I do.
I had just gotten home from a date. I was excited about the next day because I was going to the state fair with my sister and her family. I turned on one of the news channels, probably CNN, as I was getting my clothes picked out for the next day and heard that Princess Diana was killed in that horrible car crash.
Stunned was my reaction. I remember standing still and then sitting on the sofa. All I could think about was her young children left without a mother and how much she was loved the world over.
Do you remember you reaction to Princess Diana's death?
Care to share?
CW
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CreativeWoman posted on Sep 03, 2007
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secretlife said on Sep 03, 2007....
i remember it as a sunday morning and i turned on the tv and it was all over the news-at first i didn't believe it. i thought---it couldn't be....i really really liked princess di-i thought she has so much potential and was just starting her real life-i was greatly saddened by her death and watched all of her funeral on tv---i also read so many books about her---was fascinated with her life...i miss her.she would be so proud of her boys. -
sweetsoul said on Sep 03, 2007....
Sure do remember where I was. I'll never forget. I'd gone to visit my parents on Friday because my Mom was having surgery. When she came out we got the diagnosis that she was terminally ill.I was up late Saturday night, watching TV, when it was interrupted with the news of Diana's accident...then news of her death. I cried buckets...more for my Mom than Di.So Princess Diana's death is always associated with my Mom's diagnosis. -
Eilan said on Sep 03, 2007....
My ex-husband and I were living about 4 hours from our families at that time and had come home to visit the weekend that Princess Diana died.
I don't remember being particularly stunned or saddened, but I did watch a lot of the stuff about her on TV. -
CreativeWoman said on Sep 03, 2007....
secret,
I agree that she would be proud of her boys. I watched lots of the coverage too. I even find myself watching the old interviews of her being rebroadcast now.
sweetsoul,
How sad that is. I'm sure it helped you to release emotions you needed to let out. Hugs to you.
Eilan,
It was all over the news. I'm sure it would have been hard to avoid.
CW
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rightwingwizard said on Sep 03, 2007....
Yeah I remember exactly where I was the moment the news broke about her death. Where I was isn't particularly important, but the moment was. I had just disassociated myself from the lady in my life at the time. The last attempt at dating. My impression was somewhat colored by my own experience. I have never been very tolerant of women who cheated on ther husbands.rww -
Mamie said on Sep 03, 2007....
I too was stunned and had to sit down after realizing that I was stopped in front of the TV as they reported the news...it was horrible. She was a mighty cool person and I am so impressed by her boys. mamie -
CreativeWoman said on Sep 03, 2007....
RWW,
I guess I always had a sort of empathy for her even though I wasn't married at the time. She seemed so sad sometimes. I guess I felt sorry for her.
CW
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CreativeWoman said on Sep 03, 2007....
Mamie,
I am impressed by her boys too. They seem to love and respect what she stood for.
CW
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beyondtheveil said on Sep 03, 2007....
I was at home and was shocked and grieved- I liked her. She was a whole lot better than that damned Windsor family. -
jaimesesl said on Sep 03, 2007....
We were on our way to an annual festival held in our city. On the way there we heard of the accident and they didn't know if Princess Diana was alive or not. They said she was breathing and saying a few words. When we came home from the festival the news said she had died. We were glued to the TV for the news, commentaries, tributes, etc. What a sad day that was. -
the_infernal_optimist said on Sep 04, 2007....
I think I was at my grandparents' house when I heard. My mom was saddened more than the rest of us, but it's always sad when someone's life is cut short, and she had done quite a bit of good with her fame and royalty.
The only thing that really stands out for me about the following weeks is that the ongoing coverage of Princess Diana's death completely overshadowed the death of Mother Teresa on Sept. 5th, at least in the media - and to me, it should've been the other way around. I walked around angry for about a week over that. (Yes, I was irritable as a teen. :-p)
~Infernal
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silverwhisper said on Sep 04, 2007....
i believe i'd just returned home from my honeymoon.
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Actorguy said on Sep 04, 2007....
Geez, infernal was a teenager when Princess Di was killed!?! I remember what I was doing when JFK was killed! Now I'm really depressed LOL. The night Lady Di was killed, 3 or 4 of us had stopped for a drink after rehearsal. We were only going to stay for a quick one when someone yelled Hey, turn that up! At closing time there were still about 15 of us, including the wait staff, crowded around the TV in the corner, watching in stunned silence. It was quite a memorable evening. -
mrhowto said on Sep 04, 2007....
she died?
