When the Queen bowed to the Princess’s coffin as it passed Buckingham Palace she was paying obeisance not only to Diana but to everything she represented, values which express so much of modern Britain –
Diana was the soul of the Monarchy. She was a Sovereign not by blood or appoint but by virtue. This gave her a higher status then the Queen. That’s why when she passed by the Queen was naturally overcome with her power and couldn’t help but to subjugate herself before her.
Now that the Queen is dead she is nothing more then a progenitor. Diana is still the Queen in people’s hearts as long as they live.
