Andrew Morton Quote

She is attracted to outsiders precisely because she feels so alienated from the royal system. As James Gilbey says: She gets on much better with them than the men in grey because they are tied up with preserving a system which she feels is outdated. There is a natural built-in confrontation there. They are trying to uphold something and she is trying to get out. Her astrologer Felix Lyle observes: She has a soaring spirit and optimism which is easily defeated. Dominated by those with strong character, she goes not yet have enough self-confidence to take on the system.It is a view endorsed by another friend who says: The whole royal business terrified her. They gave her no confidence or support. As her confidence has developed she now believes that she cannot achieve her true potential within the current royal restraints. She tells friends: Inside the system I was treated very differently, as though I was an oddball. I felt I wasn’t good enough. Now, thank God, I think it’s okay to be different.