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destinydiva said on Sep 04, 2007....
I remember it very well, I was doing a car boot sale, so know one there new what had happened, my mum rang me for another reason and told me, I remember walking back to my car thinking, wow, and all these people walking by dont know, I wanted to say hey did you know..... But I couldnt bring myself to, I wasnt a huge fan of hers or anything, but it was a major thing, I guess more so here in England than there? I too thought of her children, it is sad, and it was a shock, you kinda think those type of people are indestructable...
Destiny xx
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ninjapirate said on Sep 04, 2007....
I kind of remember. I think I was in elementary school still, maybe middle school but I don't think so. My mom and I were getting ready to go to sleep and we had the news on, I want to say we had it on because there was a flood going on here, but now I'm not sure if thats right. Anyway, then the news was talking about how Diana was in an accident and I remember thinking how England still didn't know what happened to her because it was still to early. I didn't think she would die, but we kept watching and it just kept getting worse. -
Battycat said on Sep 04, 2007....
Yes i'd just got up on sunday morning, I watched the news for a while before I realised it was Diana, I thought it must be the Queen Mother. -
lfbno7 said on Sep 04, 2007....
I don't remember where I was when I heard about Diana's death, but I remember my reaction, and it was unexpected. It was the same reaction I had when I heard of Linda McCartney's death, and that was equally unexpected. Because frankly I didn't give a shit about either Princess Di or Linda McCartney. But when I heard that they died, I suddenly cared a lot, and started to cry. I can't explain it. I don't do that about other people. -
TheNakedProfessor said on Sep 04, 2007....
She died? -
lfbno7 said on Sep 04, 2007....
oh the poor thing -
vacantmind said on Sep 04, 2007....
I was at home with the kids. We were watching cartoons. My entire family was sad. My mother's side was related to the Spencer family. I had never met any of them but we were always proud to be related to Princess Di. She was considered white trash royalty by the Queen until her death. So, I am always amazed to find so many people touched by her life story. It kind of puts the Queen in her place.
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wombat said on Sep 04, 2007....
Just sitting at home chilling out on my closed-in porch, listening to the radio. I remember being sad, and wondering right away, what was behind the story. I shed a tear or two. But then, I was pretty much self-involved and cried alot those days. She was a princess, and even death touches royalty. I also wondered about her children and how they were feeling. -
kruuyai said on Sep 04, 2007....
I was back in my hometown for my 20th high school reunion, and was walking to the bus stop downtown on a deserted Sunday afternoon after having picked up a Salvadoran guy at the beach and turned down his offer to get something to eat, because my sister was expecting me for a cookout. I passed a newspaper box and read the headline, "Angry Brits Morn Diana." I passed it and then had to come back and look again when I figured out what they were talking about. When I got home, my sister's cookout had been cancelled, but I don't think it had anything to do with Diana. I should have left the Salvadoran guy on the beach, as things turned out, by the way. -
mrhowto said on Sep 05, 2007....
Is there an echo in here? :P -
desdemona said on Sep 05, 2007....
But that one kid is definitely not the son of Charles.... -
TheNakedProfessor said on Sep 05, 2007....
Is there an...oh... -
42n81 said on Sep 06, 2007....
Yes I remember and I am certain I will never forget. My kids, my boyfriend, his kids and I were making the 6 hour drive from Lagoon in Utah to our home in Boise. It had been an exhausting weekend, running around with 3 young children and 1 toddler in an amusement park. My boyfriend had driven the first leg of the trip home and I napped during that time. I switched places with him about 1 and 1/2 hours from home because he was struggling to keep his eyes open. I hadn't been driving, or awake for that matter, for any more than 1/2 hour when I heard the news of Diana's death on the radio. My boyfriend had fallen alseep by that time and all of the kids were asleep too. I heard what they were saying on the radio, but it just seemed like it was not possible. My mind was trying very hard to deny what it was hearing. After a few minutes I couldn't stand it any longer and I had to wake up my boyfriend and ask him to please listen to what they were saying and then tell me if I was hearing what I thought I was. I was hoping that he would tell me that I must be really tired or something because they weren't saying that she was dead, but that's not what he told me. I was in complete shock! -
TheNakedProfessor said on Sep 06, 2007....
More shocked when JFK Jr. nosed-dived into the Atlantic. -
secretlife said on Sep 06, 2007....
i'm still not over that one-
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