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Morbid Curiosity
Aug. 31st, 2007 02:15 pmI had been living abroad for a year and a half when Princess Diana died. As far as I can remember (and my memory is hazy on this point), I went "Oh well. What's for supper?" and forgot all about it.
A few weeks later when my Guardian Weekly arrived, I realised that apparently all of Britain had been caught up in a grief-induced frenzy. I suppose it must have been true because I read it in the papers (right? Right). Again, at the time I think I rolled my eyes and said "Oh well. Is there anything good on the telly?" and didn't really think about it again.
Anyway, it seems the anniversary of all that has come round, and people in the media are reminiscing about the grief-crazed behaviour of those days. My main reaction is mild horror is that ten years have passed already - someone has pinched at least two years out of my life, that's for certain! - but now I find myself mildly curious.
Were you really that upset? Were the people around you really that upset?
A few weeks later when my Guardian Weekly arrived, I realised that apparently all of Britain had been caught up in a grief-induced frenzy. I suppose it must have been true because I read it in the papers (right? Right). Again, at the time I think I rolled my eyes and said "Oh well. Is there anything good on the telly?" and didn't really think about it again.
Anyway, it seems the anniversary of all that has come round, and people in the media are reminiscing about the grief-crazed behaviour of those days. My main reaction is mild horror is that ten years have passed already - someone has pinched at least two years out of my life, that's for certain! - but now I find myself mildly curious.
Were you really that upset? Were the people around you really that upset?
