Celebrating Prince Harry’s christening at Windsor in 1984, the royal family had a hoot. The baby’s grandmother, Queen Elizabeth, wore priceless sapphires and a huge smile as toddler Prince William entertained the rellies with an impromptu dance. The two-year-old’s capering made Harry’s godfather, Prince Andrew, roar with laughter, and Princess Diana, her second son in her arms in a frothy heirloom gown, looked relaxed and happy.
One of the great successes of the Queen’s reign was balancing her loyalty to the nation and to her own kin. Here’s how her equilibrium was tested most by those closest to her.’s February 1993 edition landed, there was cover girl Princess Diana in full glittery tiara mode, complete with Mona Lisa smile, kohl-rimmed eyes and a headline that promised fireworks, if not treason: “Di’s Palace Coup.
Her father was an equerry to King George VI and then the Queen herself. Her grandmother was a lady-in-waiting to the Queen Mother. Diana grew up at Park House on grounds of the royal estate in Sandringham, with princes Andrew and Edward as playmates. Still, in the early days after her wedding, the new princess was “quite simply terrified” of her mother-in-law, according to Andrew Morton in his book. “She kept the formal obsequies - dropping a deep curtsy each time they met.”
On the day Prince Charles turned 44 in 1992, Diana was in Paris, taking a 40-minute meeting with President Francois Mitterand, starting to create her role as a glamorous diplomat. Later back home in London, the mother-of-two made the keynote speech of European Drug Prevention Week and made plans to visit Cambodia with the Red Cross and without her husband.
As she said in a rare live TV speech on the eve of Diana’s funeral, “I share in your determination to cherish her memory.” Amid the turmoil of Harry and Meghan’s departure from royal life - which created rifts with other family members, including Prince Charles and the Cambridges - the Queen stayed “devoted” to Harry, according to her biographer Robert Hardman, and he to her.
While their regular video calls were held behind closed doors, their bond was shared with the world multiple times over decades. She was used to Harry’s teasing and pranks, according to royals author Katie Nicholl. She claimed in a 2010 book that Harry changed the Queen’s voicemail recording on her phone to say, “Hey, wassup? This is Liz. Sorry, I’m away from the throne. For a hotline to Philip, press one, for Charles press two, for the corgis, press three.”
Elizabeth 2 kept a lid on and deflected from a dysfunctional and racist family they’ll need a PR guru to keep them relevant & loved
Australia….this should be you…
Less sycophantic reporting & more investigative journalism required
Meanwhile what does the new King do to his loyal subjects…..throw them on the scrap heap
Australia Latest News, Australia Headlines
Similar News:You can also read news stories similar to this one that we have collected from other news sources.