07-13-2005, 04:44 PM
A question is being asked, who are condolence books for? Well...I always though they are for the deceased or the family of the deceased, kind of like a way of paying your last respects.
Something appeared to change in the UK at about the time the Princess of Wales died.
Amid unprecedented scenes of public mourning, some commentators felt uncomfortable with the public outpouring of grief.
Or was this Britain finally casting off its uptight ways, getting in touch with its feelings and at its best - united in grief for a nationally important figure?
http//news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/magazine/4674549.stm
Something appeared to change in the UK at about the time the Princess of Wales died.
Amid unprecedented scenes of public mourning, some commentators felt uncomfortable with the public outpouring of grief.
Or was this Britain finally casting off its uptight ways, getting in touch with its feelings and at its best - united in grief for a nationally important figure?
http//news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/magazine/4674549.stm