so you’re saying that you knew before everyone else and planned a holiday to get away from it?

Still think the McCanns killed her and hid her body somewhere in the algarve

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I had a vision.

Wellllllllll, picture the scene; I’m at my mates house in Bournemouth, and we trying to keep positive despite a couple of hangovers and the funeral of Princess Diana (queen of hearts) being on the telly. Anyway, after a while I decided it was getting me down, and it was a lovely day, so I walked down to the park in the centre of town, bought a newspaper and had a sit down. I had the paper flat out on the grass in front of me, and after a bit a child wandered over and stood on it, meaning I couldn’t read it.

I said “hi” to the kid, and then looked up to see where the little rapscallions’ parents were, and who should be stood there, but actually-I-preferred-her-to-Sam-Fox, Linda Lusardi! She said “sorry!” and really that was that. I can’t pretend we are close.

I looked it up after and she was in summer season on Bournemouth Pier in a show that I suspect was called “Ouch! My Arse!” or similar.

Anyway, thanks Di.

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Some might say… TUNNEL VISION!!

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1997? He must have used Yahoo! back then

My radio alarm woke me up and I remember drowsily becoming aware that it was just playing weirdy atmospheric/sad music rather than banging chart hits. Switched on the TV and obviously it was all over every channel - I do remember that I was quite shocked, initially at the nature of someone being chased to death by the papparazzi, but then also sad thinking about William and Harry losing their mum.

Then snapped out of it and stuck MOTD that I’d handily recorded the night before as, as others have mentioned, regular TV was knackered. My mum came in while I watching and declared ‘I can’t believe you’re watching FOOTBALL on a day like today!’ This was my first idea that people might be about to go a bit funny about the whole thing…

Yep. I watched this about 3 times. Arsenal v Tottenham was the first match and they played out a genuinely entertaining 0-0 draw if I remember correctly. The bar got hit a couple of times. Good game.

Were Tottenham down to 10 men for part of the second half? If so, I think I remember that match also - they were hard times before on demand telly…

Aye - Justin Edinburgh sent off on the stroke of half time.

Funny what you remember eh. I can’t remember jackshit about what happened yesterday.

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In fairness, she was our parents’ generation’s Princess Di.

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Blimey…

I dunno why I feel weird about the whole "where were you when this happened"
Why do people need to know this?

Sounds like The Daily Mail is absolutely the right newspaper for him to be buying tbqhf

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My grandma said bloody hell at it and thats the only time ive heard her swear

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You never make me stay
So take your weight off of me
I know your every move
So won’t you just let me be
I’ve been here times before
But I was too blind to see
That you seduce every man
This time you won’t seduce me
She’s saying that’s okay
Hey baby do what you please
I have the stuff the you want
I am the thing that you need
She looked me deep in the eyes
She’s touchin’ me so to start
She says there’s no turnin’ back
She trapped me in her heart
Princess Diana, nah
Princess Diana, nah
Princess Di-ana, nah
Princess Diana
Let me be!
Oh no
Oh no
Oh no
She likes the boys in the band
She knows when they come to town
Every musician’s fan after the curtain comes down
She waits at backstage doors
For those who have prestige
Who promise fortune and fame
A life that’s so carefree
She’s says that’s okay
Hey baby do what you want
I’ll be your night lovin’ thing
I’ll be the freak you can taunt
And I don’t care what you say
I want to go too far
I’ll be your everything
If you make me a star
Princess Diana, nah
Princess Diana, nah
Princess Di-ana, nah
Princess Diana
Princess Diana, nah
Princess Diana, nah
Princess Diana, nah
Princess Diana
Diana!
Diana!
Princess Diana!
It’s Diana! Yeah, yeah
She said I have to go home
’Cause I’m real tired you see
But I hate sleppin’ alone
Why don’t you come with me
I said my baby’s at home
She’s probably worried tonight
I didn’t call on the phone to
Say that I’m alright
Diana walked up to me,
She said I’m all yours tonight
At that I ran to the phone
Sayin’ baby I’m alright
I said but unlock the door.
Because I forgot the key.
She said he’s not coming back
Because he’s sleeping with me
Princess Diana, nah

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My family was at Centre Parcs. Saw it on the news, then watched some Dragonball Z.

i remember playing Sonic 3 whilst it was her funeral, in-which my mum watched and was very upset and my dad swore at the telly more than he does during an old firm match.

We don’t need to know anything, but as it’s one of a few uniquely “important” news events in our lives its interesting to hear what everyone’s individual response to it was. There aren’t many days from 20 years ago where I could tell you exactly what I was doing, but I can tell you what I did the day Princess Di snuffed it.

Prince Charles’ diaries needed refining