8 She selected her engagement ring from a catalog.
“Although royal engagement rings are usually custom made, Diana selected hers from the Garrard jewelry collection catalog. The ring, which consists of 14 solitaire diamonds around a 12-carat sapphire set in white gold, now belongs to Catherine Duchess of Cambridge Middleton.”
Queen of Hearts
So sad to chose your engagement ring from a catalogue.
Makes it seem much like a business arrangement
– it was to him.
But she was a young, fresh virgin in body and mind.
Still pure enough to believe in love and romance
– not Tampax fantasies.
His vacant moral garden damaged the monarchy beyond repair.
The legal heir we all fervently hope won’t succeed – but cede
– skip a generation
pass the throne to a son she treasured and nurtured to value everyone.
Be honest and real in all walks of life, deal with countries – people
– touch with truth.
Frances Macaulay Forde © 2016
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