Fasten Your Seatbelts
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2000:
January
Fantasia-tic!
(People Magazine) Wearing a super-tight pale blue gown that put to rest all rumors of a pregnancy, Diana, Princess of Wales attended the premiere of the IMAX version of Fantasia 2000 with George Clooney. If this is what 38 looks like, can we stand 39?
Heathrow, He threw!
(London) George Clooney, arriving on the same flight as Diana, Princess of Wales (in a for-the-two-of-them-alone first class: they bought out all the other seats) was not in a cheery mood when confronted with a mob of photographers that greeted the pair upon their exit from the terminal. George, instead of answering a question from them about the relationship between him and the Princess of Wales, picked up the nearest trash bin and chucked it at them. They scattered long enough for the pair to get into a waiting car and leave.
February
Still Seeing Married Lover – Di Still Making “Late Night Visits” to His Hospital!
(National Inquirer Headline with grainy photograph of woman resembling Diana coming out of a building)
Khanned? Puja Khan is married to this cousin of Hasnat, not Diana’s Lover
(National Inquirer Headline with photograph of woman in Hajeeb and an ‘Arab’ looking man)
Not The Only Hasnat in the World
(Lahore, Pakistan) The joke was on us and not on Diana, Princess of Wales. It appears that the Hasnat Khan who married was not the doctor who went to celebrate, but one of his paternal cousins. Neither Dr. Khan nor Diana made any comment on the wedding at the time it occurred, but apparently they both got a laugh over the press getting it so wrong.
January
Fantasia-tic!
(People Magazine) Wearing a super-tight pale blue gown that put to rest all rumors of a pregnancy, Diana, Princess of Wales attended the premiere of the IMAX version of Fantasia 2000 with George Clooney. If this is what 38 looks like, can we stand 39?
Heathrow, He threw!
(London) George Clooney, arriving on the same flight as Diana, Princess of Wales (in a for-the-two-of-them-alone first class: they bought out all the other seats) was not in a cheery mood when confronted with a mob of photographers that greeted the pair upon their exit from the terminal. George, instead of answering a question from them about the relationship between him and the Princess of Wales, picked up the nearest trash bin and chucked it at them. They scattered long enough for the pair to get into a waiting car and leave.
February
Still Seeing Married Lover – Di Still Making “Late Night Visits” to His Hospital!
(National Inquirer Headline with grainy photograph of woman resembling Diana coming out of a building)
Khanned? Puja Khan is married to this cousin of Hasnat, not Diana’s Lover
(National Inquirer Headline with photograph of woman in Hajeeb and an ‘Arab’ looking man)
Not The Only Hasnat in the World
(Lahore, Pakistan) The joke was on us and not on Diana, Princess of Wales. It appears that the Hasnat Khan who married was not the doctor who went to celebrate, but one of his paternal cousins. Neither Dr. Khan nor Diana made any comment on the wedding at the time it occurred, but apparently they both got a laugh over the press getting it so wrong.
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Could not resist. "Is 'she' pregnant" is a common enough query among ALL female celebrities, so I thought it was about time it hit.
If got with someone she loves with not? A lil bro or sis for those two would do wonder.
Only if you feel the story should have one. If not, then she can remain herself with her sons.
She'll only have a child if I roll it and it comes up baby. Preliminary roll said yes. (I use gaming dice! For those "possibles" that life has, to throw kinks in my own stories, especially in TLs like this.) I just wanted others' opinion as well. Getting pregnant doesn't mean she has a child in this day and age.
March, 2000:
Diana Would “Welcome Another Child With Open Arms”
(London) During a speech to child care professionals on the subject of putting children into care and the lack of trained carers, the Princess of Wales said she “would welcome another child with open arms” and that “she would love to have a daughter.” Later in the speech, she said that it would be impossible for her adopt or she “would have a daughter in an instant” and that her life “makes becoming a carer impossible, regrettably.”
April
A Confession? Diana: I Was Wrong
(Liverpool) In a speech on women and healthy relationships at a woman’s shelter, Diana, Princess of Wales, told the women that it was important that they not put themselves into a situation where they retaliate against the men in a manner that could harm the children of the marriage. She held up her behavior during her marriage to Prince Charles, particularly her cooperation with Andrew Morton and the interview with Martin Bashir as examples as of “what not to do to your children”. She added that she hopes Charles finds a woman “who can be the woman he needs to be his wife, Princess of Wales and eventually, the Queen” and that she regrets “that our personalities made it impossible to remain together.” She also stated that is important for women to recognize these sorts of relationships early.
