Who among you...?

Question

Who among you here had an opportunity to shake hands with the Queen? Who among you here in Y!A saw Princess Diana when she is still alive(in personal)?...When she died, what's your feelings?Are you one of the people who offered bouquet of flowers in front of their palace?

I'm longing to go there and see the palace and to meet the royal family. :)

Answer 1

I have not met the Queen but my father has flown with members of the Royal Family, the Queen included, when they have travelled to and from Canada and he has had direct conversation with several of them, except for the Queen (one does not ask her questions, etc).

I also saw Diana, Princess of Wales (there is no such person as "Princess Diana", as she was never a princess in her own right) when I was very, very young when she came to Canada.

Given that I live in Canada and have resided here almost continuously (living in Europe I was always on the continent), I didn't leave flowers for her at the palace. I felt awful for her family and her friends when she died as she was hounded non-stop by the press in her fairly short life.

Answer 2

I was at Di's wedding.  Have a great photo of her.  Not terribly close, but with a little cropping, it looks like it.  I was really, truly saddened by her death.  It's just one of the tragedies of the world that some people die young.  It was an awful accident.

On the other hand, she won't grow old, and wither, and wrinkle, so she will always be remembered as young and beautiful.  

Much like Marilyn Monroe...much as the song Elton John wrote and then rewrote...he was onto something, you know.

Answer 3

I haven't met the Queen.  She rode past me in an open carriage when she visited Canada years ago.

I was very sad when Diana died, but could not bring flowers.

Answer 4

I have met the Queen and Diana. Her majesty is after all my cousin. I was a little sad when Diana died but not much because I kind of understood what she had done to the family and how she had used the press to make the royal family look bad. Also she had this mental diesease kind of like Bipolar so she changed her moods a lot which was really weird excepesially for me because I really young and didn't really understand it that well.

Answer 5

i haven't shook hands with the royals, but i have spoke to both the queen and queen mother, i worked on royal estate in Scotland when i lived there.

you only shake hands with them if they offer there hand to you