Lady Di, La-di-da.

So it's 10 years since Princess Diana passed away. She would have been 46 today.
I'm sure you would have caught some of the footage of the memorial on TV. It's a shame the real Queen couldn't be there to pay respect, but then again, Freddie Mercury died long ago too.
It's a defining moment in a lot of lives around the world, and I'm sure thousands have asked and answered the question "Where were you when you heard that Lady Di died?"
Me, not sure. I think I was on the crapper. Or as Di would have said "Sitting on the bogger."

To be honest, it's not something that really affected me. I was young, and didn't really now much about life around the world. I thought people from Albania had pink eyes and white hair.

Ten years is a long time. The world has changed immensely, and everyone seems to forget the other person that died in the accident : Dodi Fayed. I don't know if we're becoming more accepting of tragedy or what, but I suspect if news broke today that a "rich businessman died in Paris", people wouldn't bat an eyelid. They'd just assume some old guy croaked whilst having sex with one of the Hilton sisters.

People wont forget her in a hurry though. These days you can even hire Di impersonators, just in case you need a touch of poise and grace at your next corporate function/buck's night.

You do have to feel sorry for her children, Harry in particular. Not only does he have to live his life not getting to know his mother properly, but he has to endure red hair. I'm not sure what's worse, having to hear jokes like "What did Pink Floyd and Diana have in common? Their greatest hit was the Wall", or being called "Fanta Pants" for the rest of your life.

As a final rhetorical thought on the topic of Royalty, there are two things I've always wondered about the Queen :

1. Does the Queen sleep in a Queen size bed?
2. When the Queen gets asked for ID, does she just pull out a coin?