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"We apologise for the Princess Diana page one headline..."
National Enquirer | 08/31/1997

Posted on 08/31/2024 8:43:58 AM PDT by Drew68

The greatest correction in newspaper history.



TOPICS: History
KEYWORDS: princessdi; princessdiana
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Twenty seven years ago today.
1 posted on 08/31/2024 8:43:58 AM PDT by Drew68
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Buy all the papers you can! That headline will be Ebay material!


2 posted on 08/31/2024 8:46:38 AM PDT by 4yearlurker (Arise and shine,and give God the glory!-A trail cook's morning call.)
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To: Drew68

BBC: Princess Diana death announcement August 31, 1997
https://rumble.com/v111h2x-bbc-princess-diana-death-announcement-august-31-1997.html


3 posted on 08/31/2024 8:48:42 AM PDT by janetjanet998 (Legacy media including youtube are the enemy of the people and must die)
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To: Drew68

First time I was aware of that headline. Gives more credence to the assertion that she had BPD.


4 posted on 08/31/2024 8:53:26 AM PDT by Dartoid
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To: Drew68

Dang. O.o


5 posted on 08/31/2024 8:55:40 AM PDT by Scarlett156 (Remember to pray. )
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To: janetjanet998
BBC: Princess Diana death announcement August 31, 1997

Forward to 6:43 for the initial announcement.

6 posted on 08/31/2024 9:01:33 AM PDT by Drew68
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Given that Charles was likely banging Diana's older sister and that it was Diana's older sister who encouraged Diana to get involved with Charles, I doubt Diana was ever much of a prude.
7 posted on 08/31/2024 9:09:37 AM PDT by fso301
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She was medically confirmed to be a virgin before her marriage.


8 posted on 08/31/2024 9:11:29 AM PDT by Persevero (You cannot comply your way out of tyranny. )
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She was medically confirmed to be a virgin before her marriage.

And biden was medically confirmed as being sharp as a tack.

Even if true, I suspect her family background was such that being a virgin was more or less viewed as a condition one was in until they were no longer in it.

9 posted on 08/31/2024 9:18:50 AM PDT by fso301
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That was lucky because it avoided the Royal family announcing to the world that Charles was marrying a girl who failed the virgin examination, a darn lucky break for the Royal Family of England.


10 posted on 08/31/2024 9:19:05 AM PDT by ansel12 ((NATO warrior under Reagan, and RA under Nixon, bemoaning the pro-Russians from Vietnam to Ukraine.))
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“She was medically confirmed to be a virgin before her marriage.”

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Seemingly well intended info, but easily faked. Who could possibly contradict that finding?

“Hey, Doc, I’ll give you a million pounds Sterling if you sign this and keep your mouth shut. Or else.”


11 posted on 08/31/2024 9:21:02 AM PDT by Eccl 10:2 (Prov 3:5 --- "Trust in the Lord with all your heart, and lean not on your own understanding")
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To: Drew68
How anyone can stay sane in the British Royal Household eludes me.

12 posted on 08/31/2024 9:22:27 AM PDT by BitWielder1 (I'd rather have Unequal Wealth than Equal Poverty.)
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To: Drew68

Wow. I remember getting the paper off of the driveway and seeing her photo in the top right hand corner of the front page with a caption that said “Princess Diana dies in a car accident in Paris” - and how shocking that was.

My friend said she was watching a late football game with her husband when a news bulletin came on that said the Princess was in a car accident, had broken some bones but was OK.


13 posted on 08/31/2024 9:25:29 AM PDT by Bon of Babble (You Say You Want a Revolution?)
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When Charles and Diana married, it was the law that he marry a virgin, and yes they checked.


14 posted on 08/31/2024 9:29:31 AM PDT by Essie
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To: Drew68

It is a shame when news outlets apologize for telling the truth.


15 posted on 08/31/2024 9:31:20 AM PDT by MIchaelTArchangel
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When Charles and Diana married, it was the law that he marry a virgin, and yes they checked.

This was likely nothing more than her swearing an oath that she was still a virgin. There is no medical procedure that can test a girl's virginity.

Many believe it is the presence of a hymen but girls can break their hymens growing up while engaging in non-sexual activity (horseback riding for one, which Diana partook in).

16 posted on 08/31/2024 9:41:44 AM PDT by Drew68
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Buy all the papers you can! That headline will be Ebay material!

I wonder how much $$$ the Enquirer lost when they yanked all those papers off the shelves (as best they could, anyways).

While I didn't buy a copy, I'm sure the 72-page follow-up sold well.

17 posted on 08/31/2024 9:52:49 AM PDT by Drew68
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Nah. Charles was fooling around with Camilla. He didn’t want, love, or appreciate Diana, so she found someone who did. It’s a shame it lead to her death. Shame on Montgomery for cooking up the marital plan for Charles, and shame on Charles for agreeing to it.


18 posted on 08/31/2024 10:20:46 AM PDT by Flaming Conservative ((Pray without ceasing))
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Nah. Charles was fooling around with Camilla.

Was Charles only fooling around with Camilla?

What then was Charles doing with Diana's older sister when they were "dating"?

19 posted on 08/31/2024 10:22:50 AM PDT by fso301
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To: Drew68

I have been to the top of the tunnel entrance where Diana died.

It was covered in flowers and wreaths. Parisians and the world loved Diana.


20 posted on 08/31/2024 10:25:18 AM PDT by faucetman (Just the facts, ma'am, Just the facts )
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