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Subject: Re: Diana, Princess Of Wales & Continuing Mindless Celebrity Worship
Date: Sun, 7 Oct 2007 10:32:15 EDT
Dear Fellow Posters,
Diana was only another signifigant player in
the long Royal parade.George IV and his wife Caroline of Brunswick made quite
as much asses of themselves as George philandered and manuvered about seeking
a divorce while she tried to block him even though she had affairs of her own.
Back further, Charles II had many mistresses yet valued none more highly
than his consort Catherine of Braganza. socially she always came first, as She
should have.
Even further back James IV, King of Scots is said to have given one of his
mistresses Margaret Drummond a wedding ring and his refusal to enter into a
marriage treaty with Henry VII, King of England to marry his daughter Margaret
Tudor is said to have cost Margaret Drummond and a couple of her sisters their
lives as they may well have been poisoned. After which the marriage treaty was
concluded.
Eleanor of Aquitaine was one tough woman. She rode with her first husband
King Louis VII of France on the 2nd Crusade in full armor. After their divorce
and her marriage to King Henry II of England She led a revolt againest him and
was eventually captured and imprisoned for some years. It is clear though that
if She did imprison Henry II`s mistress Rosamund Clifford (if She did exist)
it was not over William Longespee whom She had brought up with her own children
as well as Henry II`s other bastard son Geoffrey the monk. William Longsee`s
actual mother Ida (apparently de Tony) in fact was not persecuted by Eleanor
as She was married to Roger le Bigod, 2nd Earl of Norfolk long before that
Queen`s death.
Finally, another very OT royal holds up very well againest Diana Spencer,
Princess of Wales, Grce Kelley, the American born movie star who married Prince
Rainier III of Monaco. Grace had an abundance of class and style while still
being very much royal. She had her causes She promoted as every Recent British
Royal has also done since long before Diana Spencer was heard of by most of
the world. She had three Children by Rainier III, the present Prince Albert II,
Princess Caroline and Princess Stephanie. all have large social
consciousnesses though Queen Elizabeth II had She had to put up with Stephanie`s antics
would quite possibly now be obliged to wear a wig as she`d of torn all her hair
out.Grace , unfortunately also died way too soon in a automotive accident.
Sincerely,
James W
Cummings
Dixmont,
Maine USA
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