Image taken from newsweek.com
The article featured inside the magzine is written by Tina Brown, a longtime biographer and fan of the late Princess. Brown is also the editor-in-chief of the publication, hence why the article was published in the first place.
"We wanted to bring the memory of Diana alive in a vivid image that transcends time and reflects my piece," Brown said in a statement on Tuesday.
Princess Diana was killed in a car accident in 1997. Had the tragic accident never happened, the princess would be celebrating her 50th birthday this Friday. When you start thinking about all the what ifs, you feel sorrow, I do anyways, especially when the what ifs concern her sons.
For example, had the accident never happened, what would Dian have worn to her son William's wedding? Would she like Catherine? Would Harry have enlisted? The list is endless.
But these aren't the things that Brown really focuses on in her article. Instead, she imagines a tech-savvy Dianna clutching an Iphone, creating a Facebook page, having a Twitter account, and eventually retiring in New York.
"There is no doubt she would have kept her chin taut with strategic Botox shots and her bare arms buff from the gym," writes Brown.
She even makes predictions about how her love life would have unfolded:
"Remarriage? At least two, I suspect, on both sides of the Atlantic. Always so professional herself, she would have soon grown exasperated with Dodi Al-Fayed’s hopeless unreliability...Gliding sleekly into her 40s, her romantic taste would have moved to men of power over boys of play."
I'll say it again, I don't know how I feel about this article, especially after having read the above assumptions made by Brown.
I know how I feel about the computer generated image of a living Diana in her fifties-- that is creepy. I also know that I believe the in-depth predictions regarding the princess and how she would be living her life is a bit insensitive. I don't think her family wants someone assuming what their daughter, mother, or friend would be doing today when they don't even know the answer to that and sadly never will.
Then, Brown goes ahead and toys with my emotions. She includes information that is worthy of sharing:
"But perhaps more than any gesture of significance, in the days before the wedding ceremony, William took Kate on a sacred trip to Althorp to visit Diana’s grave on the island in the lake. He had waited all these years to do it, showing his wife-to-be that Diana still lives and is vibrant in his memory. And in ours," Brown writes, closing the article.
All of a sudden I am confused again. Some parts may be insensitive, other parts (although scarce) are emotional and beautifully written.
In life and death Diana has remained an iconic figure that her fans will never forget. She was coined the people's princess because she was at times so easy to relate to but still impossible to duplicate. There was something unpredictable about her-- like her son Harry, she was a bit of a rebel but she always remained classy pissing off the Royal Family.
So Tina Brown, what I have to say to you is quite simple. In the end, it is not necessary to create an article on what Diana would be like if she were alive today. She will never be forgotten and never be raplaced. The reason her fans loved her so much was because she was unpredictable and managed to keep everyone on their toes. Ultimately, you have no clue what such an unforgettable woman like Princess Diana would be up to today. None of us do.
To read the article in full, click HERE
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