA KAFEEL BARIK Karachi...