Reply #60: Finally, some sense.

[philosophie_en_rose]

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I find Diana's story compelling and pitiable, but I don't think that she was some naive victim. And Camilla isn't some bloodthirsty harpy crossed with a Stepford wife.

From what I've seen, I believe that Camilla is so comfortable in her own skin that she doesn't care to be in the spotlight. I agree that Charles seems rather submissive, but I also think that Camilla has proven for thirty years that he can trust her. They have similar interests and like each other. Of all the couples in the world, why pick on them?

Camilla is certainly not a 19 year old virgin. But, again, why should she pretend to be? Why should she not be with the person that she's loved for so many years? Why should he not be with her?

Diana is dead. She grew into a strong person with an international following. In many senses, she did grow beyond the monarchy. That's what divorce and moving on with your life is for. It's fairly clear that she would never have been an international star (if that's the point) if Charles hadn't plucked her out of the daycare she worked at.

The tragedy of Charles and Diana is the archaic system that prevented Charles from marrying Camilla in the first place.