Perspectives may vary.
I saw a life well lived, a woman loved and respected by many, blessed with 96 years.
The closure came with the days leading up to and finally the funeral.
And really, that's all that matters to me. Life moves on.
You and I watched the same channel.
Sure do agree with you here. Once they decided to let the cameras in...game over. I can't believe they'd even attempt to put this genie back in the bottle. It almost feels like fake news, it's just so impossible.
I don't think "they decided". Cameras are just a fact of life today; if you watched the funeral on TV, you know that the people by the side of the road were videoing the queen's coffin passing by. It would be very easy to "piece together" the day's events from the cameras of bystanders.
You know, in my earlier years I was squarely a Diana fan but in recent years, I have really come to adore Camilla. I think Diana was handed a rotten hand of cards but she also played them horribly. She and Charles were horribly unsuited for each other and it was never going to work. Yes, of course, Charles cheated and that is not ok. But she was not exactly blameless in the marriage either ...
Yes, I think Diana -- being so very young -- went into the marriage thinking it would be, well, a real marriage. A meeting of equals, to share a family and grow together over the years. And Charles went in thinking Diana would be his "public marriage", and he'd still keep living his previous life behind closed doors -- kinda a business arrangement.
I do think she wanted to marry into the royal family pretty badly, and she might even have agreed to Charles' idea of a business arrangement -- if she'd understood up front. And once she did understand, she was so far down the rabbit hole /so badly hurt that I don't think she could stop being vindictive. It was all so sad.
Those of us a little older are all shrinking. I know I am!
I used to be taller than my DD, now she is a little taller than me! Shocking seeing pictures! ...
Yes, I am the smallest in my family -- a solid 2" shorter than all the other women. When I was a young adult I (literally) looked up to my mother and grandmother. By the time my grandmother died, I was "looking down" to her, and my mother is now eye-to-eye with me. But no humps; we are not a hump family.
Kate also had the benefit of a long courtship to get used to what it's like being in the Royal family. Perhaps Harry and Meghan would have benefited from a longer courtship. Entirely their decision of course, but we see how it all played out.
William and Kate also had the immense benefit of living in the same country. I can see why Harry and Megan felt pressure to hurry and marry /solidify the relationship simply because the Atlantic Ocean was an obstacle.
They would have had lots of help if they had trouble having kids. More than I could afford for sure. Still not a good reason to rush ...
Consider, though, it's not JUST conceiving /birthing the kiddos. Harry and Megan are both around 40 now, right? So they'll be 60 by the time the kids are done with college. And that opens up fears that one /both might not live to see grandchildren, who probably wouldn't arrive until the couple is 65-70ish.
I can understand the desire to go ahead and "get started".