May
Dodi Wanted to Marry Diana
(London) A new book, authorized by Mohammed al-Fayed, claims that the Princess of Wales was as in love with his son as Dodi told his father he was with her. The sources for his claim are unnamed crew members of the Jonikal, the yacht the two spent time on that fatal summer. A spokesman for the Princess was brief: “She has already addressed this subject and nothing has changed.”
June
Princess and the Art Dealer, Part Two?
Diana and Oliver Hoare were reunited at a charity benefit for HIV-positive and AIDS patients. They were seated together and talked quietly during the performance of Elton John at the dinner party styled event. Later, they chatted with the singer and then left in Hoare’s car.
Diana Would “Welcome Another Child With Open Arms”
(London) During a speech to child care professionals on the subject of putting children into care and the lack of trained carers, the Princess of Wales said she “would welcome another child with open arms” and that “she would love to have a daughter.” Later in the speech, she said that it would be impossible for her adopt or she “would have a daughter in an instant” and that her life “makes becoming a carer impossible, regrettably.”
April
A Confession? Diana: I Was Wrong
(Liverpool) In a speech on women and healthy relationships at a woman’s shelter, Diana, Princess of Wales, told the women that it was important that they not put themselves into a situation where they retaliate against the men in a manner that could harm the children of the marriage. She held up her behavior during her marriage to Prince Charles, particularly her cooperation with Andrew Morton and the interview with Martin Bashir as examples as of “what not to do to your children”. She added that she hopes Charles finds a woman “who can be the woman he needs to be his wife, Princess of Wales and eventually, the Queen” and that she regrets “that our personalities made it impossible to remain together.” She also stated that is important for women to recognize these sorts of relationships early.
May
Dodi Wanted to Marry Diana
(London) A new book, authorized by Mohammed al-Fayed, claims that the Princess of Wales was as in love with his son as Dodi told his father he was with her. The sources for his claim are unnamed crew members of the Jonikal, the yacht the two spent time on that fatal summer. A spokesman for the Princess was brief: “She has already addressed this subject and nothing has changed.”
June
Princess and the Art Dealer, Part Two?
Diana and Oliver Hoare were reunited at a charity benefit for HIV-positive and AIDS patients. They were seated together and talked quietly during the performance of Elton John at the dinner party styled event. Later, they chatted with the singer and then left in Hoare’s car.
July
Flying First Class
(London) The Princess of Wales made no secret of the fact that she and Oliver Hoare took a private jet together to Australia, where he is assisting a friend in setting up a business and she is going (for the second year in a row) with her mother to visit friends rather than vacation in the sun (this is getting to be an annual mother-daughter vacation). Friends of the Hoares report that Diane Hoare was supposed to go with them, but a friend’s auto crash meant Diane remained in England, helping the friend and her family, rather than accompany her husband to Australia. The Princess of Wales' office pointed out that her mother was also on the jet.
Meeting of the Parents?
(Lahore) Once again, the remarkable coincidence of Diana, Princess of Wales and Dr. Hasnat Khan being in Lahore at the same time. Diana and her mother, Frances Shand Kydd, went to India and then to Pakistan almost immediately after the former’s arrival in Australia. Dr. Khan returned home for a family visit the same day as Diana and her mum arrived, sparking rumors that Mrs. Shand Kydd was there to meet his family. The women returned to Australia ten days later, remaining at Mrs. Shand Kydd’s holiday home (owned by family friends) and flew home to the UK four days later.
Princess and the Movie Star
George Clooney was Diana’s escort to a London Art Gallery featuring children’s drawings of the Princess of Wales. The drawings, done over a period of five years, were all from children in hospital with serious or terminal illnesses, were then auctioned (Diana and George bought two each!) to benefit cancer charities.
August
Summer in Italy
(Laglio) George Clooney has rented a villa near Lake Cuomo after vacationing there last year and is said to be considering making it more than visit. Diana, Princess of Wales and her mother, Frances Shand Kydd, stopped by Clooney’s rental villa for almost three weeks before Mrs. Shand Kydd returned to England, where she checked in hospital for ‘an annual physical’. Diana remained another five days, leaving only to meet up with her sons before they return to school.
September
Interview With a Princess
14-year-old Jessica won a raffle and with it, the right to interview Diana, Princess of Wales. The raffle was limited to non-journalists in school between the ages of 13 – 21 with a birthdate of 1 July. The complete transcript of the interview will be published first in her boarding school’s newspaper (the name of the school, as well as Jessica’s full name have been withheld until the publication of the school paper by Kensington Palace), but we’ve been given a five question preview:
Jessica: My mum says I have to ask your favorite color. So, what is your favorite color, ma’am?
Diana: Blue, more light blue than dark. Periwinkle blue is closest, so periwinkle blue.
