Hollywood Secret Garden

Chapter 392 Funeral

Although shivering tremblingly, Angela who turned her head still had a calm expression: "It's just a part, if you really want to analyze it, this is a very complicated topic, and it can't be explained clearly in a sentence or two." Yes, Grandpa."

The expression of the old man with a cane is a little gloomy. No wonder, these days, he would frown as long as he flipped through the newspaper or watched TV, especially when Blair gave Diana a hat of "the people's princess" when he gave a speech on TV. Afterwards, grandpa once slammed down his cane and whispered "bastard" in a low voice. It is conceivable how bad he was in a bad mood, and now he accidentally heard the same thing with his granddaughter during the walk, and he felt even more uncomfortable.

However, Grandpa didn't react too aggressively. After looking at Xia Xia in Angela's arms, he said lightly, "Let's talk after dinner." Then he turned and left. Angela couldn't help but let out a long breath.

"The old Duke Albert looks... seems very unhappy." Xia Xia said suddenly after the old man walked away.

"Some things...it's hard to communicate..." Angela was a little absent-minded, and she was actually very contradictory. On the one hand, she didn't want this matter to make a fuss—it had nothing to do with the royal family, and Diana suffered too much during her lifetime. Wasn't it better to let her leave peacefully, be troubled by countless problems and hurt by countless people?But on the other hand, Angela hoped that her funeral would be as grand and grand as possible. This was not just for those who loved the princess to have a way to vent their feelings. This was also what Charles or the royal family owed Diana!only……

Angela couldn't help sighing, her chest suddenly started to constrict again.At this time, she suddenly noticed that there was hot air spraying on her face, and immediately understood what was going on, but she kept her absent-minded expression without showing any signs, and then turned her head to the side when the little guy rushed forward, He pinched Xia Xia's face.

"Woooo!" The little girl whose face was squeezed into a hamburger waved her hands in protest, but unfortunately she couldn't say anything.

"Do you know how powerful it is now?" Angela snorted and let go, Xia Xia moved her mouth and rubbed her face, then glared at her angrily: "How could you do this, you're such a rascal! "

"You mean, I should just sit here and let you bite me?" Angela raised her eyebrows, "Help me, Xia Xia, you will be 8 years old in a few days, don't you still think Would it be fun to bite me like bread?"

"Hey..." The little girl folded her hands and turned her head to think seriously for a few seconds, then said seriously: "Yes!"

"Really?" Angela was almost annoyed by it. She gritted her teeth and showed a sneer. She hugged Xia Xia into her arms, and bit the little guy's fleshy face imitatively. Xia Xia Immediately screamed and struggled to escape, but how could the angry Angela let her go, so in the end the little girl could only beg for mercy: "Please forgive me! Please forgive me!"

When the satisfied Angela let go of the little guy, Xia Xia's face was already drooling, and the sadness on his face was both pitiful and funny.Angela couldn't help but burst out laughing after showing her "beast lust", and then took out a piece of paper from her pocket to wipe the little girl's face.

"Now you know how powerful it is?" Angela said in a joking tone while wiping it carefully.

Xia Xia pursed her lips, acting as if she was angry and didn't want to care about others. Angela couldn't help but smiled and shook her head: "Okay, I'm really sad but I'm also very restrained, so your thoughts are all in vain."

The little girl opened her mouth wide and looked at Angela with disbelief. The other party pinched her little nose affectionately: "You are indeed very smart, but you are too young to play tricks in front of me!"

"Hmph!" Annoyed that her trick had been exposed, Xia Fu turned her head to the side in displeasure, but she turned back after a few seconds, and although she was helpless, she still wrapped her arms around Angela's neck and pouted heavily Kissed her on the cheek and made a sizzling sound: "Well, anyway...as long as you're not so sad."

Angela smiled and rubbed Xia Xia's head and didn't speak anymore, but she began to sigh slightly in her heart, hoping that there would be no unmanageable situation in the conversation with grandpa tonight.

In the evening, there was finally an exciting news—of course, this excitement was only for ordinary people—Buckingham Palace finally relented and will hold a public funeral for Diana, with the same specifications as The queen mother agrees, but this is far from enough. Many interviewees still express resentment and dissatisfaction with the royal family. For example, they have not publicly expressed a few words, they are still staying in Balamore Palace and do not return to London, and Buckingham Palace did not lower the flag at half-staff.Some people bluntly said that they were cold-blooded in front of the camera, and some even said that they killed Diana. In short, the discussion was raging.

"The king's flag hasn't flown at half-mast for 400 years!" Grandpa frowned and turned off the TV, knocked on the floor with his crutches and sighed, watching Angela in silence for a while before speaking: "Obviously, Mary Taught you a lot, Chrissy, and you're the most childish lady if you think about it."

