What This Royal Author Claims About Queen Elizabeth’s Treatment Of Princess Diana
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By Preston Smith/Oct. 10, 2021 2:13 pm EST
The relationship between the two has led people to wonder if Diana was afraid of Elizabeth, but this is something we may simply never know. Now, over two decades since Diana’s untimely death, Prince Harry and Meghan Markle paid tribute to her with their daughter, who they named Lilibet Diana. People are now just left wondering if Queen Elizabeth has met Lilibet Diana due to the supposed strained relationships between the monarch and the Duke and Duchess of Sussex.
Elizabeth was ‘sympathetic’ toward Diana
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Because of Elizabeth’s upbringing, Diana’s raw assertion of her emotions was new for the queen. Still, the monarch “was sympathetic.” It’s not hard to see her sympathy in action, either. Whether it was strictly protocol or not, Diana remained a royal even after divorcing Prince Charles, a move that strayed from Britain’s royal history (via Royal.uk).