Up here the modern, fresh newly invented Princess Di, how she is my favored. Down below at the bottom you will find a more "royal" Princess, the way she was when on "duty" but nevertheless a charismatic woman no matter what she did.
When I watched TV that faitfull Saturday night on the 31st August 1997 I thought I was dreaming, when I heard the news Diana had been in a car accident in Paris. I thought I was losing it completely when after about 30 Minutes it was said that she had died in that crash. What news... and first I thought I was the only one who was feeling totally in shock that moment, little did I know that the whole world (or major part thereof) felt the same, and that it was ok to feel that way. While the news kept coming through the night, I layed awake watching it until the wee morning hours, by then sobbing because the feeling of a tremendous "loss" deep inside creeped up on me. Never to see her again, gracing the screen with her beautiful smile, such a waste of a life...everyone speculating on what was the cause... it was a number of different "circumstances" that can only becalled fait. There is simply no one incident that happend in this tragic night, it was the usual "chain of events" that led up to it. Then on the funeral day, it was time to get a reality check, although I still could not grasp it that she was really gone. I think no one can, and still today several months later I cannot believe it. I wanted to believe she is still alive and just had vanished for the sake of her privacy and life. She was not only beautiful but courageous, strong, weak, kind, and loving. I feel a bond with her because we share the same zodiac, and there are some similarities in the dark hours of our lives...and because she was so close to many although being out of reach. Still, we'll all remember her well with that grace and beauty that she portraid. For me there is a strong "resemblance" in character, and life with the late Princess Elisabeth of Austria the wife of Franz Josef, who also formed a bond with everyone she met, whether in person or just from hearing about her. She displayed the same "magic" as her. I wonder if they were related??? It is hard to say with all the "mixture" of royalty in Europe, maybe?
Anyway, I would have loved to post the pictures made of her by Vanity Fair, (like the one on the top) but unable to find them so far. If anyone knows where I can get them, please let me know.
In her memory....
Sweet... 
Graceful....
The loving mom
Beautiful.....
Lovely....
