Princess Diana Warmed the Cold Heart of Monarchy.

Patrick O’hearn, PhD
3 min readMar 28, 2021
Commemorative China of the Marriage of Prince Charles to Lady Diana Spencer, 1981

Princess Diana repeatedly rebelled against rigid palace protocol, and in one area of her life, her dominion couldn’t be questioned, even by the Crown. Motherhood trumped monarchy. The palace minions couldn’t oppose her maternal instincts and decisions, as she insisted on providing her sons with as normal a childhood as was possible. And for Diana, I am certain that her job as a mother was as important…

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Patrick O’hearn, PhD

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