thats ok ama, we brits, know how it can seem in the press, thats diana, was the wonderful one, and so on, so it wasnt personal, we were just setting the record straight, theres one 3 or 4 royals i actually care for, the rest, they arent upto scratch IMO, queen victoria, someone who loved albert so much she wore black for decades, the queen, as she drove ambulances in the war, to help bombed out people, and anne, all very strong women, the queen mother, (god bless her), she was another tough kind, sweet woman, who loved her drink and betting, and smoking, (and vaguely good queen bess).
i would rather be called an anti diana fan, than let the image of diana be prepetuated. (for the queen duty to the country is first, her family is second, yet she has never stinted on showing love to them.)
so dont worry, we understand and it wasnt anything personal.
http://www.newsoftheworld.co.uk/kate_news1.shtml
some news about kate middleton,
PRINCE William's five-year romance with Kate Middleton was dramatically killed off at a secret royal summit when the Queen said: "Don't rush down the aisle—we don't want another Diana."
Her Majesty issued the shock advice around 10 days ago after William sensationally confessed his doubts at a top-level family conference.
The prince told other royals, including Prince Charles and the Duke of Edinburgh, that he didn't want to commit to marriage in the near future and preferred to put his Army and state duties first.
The final death blow to Wills' relationship with his university sweetheart was delivered by grandfather Prince Philip.
He declared: "You can't string her along for ever."
It was felt by senior royals that after five years, the couple really ought to know if the relationship was going anywhere. They were very young when they met at university and it now seemed to have run its natural course.
The high-powered meeting of the family's most senior members— often known as the Way Ahead Group— was called at Windsor before Easter to discuss Wills' future and the important constitutional role he will play over the next few years
theres more on that site, so you can see they thought about him, and her, and how it was to go,
ut when the young prince arrived for the pow-wow he had already had a heart-to-heart with Kate following a spate of stories in which he was pictured in nightclubs cuddling or groping other girls.
Feisty Kate, 25, who famously said of Wills: "He's lucky to be going out with ME"—was furious and demanded to know where she stood.
When the prince told her he was not ready to give her any more commitment they both realised their whole relationship was in jeopardy.
William, second in line to the throne, had also confided in his father the Prince of Wales, who assured him he would stand by any decision he took.
But in the end it was the ever-present ghost of Wills' mother Princess Diana—plus the fear of yet another failed marriage and ‘annus horribilis'—that galvanised the Windsors into action.
This August sees the 10th anniversary of Diana's death but the outcry caused by the tragedy still haunts the royal family.
And within minutes of the summit meeting starting the conversation turned to William's worries about Kate. The gathering listened intently as the prince candidly described how SHE wanted more from their relationship, then admitted HE didn't know which way to turn
He told the meeting: "I don't want any more commitment, I don't want to get married just yet. What should I do?"
That's when the Queen told her grandson straight that she didn't want him to rush into anything he felt he would regret later. She led the discussions that followed and calmed the young prince.
"Within the royal family the Queen acts as head of the country and Prince Philip is the head of the family—so it was he who then gave William a fatherly talking-to. He told him frankly that he has to ‘put up or shut up'. He either commits to Kate now or he walks away. He stressed that he couldn't mess a woman around and treat her badly.
"The Queen had thought Kate could be the future of the monarchy, the future Queen even. She liked her a lot and every time they met they got on extremely well.
"But she had to put her grandson's interests first and sadly for her that meant doing what is best for him and the future of the monarchy. "If a marriage had gone ahead and ended in tears the Queen simply didn't want to still be the reigning monarch in 10 years time and left wondering why she let it go ahead. It wouldn't bode well for the royals or look good around the world
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