We went to Books-A-Million tonight. John and the girls had gone out a few weeks ago shopping and wound up there. They had vanilla creme frappes and John said I had to try one. So, while running some errands, we went over for a frappe fix. They were wonderful, but not the point of this post.
After we finished Jesse and I, headed over to the gardening section. Three teenagers were sitting in the chairs right behind us. So, as I was browsing the titles I heard one of the boys say, "That is Princess Diana. On that book."
The girl replied, "Who is that?" (that one bothered me enough, just wait).
Then the boy proceeded with, "She was princess of England. And the night she became Queen, or crowned, or something, she was in car wreck and every one died."
Oh my word!!! This was only twenty years ago! Her son was just married earlier this year and all this was splattered all over the news! Seriously, boy follow a news channel or use Google!!!!!!
I admit I did not correct him. Where would you start?
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I specifically remember when she died. It was 14 years ago last August and the kids and I were driving with my father in law from Alabama to Chicago (we were visiting from Hawaii) and it was at night, I was half asleep and they announced it over the radio.
Courtney, I remember it too. We were at my parents house and I woke up that morning and my Dad told me, "Princess Diana is dead." I thought he had gone off his rocker that maybe she was in the hospital, but dead. NO WAY! Way. I still find it difficult to believe she is gone. But so happy to see her boys have so much of her in each of them...just in their own way. :)
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