What Happened Between Queen Elizabeth And Princess Diana?
Princess Diana stories from the past will live in infamy. There are a wide range of stories out there regarding the Princess, like her crush on Tom Cruise, or the time she tricked Oprah into flying all the way to London.Nowadays, we continue to look back on her life, particularly certain relationships. Given Queen Elizabeth's recent passing, we'll take a look back at what went on between Queen Elizabeth and Princess Diana.Given their history, it was a rocky relationship with both good and bad times.
Princess Diana Was Terrified Of Queen Elizabeth At The Start
It is common knowledge by now, Princess Diana shared a difficult relationship alongside Prince Charles, and suffered behind the scenes because of it.
As for the others, Princess Diana started things off in a tame manner, especially when it came to her relationship alongside Queen Elizabeth.
According to the New York Post, although Diana knew how to handle the Royals, she still kept a distance from The Queen at the start, "The princess knew how to handle royals, although Andrew Morton, author of 1992 tell-all book “Diana: Her True Story,” admits that she was terrified of her mother-in-law in the early days," the publication reports.
Andrew Morton made mention that Princess Diana was very respectful at the start of her relationship with The Queen, while keeping a healthy distance.
“She kept the formal obsequies — dropping a deep curtsy each time they met — but otherwise kept her distance,” he wrote.
In the years that followed, things would get a lot more complex between the two sides, especially given Princess Diana's troubling relationship alongside Prince Charles.
Princess Diana And Queen Elizabeth Had An Up And Down Type Relationship
Reports tend to be conflicting when it comes to The Queen and Princess Diana's relationship. According to E News, Princess Diana had a huge deal of respect for The Queen, "I admire her," Diana said. "I long to get inside her mind and talk to her, and I will. I've always said to her: 'I'll never let you down but I cannot say the same for your son.' She took it quite well. She does relax with me."
In turn, E News would further state that Queen Elizabeth trusted Diana, especially when it came to her ability to form connections.
"From the beginning, the queen was supportive of Diana's instincts when it came to forging connections, such as when she asked the monarch's permission to represent the family at the Princess Grace of Monaco's funeral in 1982, the former Grace Kelly having been very kind to her when a newly engaged Diana first met her."
On the flip side, New York Post would further report that things got difficult for the two sides, particularly when Princess Diana grew emotional about her relationship alongside Prince Charles.
"The princess cried three times in a half an hour while she was waiting to see you.’ The queen replied, ‘I had her for an hour — and she cried nonstop. Queen Elizabeth apparently wanted to help her daughter-in-law, but didn’t know how."
Ultimately, it is believed that being from different generations also did not help the level of communication between the two sides throughout their relationship.
Nonetheless, despite all the ups and downs, the Queen was heartbroken just as the rest of the world over Princess Diana's passing.
Queen Elizabeth Honored Princess Diana Following Her Passing
On August 31st, 1997, Princess Diana passed away in Paris unexpectedly due to a car crash. The world wept from the loss and that included the Queen, who issued a statement of her own.
"I want to pay tribute to Diana myself," she said. "Diana was an exceptional and gifted human being. In good times and bad, she never lost her capacity to smile and laugh, nor to inspire others with her warmth and kindness."
"I admired and respected her - for her energy and commitment to others, and especially for her devotion to her two boys."
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