世界上在位时间最长的君主(3)

未能成功加载,请稍后再试
0/0

The Death of Diana When Princess Diana died, amid the public mourning and the private grief of the family, Elizabeth broke protocol,

recognising that the country, and the world, needed to hear from the royal family. Princess Diana and the Queen were initially close, and Diana even called her 'mama'.

But, over time, the relationship became, at best, strained. Diana regularly broke royal protocol, and aired the dirty laundry of her and Charles' personal lives.

The Queen, a stoic monarch from a different generation did not understand Diana's desire to be involved with AIDs charities or her willingness to talk publicly about the disintegration of her marriage.

To this day, there are people like Diana's lover, Dodi Fayed's father who blame the Queen and the royal family for the car crash that killed Diana and his son.

When Queen Elizabeth and her family did not immediately express their grief publicly, the press and the people of the world were outraged. Eventually though, Queen Elizabeth did give a live address speaking about Diana and the tragedy of her death.

The Queen spoke of Diana in the way most of the world viewed her: "First, I want to pay tribute to Diana myself. She 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."

While public opinion didn't immediately fully rebound in the Queen's favor, the address was helpful in stemming the tide of criticism.

Later Life Unlike her children, Queen Elizabeth has had a long marriage.

下载全新《每日英语听力》客户端,查看完整内容