The Royals

We're coming up on the 10th anniversay of Princess Diana's death. (Pardon the aside, but where did that decade go?) I remember exactly where I was when I heard the news. With the time difference, her death was announced on the Baby's birthday.

I was obsessed with Princess Grace. I'm still fascinated with her family -- they are wild and madcap. Is Albert gay? (I know he keeps fathering children but I'm still not convinced.) Did Caroline recover from the death of her husband? I know she moved on to that Spanish guy with another title, but they don't look very happy to me. Will Stephanie have a happy life or will she continue to date/marry bodyguards and Carribean Joes?

What happened to Prince William and Kate? Is Prince Harry going to Iran/Afghanistan or not? How will they protect him? Why this is important to me is beyond logic.

When Diana and Charles were married, I was planning my own wedding. She was my idol. I dragged myself out of bed to watch every moment of it. In her honor, I also dragged myself out of bed to watch her funeral procession. That card on top of the flowers, with the inscription, "Mummy," did me in. Also, the speech by her brother...

Now Princes William and Harry are grown. Charles has married Camilla, along with her endless supply of bad clothing and bad hats. I adored Diana but I suspect that he and Camilla are a better fit. The Queen seems to have accepted her. I don't believe that Prince Phillip has a lot of pull in these discussions.

Do you ever look back? I can't imagine living life under this worldwide microscope.

I would never second-guess God, but I'm pretty sure he was busy with something else. I was meant to be a Royal.