6 She exposed her kids to a non-royal way of life.
It wasn't just school where she rebelled against the constraints of royal childhood. Diana took the boys to get hamburgers at McDonald's, rode the tube and the bus, and let them wear jeans and baseball caps; they white-water rafted and rode bicycles. At Disney, they stood in line like everyone else.
She also took them to hospitals and homeless shelters. "She very much wanted to get us to see the rawness of real life," William told ABC News' Katie Couric in 2012. "And I can't thank her enough for that, 'cause reality bites in a big way, and it was one of the biggest lessons I learned is, just how lucky and privileged so many of us are — particularly myself."
ExcitingApathy on April 21st, 2018 at 01:31 UTC »
I teach in a school and I line up to buy food from the canteen just like the children. Many teachers cut to the front and it makes me sad. I can't articulate why, but it does. Maybe something about the lessons we are teaching them.
MarvinParanoAndroid on April 21st, 2018 at 00:53 UTC »
They are technically waiting in line to replace the Queen on the throne.
PM_ME_YOUR_ZR on April 20th, 2018 at 23:47 UTC »
Waiting in line is part of the experience