He tried his best to make his tone milder, as if he wanted to make a good start, but Angela, who was sitting on the high back chair, didn't have any other reaction. Even though she was wearing casual clothes now, she still straightened her waist and legs Leaning slightly together, put your hands up and down on your thighs, looking at grandpa with a serious expression.

The old man smiled wryly and waved his hands: "Actually, I don't mean to accuse you. After all, everyone has their own ideas, but everyone should maintain due respect for tradition. I hope you can understand."

It's coming, I know it.Angela felt a headache, and was really afraid of something.If she answered "Yes, grandpa, I understand" now, she would definitely be able to leave, but she also knew that both herself and grandpa would inevitably feel a little uncomfortable, so it was better to talk openly and honestly.

"First of all, I want to declare, Grandpa, I don't have any disrespect for tradition," Angela raised her hand, "As you said, I was born in this family and received a lot of...traditional education, so Compared to those outside who don't know anything about the royal family and His Majesty, I can see many problems clearly..."

At this point, she thought for a few seconds before continuing: "Then, let me state my point of view from two aspects. The first is from the perspective of personal feelings. I think you can understand my feelings on this point , in a way I'm the same kind of... woman as the princess - well, the ex-princess - so I can understand how she feels, and yes, she did a lot of detrimental things from a royal perspective The royal family enjoys dignity, but the problem is that from the beginning of this marriage... well, I don't want to use these words to deceive and take advantage of, but it is an indisputable fact that His Royal Highness Charles still kept in touch with Camilla after marriage!"

Seeing her grandfather's brows furrowed, Angela changed the subject in a timely manner: "In any case, this is only from the point of view of personal feelings. There are many things that cannot be changed because of personal feelings. Her Majesty's creed is also: Responsibility comes first, Personally second. Personally, I don't want to make the funeral of the princess-the former princess known to everyone. I agree that it is best for her to leave in a low-key and quiet way, but the people don't think so, so Let’s just say, the Diana in the eyes of the royal family and the Diana in the eyes of the public are completely different. Therefore, when the public feels that the perfect incarnation in their minds will not be treated as they should even after being killed, coupled with the media’s fanning the flames, it will naturally Blindly pointing the finger at others."

"It's just a group of children who can't get candy from their parents," the grandfather snorted heavily. "As long as the parents ignore their distress, it won't take long for them to calm down."

Angela couldn't help chuckling, and then quickly returned to seriousness: "I agree with this analogy, Grandpa, but children who don't get candy generally have two reactions, or as you said, crying and fussing." After the result, he finally gave up; or he kept crying until his parents agreed to his request."

Seeing that her grandfather's brows were wrinkled again, Angela had to change the subject again: "I am in favor of maintaining tradition. Some people say that the British are hypocritical, so he should go back tens of thousands of years and tell primitive people not to wear clothes. Any A great country that has gone through ups and downs but has never been able to stand still has its own precious traditions, and it is this tradition that connects the people and unites them as one." At this point, she suddenly became a little dazed: "Those introverted, loyal Abandoning these traditions without reason is undoubtedly tantamount to breaking the backbone of one's own country..."

Speaking of this, Angela was slightly startled suddenly, and she felt guilty when she came back to her senses. Fortunately, her grandfather was also in a daze looking at other places, so she was relieved, calmed down and sorted out her thoughts. He opened his mouth again: "However, tradition must also be changed in a timely manner, rather than being blindly conservative, because only in this way can the tradition continue. As long as the most critical things are grasped and not changed, then it is completely reasonable to make adjustments." , so I really don't understand why under the circumstances, Her Majesty the Queen is still staying in Baramore and refuses to make any remarks, so can't she make a compromise?"

The grandfather who had also come to his senses glanced at his granddaughter, and suddenly smiled softly: "You are really smart, Chris, not every 18-year-old girl can say such words."

I've said so much about feelings, is it all in vain?Angela resisted the urge to roll her eyes. It was obvious that the old man just wanted to have a conversation with her about traditions. Since she was not that disgusted and had enough respect for the queen, the conversation could stop here .

"Okay, grandpa, then I will take my leave. If possible, I hope to go to St. James's Palace tomorrow to mourn the princess—Her Royal Highness." Angela stood up, curtseyed and left Grandpa's study.

Although she made such a long speech in front of her grandfather, she didn't really understand the meaning until a long time later.

Because the funeral has been decided, Angela's application was approved this time, but it was much more troublesome than the previous one, because the queen also opened the royal garden for the public to mourn, and to prevent people who were mixed in The paparazzi recognized her, and she had to be more careful. Fortunately, the Queen's Church where the coffin was parked was not open.

Diana's coffin was right in front of her eyes. It was pure black without any extra decorations. It just lay there quietly. Except for the guards, there were no other mourners around. The time grandpa arranged for her was just right.However, I thought that after so many days, I had enough peace, but at this moment my nose was still sore.

