What Princess Di's Family Said About The Royals After Her Death

who called The Queen Mother a bit and was there a reason Diana's brother wasn't invited to King Charles III's coronation Diana's family hasn't mince words about the Royals on September 6 1997 admirers of Princess Diana gathered in London and around their televisions to mourn her death after the funeral procession which began at Kensington Palace and ended at Westminster Abbey a funeral service began there Diana's brother Charles Spencer gave a powerful and memorable eulogy in the emotional speech Charles seemed to acknowledge his sister's struggle to fit in with the royal family causing many people to wonder if he was using this somber occasion to criticize the Royals we your blood family will do all we can to continue the imaginative and loving way in which she was steering these two exceptional young men Charles also spoke of how Diana was a beloved and influential symbol of good in the world even after she exited the Royal Family one of the most heartbreaking moments of Princess Diana's funeral was the image of her two sons Prince William who was 15 at the time and Prince Harry who was 12 walking solemnly behind their mother's casket since that sorrowful day Charles Spencer has revealed how he felt tricked into allowing the young princes to follow their mother's coffin in an interview with the BBC Charles said he thought the whole idea was quote bizarre and cruel I'd been a passionate advocate not to have to walk behind their mother's body despite his objection Charles said to the royal family made the decision to include the boys in the procession and eventually I was lied to and told that they wanted to do it which of course they didn't some five years after Diana's funeral the Earl revealed to the guardian that he felt the Royals played an active role in preventing contact between his nephews and their mother's family although Diana's brother promised in his eulogy to support the late princess's children the Royals appeared to challenge his ability to fulfill his word Diana's relationship with her mother Francis Shand Kidd was reportedly difficult after Diana's parents divorced in 1969 her father was granted Soul custody of the children although Shand Kidd may have experienced a strange relationship with her daughter during her life she was not shy about criticizing how the royal family acted toward her and her daughter in 2005 Diaries documenting past conversations shanned Kidd had with journalists were released which revealed the harsh judgment that Diana's mother felt from the royal family in these Diaries Shand kid claimed that Prince Charles quote acts like a spoiled brat and felt it was good that he became depressed after Diana's death according to the Scotsman she also labeled the Queen Mother a when the creation of a memorial Fountain dedicated to Diana's Legacy began back in 2002 Shand Kidd claimed that she had not been contacted about the project honoring her daughter according to the guardian she instead learned about it through the Press Not only was she upset about not being included but she was also unhappy with the fountain itself saying it was lacking in Grandeur while Diana's brother and mother have been vocal about their feelings regarding how the Royals handled the life and death of Princess Diana Diana's older sisters Lady Sarah mccorkadale and Lady Jane fellows have managed to avoid making public comments on the royal family however mccorkadale the oldest of the Spencer children and the one who reportedly introduced Prince Charles to Diana did speak about her sister's death in the BBC documentary Diana seven days she revealed that she still asks herself why Diana was not wearing a seatbelt that fateful night she was religious in putting on her seatbelt why didn't she put it on that night I'll never know unlike mccorkadale fellows declined to participate in the documentary and has remained mum about her sister's death nevertheless the two surviving sisters do maintain a connection with Prince's William and Harry mccorkodel and fellows reportedly attended the christening of Princess lillibet as well as the weddings of William and Harry to their respective wives Princess Catherine and Megan Duchess of Sussex Lady Jane fellows even gave a reading at Harry and Megan's wedding despite his past criticism of members of the royal family Charles Spencer honored Queen Elizabeth II after her death in 2022. Elizabeth was not only his queen and the Mother-in-law of his sister Diana but she was also his godmother on the day of the Queen's funeral Charles took to Twitter to share a photo of cufflinks stamped with Elizabeth's Royal Cipher writing wearing these at Windsor today with great sadness and pride the ninth Earl Spencer also took to Instagram to pay tribute to his godmother on his personal account Charles shared an excerpt that was read at the Queen's committal service writing this for me was the nearest anyone has come to capturing the essence of her majesty the queen today the kindness concern and dignity of a truly great lady in a 2023 interview with the off air with Jane and fee podcast Charles Spencer revealed that he did not expect to receive an invitation to the coronation of King Charles III he went on to describe how families of nobility such as the Spencers have historically appeared during the coronation of a monarch however he stated that the Spencers have never really participated in elaborate ways after it was revealed that Diana's brother would not be at the coronation the off air co-hosts brought up how they believed many people would be thinking of Diana on the day of the coronation Charles found the sentiment to be complementary but as for Royals in general he seems to be over the whole thing actually the whole royal thing doesn't really it's not I don't find it as interesting as a lot of people do you understand me I just get on with my life

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Published: Sat Aug 05 2023