'Our mother lost her life because of this': Harry lashes out over 'unethical' BBC interview with Diana

The Queen told Charles and Diana to divorce after this interview. Without the interview, they would have stayed married but separated longer, she would still have had her royal protection officers, and it is unlikely that she would have gone cavorting with the likes of Dodi Fayed.

It's not as if the Queen was responsible for Diana and Charles's behaviors that led to the estrangement that led to the disgraceful interview that led to the purported advice to divorce. Even if the Queen had so advised, we weren't there, and we didn't hear whether she advised them to "obtain some kind of counseling and try to reconcile for the sake of the children or else it will end in divorce", at which point Charles and Diana said, "She told us to divorce!', shifting the blame elsewhere for their own stupidity, which is the more likely scenario.

Charles and Diana are both prominent protagonists and prominent victims of the "sex, drugs, and rock'n'roll" cultural revolution that was surrounding them and the Queen, of which the rise of the Beatles, the Stones and tabloid culture (thanks to Rupert Murdoch bringing it to UK) played a large part. She cannot be solely blamed for the actions of her adult sons.

Is it possible that you don't know that the British Royal Family is a business? Is it possible that you don't know that Princess Di was the daughter of John Spencer, 8th Earl Spencer? That means she grew up in the peerage and should have known exactly what her position was. Hint: that means they don't marry for love.

She agreed to fealty under the Queen and her son. She could have said no to the Crown Prince Charles, instead she grabbed for the brass ring expecting it to be golden, cha-ching! That pretty much made her a gold digger with stars in her eyes, in spite of the long and sordid history of the British Royal Family. She was a fool, a fraud, and a liar before anything Charles might have done.

These celebrities and royals who think they are using the press to get out a message are surprised when they're used by these media outlets for their sensationalist purposes. The correct answer is to quit giving interviews! Ultimately it's their arrogance that leads them back to the reporters and the cameras as they seek to speak directly "to the people".

The Queen seems to be the only one who has figured this out.

I probably know more about it than you do. She was a damaged 19 year old romantic. He was a jaded, privileged 30 something being pushed to have an heir. Did you know they sat together on a couch and cried after their divorce? Nothing is ever black and white. All humans are frail with faults and failings. Some people forget that in their own perfection.

During the interview, Diana questioned Charles’s fitness or ability to be king. That was probably the last straw for the queen.

She's hardly the only one to have done that; but it was still deathly stupid for her to air it. Literally deathly.

As for the Queen, it's been hard to be a full time working mother, overseeing a commonwealth of 149 nations, and also pay adequate attention to one's kids. The temptation to spoil them because you're so often unavailable is great.

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