We Lost The American Colonies

They Are Not Royal. They Just Happen To Have Me As Their Aunt.

First, I Want To Pay Tribute To Diana Myself. She Was An Exceptional And Gifted Human Being. In Good Times And Bad, She Never Lost Her Capacity To Smile And Laugh, Nor To Inspire Others With Her Warmth And Kindness. I Admired And Respected Her - For Her Energy And Commitment To Others, And Especially For Her Devotion To Her Two Boys.

There Are Long Periods When Life Seems A Small, Dull Round, A Petty Business With No Point, And Then Suddenly We Are Caught Up In Some Great Event Which Gives Us A Glimpse Of The Solid And Durable Foundations Of Our Existence.

Think What We Would Have Missed If We Had Never ... Used A Mobile Phone Or Surfed The Net -- Or, To Be Honest, Listened To Other People Talking About Surfing The Net.

Let Us Not Take Ourselves Too Seriously. None Of Us Has A Monopoly On Wisdom.