Many people are not exactly distraught over Queen Elizabeth’s death.

[JimBob1952]

Americans don't have a monarchy. Their default monarchy is Hollywood...Brad Pitt...et al.

Celebrity worship to replace the lack of royal worship.

Tired old cliche without much truth behind it. Besides, the Brits have a monarchy and still worship celebrities, just slightly different ones. What's your explanation for that?

I wonder why there are so many who are quick to condemn the British but seem to forget all the other countries which also had empires. Slavery has been a way of life for centuries among all nations, yet it is only the British who are vilified for it. The Jews were held captive in Babylon and Egypt. Yes, it is a very long time ago but I'm just using that as an example to show that such things are nothing new.
Britain itself has been invaded and occupied by different factions...Romans, Saxons, Normans....and ruled over by the Pope. The Catholic church has had control over Christian countries and is responsible for horrific atrocities.
So, if you wish to condemn, include all not just the one which suits you.

"Only the British who are vilified for it?" You obviously have never spent any time in the US, where just about all we talk about is the impact of slavery (when we are not talking about gender fluidity). But you're right, slavery was a widespread practice, especially in Islamic countries, where up to a million white slaves were held in countries such as Morocco.

Many native American tribes held slaves from other tribes, and the Cherokee tribe (which adapted to "civilization" quite adeptly) held black slaves.

 

[Della]

Where are you getting your Diana info @Della

I first read a lot of this in Kitty Kelley's book about the royals but much of it is available online from various newspaper articles and books by people who were there at the time.
Just Google:
Did Princes Diana have affairs before Charles?
Did Diana push Raine down the stairs?
Did Diana fire 40 servants?
I linked some of them a few pages back, but people just prefer the fantasy version she made up of herself (with help from Andrew Morton,)

I was living in England when the break up happened and the Times published her side of the story and then gave her that TV special to tell it to everyone. Just the fact that she did that made me very suspicious of her. She knew Charles would not be able to defend himself.

 

[Lewkat]

I just did some fact checking on Diana's alleged pre-marital affairs. I was all over the internet and just grabbed some comments from such people as the Palace physician who was required to determine Diana was a virgin before she became Charles' wife. She was only 19 at the time, newly engaged, and embarrassed out of her mind at being prodded by this doctor. He affirmed that she was indeed a virgin. I recall at that time there was something in the news about it all, but I wasn't too interested back then.

It was during her marriage that she fell for her police body guard and they did have something of an affair. It was deemed by most, after that, she seemed to fall in love with every good looking guy who came her way, but not necessarily ending in a full blown affair. Many guys were wary of her, being Charles' wife, and knowing what a flake she was.

So, aside from gossip rags, no one really knows the actual involvement she is supposed to have had.

She met James Hewitt 2 years after the birth of Harry. Look beyond Harry's beard. He is the image of Charles.

 

[Della]

Yes, I know Diana was a virgin when she got married. I meant she is said to have had many affairs after she married Charles, but before Charles had an affair with Camilla. I never suspected that anyone but Charles was Harry's father, either. Diana was the same age when she got married as I was, I don't see how that excuses her bad behavior forever. she didn't stay nineteen. She went on TV and told everyone, in her soft poor little me voice that her marriage didn't work "because there were three people in the marriage." She just wasn't honest about exactly which three people and to this day people believe Charles and Camilla were having an affair while she sat innocently in her rooms.

I really don't care how often she cheated on Charles, I just think, after all this time, it might be time to quit hating on Camilla. The world is full of people who got divorced and then married someone else. All the nasty remarks I've heard about Camilla over the years are just uncalled for as far as I'm concerned and even now Charles is hated for being mean to Diana when we have no evidence of that.

https://www.newsweek.com/princess-d...rry-mannakee-royal-protection-officer-1639903
Newsweek is not a gossip rag.

http://www.cnn.com/WORLD/9703/05/britain.diana/
Neither is CNN