princess diana

Amber, over at Crazy Bloggin' Canuck, wrote a nice post on her thoughts about Princess Diana and finished it asking the reader where they were when they heard that Princess Diana had died. I've actually been thinking about the world's favorite princess a lot while seeing all the media coverage on the 10th anniversary of her death.

I always had a fondness for Lady Di. Part of it was that we shared the same name. Another was that Don and I were married the same year as she and Charles, which was 1981. Another was the fact that she was a real live princess, the dream of every little girl. And yet another is that she ended up becoming a woman of substance and one that I admired for so many reasons.

I remember exactly where I was when I heard of her death. Our family was on our annual Labor Day church camping trip (I'll have to write about that some other time). Someone that came up for the day broke the news to us. I remember just standing their in disbelief. I felt numb for the rest of the day. I arrived home the next day still feeling numb and feeling that the world had lost a great person.

Sometimes, it's hard to believe that 10 years has passed. It's been hard to watch all the controversies and conspiracy theories and the tattle tale books. Sometimes it's hard to remember her smile and numerous humanitarian acts. It's hard to think about how much more good she would have brought to the world had she lived.

So, I'll ask you the same as Amber asked; where were you when you heard the news? And if you want to share; what are your feelings regarding the late Princess Diana?

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link of the day:
http://www.time.com/time/daily/special/diana/