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The toughest pill to swallow in Aftermath, however, is Prince Charles.
Theres also a lot of sobbing in this episode.
I appreciate the realism here.
Queen Elizabeth and Prince Philip remain completely on-brand though: At best they just look pained.
I am their brother in sorrow.
People stop what theyre doing and stand to pay respect while children run alongside the procession.
The world isnt ignoring her, so why is his own family?
(Um, because you all treated her like dirt?)
), looking gorgeous, relaxed, and happy in a black sleeveless turtleneck.
So it will be easier for everyone with me gone.
In many ways, shes right.
Ouch, but fair.
Charles admits that he let Diana down in life, but I will not let her down in death.
Good for you, Chuck!
Even ifThe Crownversion of you is far more likable thanthe real-life version.
Prince William, who overhead his father bickering with Granny and Grandpa, has gone missing!
(Im pretty sure this is dramatic license.)
Who could blame him for running off?
ButThe Crownuses this invented incident to help convince the Queen that she needs to help the nation heal.
Like William, she observes, the whole country is starting to behave out of character.
Maybe Charles was right after all?
The United Kingdom is the sick, uncomforted child, and the Queen remains cold and aloof.
Yet here he is, defending Diana for giving the people everything the Queen never did.
As in, a supernatural visit.
Ghost Diana has one last earthbound appointment, and its with the Queen.
Elizabeth is still irritated with her, but in death, Dianas grown a backbone.
(And sorry, Lillibet, but how much of a revolution did Diana really succeed in creating?
If she had, maybe her son wouldnt have needed toescape from his own family.)
So maybe its time for Elizabeth to demonstrate that she can learn what that means too.
And now we know the truth: It wasnt Prince Charles or Tony Blair who changed her mind.
It was Ghost Diana!
Philip, walking alongside his grandson, advises him against it.
Given the situation, its good, grandfatherly advice, because he knows William is about to crumble.
Then William asks why these people are crying for someone they never knew.
Philip: Theyre not crying for her.
Theyre crying for you.
Its another brutal reminder that William will be king one day, and duty will come before everything else.
But since this series is still about the Queen, the episodes final scene is devoted to her.
In private, away from the worlds prying eyes,TheCrownsuggests that shewasaffected by Dianas death.
As she kneels by her bedside during her nightly prayers, she looks to her side.
Is she hoping Ghost Diana will reappear?
It sure seems that way.
The question is, did Diana cause a sea change in the royal family?
Plus, William and Harry, unlike their father, will receive the Queens blessing to marry non-virginal commoners.
But if you ask Harry and Meghan, theyd probably saythe song remains the same.
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Mohamed Al Fayeds creepy shrine to Diana and Dodi at Harrodswas a very real thing.
