tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11383535.post113828602716987000..comments2023-12-13T07:24:41.300-05:00Comments on Marilyn's Royal Blog: Camilla The GoodMarilyn Braunhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17698214356771586102noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11383535.post-1148039482053265262006-05-19T07:51:00.000-04:002006-05-19T07:51:00.000-04:00Personally I'm a bit sceptical of any role Camilla...Personally I'm a bit sceptical of any role Camilla might have played in keeping the media briefed. Sure spin doctors were no doubt employed to make Camilla more palitable to the public, but as for Camilla herself, I somehow doubt it, especially after the separation - the marital woes were very well documented thanks to Diana, there was no need for Camilla to take part. Charles also had plenty of other friends to brief the media, Nicholas Soames is one rather vocal and obnoxious example of that. <BR/><BR/>Yes, Diana had the courage and guts to stand up for herself, however she should have left it at the Andrew Morton book - she got the point across. Instead she waged a media war, where because she was beautiful, she couldn't lose. After the Morton book, did Charles not have the right to defend himself? Of course not! Diana had to do the Panorama interview and cut down the father of her children and the institution which Prince William will oneday be head of. Diana had a lot of power in the media and sometimes she used it with her appearance or vocally, very unwisely.Marilyn Braunhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17698214356771586102noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11383535.post-1147997198658378922006-05-18T20:06:00.000-04:002006-05-18T20:06:00.000-04:00Camilla has kept her mouth shut in public--thus fa...Camilla has kept her mouth shut in public--thus far--but, as recently revealed by a journalist, she spent the years before and after the Wales separation keeping certain members of the press well briefed on the marital woes she was helping to cause. Princess Diana did the same but at least she had the courage to stand up for herself publicly as well. Silence is golden yes, but it can be cowardly as well. <BR/><BR/>To anonymous:<BR/>I am a feminist as well and I must disagree with you. In fact I find it anti-feminist that you should judge Princess Diana simply by her clothing and lack of A-levels rather than by her many humanitarian actions. <BR/>Diana dressed well when on show but it was the media--and the public--who decided to put the main focus on her clothing and personal life.<BR/>As for emotions; have you none? I certainly do and they have yet to “set me back 200 years”. If you want women to go back 200 years than continue to encourage us to keep our mouths shut and not stand up for ourselves. As much as I admire the Queen I cannot see her as a feminist role model . . . I doubt if she would see herself as one either.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11383535.post-1142027079326358962006-03-10T16:44:00.000-05:002006-03-10T16:44:00.000-05:00I have the hardest time with princess Diana, becau...I have the hardest time with princess Diana, because I think she exemplified everything women have spent generations trying to overcome. She exploited her appearance and she solidified the prejudice that women are "emotional" rather than intellectual. It is such a pleasure to see Camilla, a quite and consistent woman in the spotlight.<BR/><BR/>If anyone has any references on anti-Diana blogs, I'd greatly appreciate it just for the opportunity to view other intelligent women's take on a woman who virtually set us back 200 years.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com