tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12845739.post8297879850581697325..comments2023-11-03T15:48:35.688+00:00Comments on Paul Linford: Diana: Thoughts and ReminiscencesPaul Linfordhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01977920120772282561noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12845739.post-45098330781024796232017-08-31T11:45:10.407+01:002017-08-31T11:45:10.407+01:00I met Diana, briefly, at Great Ormond Street hospi...I met Diana, briefly, at Great Ormond Street hospital when she visited and thought her a touch awkward and not quite worth the hyateria. But I was very sad for the loss of her life, both the manner in which she died and because as a mother myself I was desperately sorry for her sons. I think I was beginning to be aware of the manipulation of the public by the mass media and the subsequent Jenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06993195168106335813noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12845739.post-35065948720995772112007-09-03T11:21:00.000+01:002007-09-03T11:21:00.000+01:00The only person I heard speak about it (other than...The only person I heard speak about it (other than my then wife who is even more republican than me) was a Pakistani lady who I met on a train (she was on a world tour visiting her children in UK, Canada and USA as I recall). She said that the people in Pakistan were all very sad about it and were quite sure that Diana had been bumped off because she was planning to marry a Muslim ...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12845739.post-68186783256962846722007-08-31T13:48:00.000+01:002007-08-31T13:48:00.000+01:00Just blogged about the "Diana Lie" - I can honestl...Just blogged about the "Diana Lie" - I can honestly say that not only have I not shed tears, openly grieved, signed a book of condolences etc etc but I have also never met anyone else who did.<BR/><BR/>And yet the media continues to tell us that the country was "united in grief". It's not true.<BR/><BR/>Why do they continue to put this pro-Royal spin on everything? Particularly the BBC.<BR/><BRAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12845739.post-3120790779285953332007-08-31T11:32:00.000+01:002007-08-31T11:32:00.000+01:00You were not alone in your initial suspicions. The...You were not alone in your initial suspicions. There are those who do still believe she was killed off - by the Royal family, not MI5.<BR/><BR/>I do think there was a little hysteria - whipped up by the media as usual. In this case, I think is was in proportion to the shock and loss.<BR/><BR/>There was an interesting interview with the Archbishop on TV last night. He said he thought the public Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08412477912140180160noreply@blogger.com