She just left?Really just leave like this?Angela closed her eyes and covered her mouth. Just at the beginning of the year, I went to see her at Kensington Palace. At that time, when they talked about the charity foundation, I promised to go to Africa with her to visit those in need after graduating from university. Helping Children, she even called to congratulate herself when she was nominated for best original screenplay just a few weeks ago, but how long has it been...

Angela couldn't help but stretched out her hand to support the coffin, tears finally fell down, scenes of the past suddenly flashed through her mind, she was stunned when she saw her for the first time, and she still maintained a tolerance when she was most awkward, After getting acquainted with her, she can throw away her ladylike appearance without any scruples in front of her, etc. These things seem to have happened yesterday.Her hand slowly slid on the coffin, and the cold feeling went from the palm to the heart. I don't know if the body inside is also so cold?Angela couldn't help but lowered her body as if she wanted to climb on the coffin.

The guard who had been watching her couldn't help but want to speak out, but was stopped by his companion with his eyes. The guard thought about it and swallowed his words. They knew more or less about the relationship between Angela and the princess.

But Angela didn't climb down, and she straightened up quickly. Although there were still tears in her eyes, she was much better. Even though there will be many people in the future who will use such and other methods to make money in her name, but after all Nobody can hype up with the way of her death anymore, can they?This will give her some rest in some way.

She could only think about it this way, and it was the only way to relieve her sadness.

The time was pushed back two days again, and the queen finally returned to London with the royal family members from the Balamore Palace, and the royal flag over the Buckingham Palace was also raised and lowered to half, and the queen, her husband and the crown prince were still specially in the He toured among the mountains of flowers in front of the gate of the palace, talked with the people who had been standing around for a few minutes, and finally made a public speech on TV, expressing his condolences to Diana as the queen and grandmother.

Angela saw all this on TV. After going to St. James's Palace, she could no longer go out. Even though she was very careful, she was still found when she came out. Fortunately, she had already sat The car left quickly, and the reporters who came after them surrounded the manor, trying to dig something out of her mouth. In order to prevent these guys from telling stories and preventing further pouring of oil into this situation, she could only Choose to stay behind closed doors.

Fortunately, this kind of day is not too long. When Saturday came, Diana's funeral began. The place was in Westminster Abbey, and her coffin had been taken from St. James's Palace the night before. Transferred to Kensington Palace, where I spent my last night in the world. That night, there were countless people crowded on both sides to send the last journey.

Of course Angela would not go. She came to Westminster Church with her grandfather and mother who returned to London the day before yesterday. There were many people attending the funeral. Except for the royal family, most of them were from the sports and fashion circles. People and celebrities, such as Luciano Pavarotti or Elton John, the latter will sing songs at the subsequent funeral, Angela would like to do this, but unfortunately her status does not allow, Otherwise, neither the grandfather nor the queen would be very happy.

There were also many familiar faces among those attending the funeral, such as Spielberg, Tom Hanks and Tom Cruise, etc., but Angela didn't go to say hello, just wearing a black dress and black His wide-brimmed hat sat low-key in his place.

With the speech of Diana's younger brother Earl Spencer, the whole of London was shrouded in sadness, even the solemn Westminster Abbey was no exception, but the earl's eulogy was a bit off topic, and one of them was full of sentiments about the royal family. It was so hostile that when the audience applauded, the Queen and Prince Philip sat still indifferently - you must know that Earl Spencer is her godson.

Angela didn't want to care about these things, but looked at William and Harry who were sitting with their grandmother with some concern. The pain of losing their mother was not so easy to bear.

With the end of the mourning ceremony, everyone began to exit and prepare to go to Althorp, Diane's hometown, where the coffin will be buried. On the 77-mile journey from London to Althorp, there will be countless The crowd watched her go.

Along with the leaving crowd, Angela looked again at William and Harry, both of whom had dull faces, one was 15 years old and the other was 12 years old, but it seemed that all anger had left them, she couldn't help but sighed in her heart, Then he walked over and gently hugged William, who was a little shorter than himself, and whispered in his ear: "Your Highness, please be sorry, and please take care, your mother would not want to see you like this in heaven."

William, who leaned his head on her shoulder, seemed to be stunned and didn't react at all. It wasn't until Angela let him go that he put his arms around her waist - very tight and intimate, but fortunately he let go of him immediately Come.

Although Angela was taken aback and even a little angry—it was only then that she remembered that she seemed to be a girl—but she didn't take it to heart when she saw that the other party's eyes suddenly turned red, no longer the expressionless look. Yes, as long as the feelings are not suppressed and are willing to vent, it will be much better, this can be regarded as...experience.

Then she looked at Harry again, put her hands on his shoulders and said softly, "Your Highness, I believe everything will be fine. Some things will change with the passage of time, but some things will not."

I don't know if Harry understands, anyway, after pursing his lips into a straight line, he reached out and hugged Angela tightly like his brother, and then let go.

Angela smiled slightly at this.