J: Question from me dad –
D: That’s only fair, since your mum got the first one.
J: He wants to know what you think of the paparazzi.
D: (laughing) You can’t print that in your school paper….or any other newspaper, for that matter! I think your dad can suss out what I think of them from that, though.
J: Was it fun to date George Clooney? He’s kind of a dish.
D: Yes, it was. And yes, he is, isn’t he? I think he’s going to be a big movie star, don’t you?
J: Do you like being called Princess Di?
D: No. It’s kind of a silly nickname the press gave me and I can’t seem to be rid of it, though.
J: If you got married again, would you still be the Princess of Wales?
D: That is a very clever question. No, I’d still be Lady Diana Spencer, but a woman takes her husband’s title on marriage.
J: That’s not very fair.
D: I agree with you, but it’s the law right now.
Flying First Class
(London) The Princess of Wales made no secret of the fact that she and Oliver Hoare took a private jet together to Australia, where he is assisting a friend in setting up a business and she is going (for the second year in a row) with her mother to visit friends rather than vacation in the sun (this is getting to be an annual mother-daughter vacation). Friends of the Hoares report that Diane Hoare was supposed to go with them, but a friend’s auto crash meant Diane remained in England, helping the friend and her family, rather than accompany her husband to Australia. The Princess of Wales' office pointed out that her mother was also on the jet.
Meeting of the Parents?
(Lahore) Once again, the remarkable coincidence of Diana, Princess of Wales and Dr. Hasnat Khan being in Lahore at the same time. Diana and her mother, Frances Shand Kydd, went to India and then to Pakistan almost immediately after the former’s arrival in Australia. Dr. Khan returned home for a family visit the same day as Diana and her mum arrived, sparking rumors that Mrs. Shand Kydd was there to meet his family. The women returned to Australia ten days later, remaining at Mrs. Shand Kydd’s holiday home (owned by family friends) and flew home to the UK four days later.
Princess and the Movie Star
George Clooney was Diana’s escort to a London Art Gallery featuring children’s drawings of the Princess of Wales. The drawings, done over a period of five years, were all from children in hospital with serious or terminal illnesses, were then auctioned (Diana and George bought two each!) to benefit cancer charities.
August
Summer in Italy
(Laglio) George Clooney has rented a villa near Lake Cuomo after vacationing there last year and is said to be considering making it more than visit. Diana, Princess of Wales and her mother, Frances Shand Kydd, stopped by Clooney’s rental villa for almost three weeks before Mrs. Shand Kydd returned to England, where she checked in hospital for ‘an annual physical’. Diana remained another five days, leaving only to meet up with her sons before they return to school.
September
Interview With a Princess
14-year-old Jessica won a raffle and with it, the right to interview Diana, Princess of Wales. The raffle was limited to non-journalists in school between the ages of 13 – 21 with a birthdate of 1 July. The complete transcript of the interview will be published first in her boarding school’s newspaper (the name of the school, as well as Jessica’s full name have been withheld until the publication of the school paper by Kensington Palace), but we’ve been given a five question preview:
Jessica: My mum says I have to ask your favorite color. So, what is your favorite color, ma’am?
Diana: Blue, more light blue than dark. Periwinkle blue is closest, so periwinkle blue.
J: Question from me dad –
D: That’s only fair, since your mum got the first one.
J: He wants to know what you think of the paparazzi.
D: (laughing) You can’t print that in your school paper….or any other newspaper, for that matter! I think your dad can suss out what I think of them from that, though.
J: Was it fun to date George Clooney? He’s kind of a dish.
D: Yes, it was. And yes, he is, isn’t he? I think he’s going to be a big movie star, don’t you?
J: Do you like being called Princess Di?
D: No. It’s kind of a silly nickname the press gave me and I can’t seem to be rid of it, though.
J: If you got married again, would you still be the Princess of Wales?
D: That is a very clever question. No, I’d still be Lady Diana Spencer, but a woman takes her husband’s title on marriage.
J: That’s not very fair.
D: I agree with you, but it’s the law right now.
October
What We Learned From a Very Clever Girl
(London) The first-ever contest to interview the Princess of Wales may have revealed more that she wanted it to. Sica (Jessica’s nickname) won the contest, being born on July 1 and falling into the other requirements for the contest: in school and be willing to abide by the interview rules (no questions about who Diana is dating, about her personal life with the royals, or personal queries on her boys). Sica’s questions seemed innocent enough, but from them we learned: Diana claims she and Charles spent a ‘civilized’ week-end together just before she went to Italy. Diana is not dating anyone special at present (this was not a question, but something she volunteered to Sica when Sica asked how old Diana was when she went on her first date – which, according to Diana, was when she was Sica’s age, 14.) Also of note to some were several asides from the Princess of Wales on titles: if she wed, she’d take her husband’s title (if any) and she thought it wasn’t fair. Later, Diana commented that it was ‘too bad’ she didn’t have a title to give a child herself – her two boys are Princes, but a third child “would be the same as you (Jessica) and just be a mister or a miss”. Is Diana hinting at an event yet to come?
