Not so easy: false facts about Princess Diana that many take for truth
'16.02.2021'
Source: Yandex. Zen
Princess Diana was one of the most recognizable women of the 20th century. But despite this fame, it is somewhat surprising that much of what people know about the "people's princess" is actually not so true, writes the author of the blog "La Boheme" on Yandex Zen.
She was never as shy as people thought.
With her face down and modestly looking up, Princess Diana became like a shy girl who did not seek attention, but simply learned to accept it. Such a perception, said the Queen's former press secretary, Dicky the Arbiter, is complete nonsense.
“I met her three or four days before the wedding. She just turned 20. People called her “shy Dee” because she didn’t look up when she spoke to the other person. But there was nothing shy about her. She was just 178 cm tall, and she had to keep her head down so as not to make people shorter feel uncomfortable, ”says Dicky.
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Diana's brother, Charles Spencer, also rejected the label of “shy Dee”. He said that his sister was never shy, but she was careful about people and was reserved from the beginning.
Princess Diana was not hiding from the paparazzi
Princess Diana's public image did not just emerge out of thin air - it was an elaborate PR. While Diana is believed to have been a victim of the paparazzi, the princess's relationship with reporters was generally good. Once she realized the paparazzi weren't going anywhere, she figured out how to use them to her advantage. This happened several times, including when she was next to the new gentleman Dodi al-Fayed.
She also came up with a clever way to trick the paparazzi. A few months before her death, Diana started wearing the same navy Virgin Air sweatshirt every time she went to workout at the Chelsea Harbor Club in London. She thought that if she wears the same outfit, then all the photos will be useless, and the reporters will stop harassing her.
Princess Diana didn't always tell the truth
While some believe that Princess Diana was a sincere person, there are people who claim that this is not so.
“It was very difficult for her to tell the truth. She loved to embellish things, ”her brother Charles Spencer once said.
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“She lied to me openly,” Clive James once wrote.
“She looked me straight in the eyes when she said that so I could see how believable she can look when she tells a lie. But I never held a grudge against her, because that was her manner and that was her character, ”recalls the acquaintance of the princess.
Diana hardly expected Charles to be faithful in their marriage
One of the most famous statements by Princess Diana came during a 1995 interview.
“There were three of us in this marriage, so it was a bit cramped,” she said, referring to Camilla Parker Bowles. And people believed that Lady Dee was full of feelings for Charles and believed in their relationship to the very end.
But, according to the writer Eleanor Herman, Princess Diana had to understand that the outcome would be sad, because she demanded increased attention to herself and often had a row with Charles. And Camilla was glad to comfort her former lover and accept him when he was not going well with his wife.
Original column published on the blog. "Bohemia" on Yandex Zen
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