dirges for diana

here’s a thought … 10 years after her death, regardless of what we think caused it, can we just leave her alone, already? or do we really need to satisfy that sick, schadenfreude addiction we seem to have? just wondering. sadly, i think i already know the answer to this question.

But what is far more important to us now, and into the future, is that we remember our mother as she would have wished to be remembered as she was: fun-loving, generous, down-to-earth, entirely genuine. We both think of her every day. We speak about her and laugh together at all the memories. Put simply, she made us, and so many other people, happy. May this be the way that she is remembered.

~Prince Harry, 31.08.07

It’s easy to lose the real person in the image, to insist that all is darkness or all is light. Still, 10 years after her tragic death, there are regular reports of “fury” at this or that incident, and the Princess’s memory is used for scoring points. Let it end here. Let this service mark the point at which we let her rest in peace and dwell on her memory with thanksgiving and compassion.

~ Bishop of London, 31.08.07