Trolling for a Title?
(London) Charles Kennedy, Head of the Liberal Democrats, commented that the Princess of Wales was “trolling for a title” within her interview with a schoolgirl published last month. He said, “Having declined to remain around for the ultimate title in the UK, she’s now no longer happy with the one she’s got and wants the Queen to give her one on her questionable merits of popping out two children and being an admitted adulteress who now lives, with the occasional charity event thrown in, the life of the idle rich.” Ouch.
What We Learned From a Very Clever Girl
(London) The first-ever contest to interview the Princess of Wales may have revealed more that she wanted it to. Sica (Jessica’s nickname) won the contest, being born on July 1 and falling into the other requirements for the contest: in school and be willing to abide by the interview rules (no questions about who Diana is dating, about her personal life with the royals, or personal queries on her boys). Sica’s questions seemed innocent enough, but from them we learned: Diana claims she and Charles spent a ‘civilized’ week-end together just before she went to Italy. Diana is not dating anyone special at present (this was not a question, but something she volunteered to Sica when Sica asked how old Diana was when she went on her first date – which, according to Diana, was when she was Sica’s age, 14.) Also of note to some were several asides from the Princess of Wales on titles: if she wed, she’d take her husband’s title (if any) and she thought it wasn’t fair. Later, Diana commented that it was ‘too bad’ she didn’t have a title to give a child herself – her two boys are Princes, but a third child “would be the same as you (Jessica) and just be a mister or a miss”. Is Diana hinting at an event yet to come?
Trolling for a Title?
(London) Charles Kennedy, Head of the Liberal Democrats, commented that the Princess of Wales was “trolling for a title” within her interview with a schoolgirl published last month. He said, “Having declined to remain around for the ultimate title in the UK, she’s now no longer happy with the one she’s got and wants the Queen to give her one on her questionable merits of popping out two children and being an admitted adulteress who now lives, with the occasional charity event thrown in, the life of the idle rich.” Ouch.
You fell for my distraction.......
Note Diana says she spent a 'civilized' week-end with her ex in the middle of all those others......and she's concerned about 'titles'
Note Diana says she spent a 'civilized' week-end with her ex in the middle of all those others......and she's concerned about 'titles'
Not telling on the father, but it's not Prince Charles. She mentioned the bogus weekend as part of her plan.
November
What’s That Again, Harry?
(London) At least four of Prince Harry’s schoolchums have written home with the news that the youngest son of Prince Charles and Diana, Princess of Wales says he won’t be mum’s youngest come next May. There has been no comment from either Kensington or Buckingham Palace on these statements.
December
What to Expect During Your Amniocentesis
(Mother & Baby Magazine, December) Diana, Princess of Wales, shows you what will happen during your amniocentesis. The procedure, which she had done because of her ‘advanced maternal age’ (39), is done with an ultrasound these days between the 14th – 16th week of pregnancy to make it safer for both mother and child. Diana, due the first week of May, 2001, had hers done during mid-November and we were there to photograph it for you!
Press Release, Buckingham Palace, 20 December 2000:
In response to numerous inquiries, the title of the coming child of Diana, Princess of Wales will be mister or miss, depending upon the child’s gender. The last name of the child, unless given the father’s name, will be Spencer. As a female, the honorific she derived from her late father, Earl Spencer, does not pass to her children.
What’s That Again, Harry?
(London) At least four of Prince Harry’s schoolchums have written home with the news that the youngest son of Prince Charles and Diana, Princess of Wales says he won’t be mum’s youngest come next May. There has been no comment from either Kensington or Buckingham Palace on these statements.
December
What to Expect During Your Amniocentesis
(Mother & Baby Magazine, December) Diana, Princess of Wales, shows you what will happen during your amniocentesis. The procedure, which she had done because of her ‘advanced maternal age’ (39), is done with an ultrasound these days between the 14th – 16th week of pregnancy to make it safer for both mother and child. Diana, due the first week of May, 2001, had hers done during mid-November and we were there to photograph it for you!
Press Release, Buckingham Palace, 20 December 2000:
In response to numerous inquiries, the title of the coming child of Diana, Princess of Wales will be mister or miss, depending upon the child’s gender. The last name of the child, unless given the father’s name, will be Spencer. As a female, the honorific she derived from her late father, Earl Spencer, does not pass to her children.