Sunday remembers our Diana

A moment of silence for the Duchess of York's cancelled Weight Watchers campaign:

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I went to see a Sunday morning preview of Austin Powers: International Man Of Mystery, which I seem to remember had at least one Royal Family joke which was subsequently edited out.
 
Inner Smile said:
Are you still a rockstar?
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I don't understand the question ... but no, I've never been a rockstar except for that time I felt like one singing Tenacious D's Tribute when the almost-son-in-law started strumming the opening on my brother's guitar at a family barbecue. Although I would like to be great like Elvis without the tassles and hire eight bodyguards who like to beat up assholes, then sign a couple of autographs so I can eat my meals for free.
 
floppet said:
I don't understand the question ... but no, I've never been a rockstar except for that time I felt like one singing Tenacious D's Tribute when the almost-son-in-law started strumming the opening on my brother's guitar at a family barbecue. Although I would like to be great like Elvis without the tassles and hire eight bodyguards who like to beat up assholes, then sign a couple of autographs so I can eat my meals for free.
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He's referencing a Pink song.
 
I remember Diana's death pretty well. I was still awake when the news of the crash broke. When my sister got home at about 2am, she knocked my bedroom door to see if I'd heard. When I got up the next morning, I put the TV on and could tell immediately she was dead by the tone of the voiceover but when they cut to Martyn Lewis in a dark suit and black tie, that confirmed it. There was literally nothing else on the telly but rolling news until well into the afternoon, IIRC. The radio went into deeply sombre mode as well. Strange week.
 
It was a Sunday morning and I remember getting up to get the paper which we had delivered, probably getting a cup of coffee and going back to bed to read the paper.

I remember turning the radio on and just not kind of understanding what I was hearing, so I ran into Epponnee's room (the house where we had the party at one of the moopmeets) woke him up and made him put on his TV.

Alongside 9/11 surely the defining 'where we're you when...) moments for a generation.
 
I remember waking up after a night out, hungover in my bed and hearing the news on the radio from the kitchen and lying there in total shock. I think for Gen X, Xennials like myself and early Millenials in the UK, it’s probably the most shocking celebrity death of all time.
 
Inner Smile said:
What were you doing on this day in 1997?
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I wasn't around in 1997 but my parents were; they lived near Ealing back then, and went to lay a bouquet of flowers at Kensington for Diana. 😌💐♡
Even to me, I'd consider Diana's one of the most shocking celebrity deaths, and probably the most well-known to those in Gen Z like me who were not even around in her lifetime. 💭

But 28 years later, I receive a copy of Candle In The Wind (it was in a £1 bundle with 4 other CDs, including Enya's Only Time single, and happened to arrive today). 💛
 
I was 11. I remember us watching the news and then my Dad phoning ahead to Rhyll Sun Centre, where we’d been planning to go for a day out, to make sure it was still going to be open on account of her being the Princess of Wales.

That was about it. I don’t ever remember my parents expressing an opinion one way or another about the Royal Family, so while it was obviously shocking, I didn’t really experience any of the intense emotional reactions some other people did.

I think the reaction was probably quite muted in Liverpool generally to be honest. Not really a particularly Royalist part of the country.
 
It was HUGE news over here. I was at my Grandma’s house when the news broke.

My Aunt was a loony Charles and Diana fan and nearly had a breakdown. She was holding out for them to reconcile. She had all of the commemorative plates, magazines, dolls, etc from their wedding. I don’t think she’s ever gotten over it haha
 
VoR said:
I was 11. I remember us watching the news and then my Dad phoning ahead to Rhyll Sun Centre, where we’d been planning to go for a day out, to make sure it was still going to be open on account of her being the Princess of Wales.

That was about it. I don’t ever remember my parents expressing an opinion one way or another about the Royal Family, so while it was obviously shocking, I didn’t really experience any of the intense emotional reactions some other people did.

I think the reaction was probably quite muted in Liverpool generally to be honest. Not really a particularly Royalist part of the country.
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But was Rhyl Sun Cemtre open?!
 
Happy bd g av blast 👍👊🏼🙏🏿🤜🏽🤙🏿 av ace day carnt rember doing day i bern 900+ fee days later sinned book forget put but long lines desth fix etc 🤔😀 think is at time my x no pun trnted her spitting image 😂😮👊🏼😀 not more ok looking ish

Big ligers roxs
 
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