Well, it’s rich. Literally. Paul Sanchez (you know, Lauren Sanchez’s brother, engaged to the Amazon Jeff Bezos billionaire) did not miss the opportunity to find a camera outside a house depot this week to talk about the wedding to come. “I think it will be like a princess thing,” he said in the Home Depot parking lot. “So just huge and fun and just an explosion.” A comparison which, honestly, lacks the mark of around 500 million naval miles.
Review Princess Diana’s marriage to Charles. By a very hot day in July in 1981, 750 million people around the world have passed to watch the “popular princess” walk in the alley of Saint-Paul cathedral in a dress with one of the most emblematic trains in history. The ceremony was deeply imbued with tradition, pump and cultural meaning, serving both as a fairytale and a collective distraction for a United Kingdom tired by the recession. Each detail – of the possible status of Diana as a global humanitarian to the cloud of secrecy and the plot surrounding his life at the time of marriage – made it one of the greatest moments in modern royal history. “No one and I mean that no one can complement the Diana period,” said an online commentator, summarizing it perfectly. “Her marriage is always one of the most emblematic moments of pop culture. As, capitalist Barbie can try but she will fail 🤦♀️. ”
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Now rotate the $ 500 million yacht wedding from Lauren and Bezos. Although undoubtedly luxurious, this Mediterranean Yacht festival of billionaires does not exactly shout the “world cultural touch” as much as “we have criminal sums”. According to Paul Sanchez, “I am delighted beyond the belief, it will be an incredible event”, and the couple would have asked guests to donate to their favorite charities instead of providing gifts. “I believe that it will make a donation to your favorite charity,” he explained to TMZ, who can check a box but does not check exactly the basic goodness or a significant impact. As a lively observer noted: “She could spend all the money she has and she will always never be the princess of the people.”
The bride’s brother could be denouncing this marriage as “Princess Di”, but even he admitted that he had no idea that is actually at the head of the evening planning. “I have no idea, I mean, I speak to my sister three or four times a week, but she has not mentioned anything.”
And although sources close to the point of sale quickly stopped any notion that the wedding of Sanchez and Bezos will compete with the royal show of 1981, we must take a step back and really look at the situation as a whole. We have $ 500 million – aka half a billion dollars – Yacht wedding of one of the richest men in the world whose business has once penalized workers for having paused for, you know, using the toilets and was quoted several times by the OSHA for dangerous work environments. Not exactly Princess Di Vibs.
And speaking of Princess Di, can we take a moment to remind us what made her the “princess of the people”? Her heritage is not defined by jewelry and photo sessions, but by life, she has changed. She held the hands of AIDS patients at a time when the world feared to touch them, putting humanity to a crisis. She crossed the fields of mine in Angola, highlighting a cause that many would not dare to touch. She worked with organizations to tackle homelessness, even bringing her children to meet the young badly dattis for whom she pleaded, teaching them empathy through action.
Compare this to Lauren Sánchez preparing for a yacht festival that looks more like … Well, just an ultra-riche yacht party, which feels without tact because more than 50% of Americans live the pay check to a payroll and are a crisis of roaming. While Diana’s life was defined by advocacy and empathy, the coming wedding of Sánchez – well, they are mainly defined by signs of a dollar and mindfulness to reality that most Americans are confronted.
Before leaving, click here to see the best photos of Princess Diana playing with William and Harry.
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