Your ThoughtsI should like to express my thanks and congratulations for your excellent reports on Lady Diana’s funeral. I admire your respectful, objective comments together with impressive pictures. We had a chance to follow British, Italian and German programmes, and we are happy to say that your programme was the best, because you let the spectators make up their own opinions. Best regards. Brigitte Russo and Alessandro Russo I was watching the funeral. I recognised that again Diana, Princess of Wales is the victim of the mass media. We have the Royal Family in Japan. But they are always protected by the Imperial Household Agency. If there was a comparable agency in the UK, she would have had a better life. Rest in peace. Kuniko S Although many of us here in the States only saw Diana through the news media; we have never lost the hope that some day the Princess would find peace within her life. Now that she has peace of a different kind, we find that there is compassion for the boys. I know that had she lived, her life would have been very different but in death her benefit to both the Monarchy and the British people is enormous. I hope that the change will take effect before the Monarchy declines. In some cases the redefining of the British people can now be accomplished without more incrimination. But only time will tell for sure. There is this great outpouring of love and understanding for the boys. I think that there ought to be the same for their father. To one and all, I bid you peace. Even though I never met you Diana I feel a certain kinship with you. We are the same age and have grown up through the same times. I lived in England for three years so I know some of what your country and its people are like. My wife is English and her family still lives in England which only strengthens my bond with you and your family. We have lost a truly wonderful person in your death, but I feel you were more than just a human being. I feel as if you were an angel sent from heaven as a guiding light and shining example of what we should all strive to be. I will miss you immensely, Diana. May God be with you and your family now and always. Bill Deater, Hesperia, Michigan, USA Greetings I, as many, was tuned to the TV for what seemed to be forever. It was a mass televised emotional road which matched many others in my lifetime, but this seemed to be a watershed of sorts for another generation. I never took much interest in the trials of the Royals, but this was a part of the story that carried so much emotion that I found it hard to turn off. Every participant in this service carried their part to perfection. I found the sincerity of the Spencer message to be right on target. I was carried to emotional heights by the massive organ, choirs, Elton John, and a participation in a worldwide connection of the spirit with the recitation of the Lord's Prayer. We can argue over the proper place for all of this, but lets wake up and get with the progamme. We must speak from where we are gifted and trained to do so and all did. Now is the time to argue over the merits of case as presented by all parties concerned. I hope a resolution results in genuine progress. Shouting at each other or ignoring each other offers no solution in the long run. May we learn and continue to learn from this exchange. Di was such a vehicle. May that legacy live on. Bill Brandes, Columbus, Ohio, USA A true lady in every sense of the word. The funeral was exemplary! I felt as if I was a part of the grieving process in Great Britain. I visited Great Britain in 1982 shortly after Diana and Charles were married and before Prince William was born. I truly felt as if she was a part of my life in all ways. She was a true princess. The media coverage of the funeral was just enough. I did not feel that they were distasteful in any way as they can be in many instances. The paparazzi needs to find an area of privacy for ALL people whether they be the Royal Family, movie stars, political figures or just the general public who are either grieving or happy. They really do ruin the atmosphere with their ever present greed for the number one dollar of the world. Thanks again for the wonderful coverage of the Queen of Hearts’ funeral. Too soon for such a fabulous and caring person to be gone. Holly C, Baton Rouge, Louisiana As a happy, well adjusted woman , I was stunned by the emotions I felt and of the tears that flowed from my eyes all day Saturday as I watched the most moving and the most beautiful funeral I have ever seen. It rocked my soul...I couldn't stop crying and I didn't know why. It was as if all the grief in the world had been placed on my shoulders and I could hardly bear it. I don't feel the same about anything today. My thoughts are with the young Princes...and my thoughts are with the Royal Family as well. How hard it must have been for them (in another way) to have to bend protocol but they did, and I commend them. Tradition is wonderful and I'm in total awe of the deep heritage that surrounds England and how special and important it is. I feel in my heart it will be stronger and better than ever. It IS possible to have a monarchy. And I hope and pray that they all come out of this as bigger and better people. God bless Lord Spencer...what a tribute!! I would love to see a memorial built for Diana. And I pray with all my heart that she's happy in heaven and that her precious sons will live a fruitful life, being happy and remembering all the wonderful things their mother left for them. Jeannie Nemeth, Sacramento, California I am from Scotland, although I am in America now. We saw the funeral here. I cried during it, not because of the princess but because of the sadness of all the people watching. I know how much she will be missed. Jenny Haston A bright new star twinkles in the heavens, we will miss all the things you were to us. The service was beautiful and we were pleased at the compromises made by all in the planning and carrying out. Unique and fitting and hopefully, unifying. Thank you to most of the news services for having so many wonderful films of Diana when she first entered our lives as 'Shy Di', then Princess Diana and now the world's 'Queen of Hearts'. Lee Brennan, Connecticut, USA More reaction...
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