The loss of the beloved Princess Diana was one that saddened countless people world wide, although nearly everyone was affected in some way by this tragedy, some handled it with more sympathy and caution than others. Some were blood relatives of the princess, some had only briefly known her, some had never met her in their lives but still felt that they had lost a loved one, there were even people who didn’t know much about her or her life at all, regardless of anyone’s unique relationship with the Princess everyone was affected in some way. There were many articles written and speeches given directly after the death, but not one was exactly like another. The way that each specific person spoke of the passing of the princess …show more content…
This news article was written to inform the people of England of what had happened and fill them in on what little information was available to the public at that time. The speaker or the author of this article affects the text slightly but it is mostly factual evidence, not very much bias is shown through this piece of writing. One indication that the speaker did in fact affect the text in one way or another is the statement “While it was not time for recriminations there was no doubt the press had played a part in her death” even though the author left it at that brief statement, it is understood that the author knows that it is too soon to be pointing fingers at who caused the tragedy, but rather focus on the loss of a wonderful woman. The audience affected the content of this article greatly, the purpose of this paper was to inform the people, without the citizens urge for immediate information there would be no need for this article to be written. When the author gives direct quotes from the family, such as “The queen …show more content…
The speaker, being her mother in law, had a huge impact on the textual content of the passage. When she says “I admire and respect her, for her energy and commitment to others” it is quite obvious that she was very found of the princess and that shows in her speech. The fact that she has such love for the Princess brought a very sentimental feel to the speech and touched many of the other people who felt the same way for her. The audience affected the text in the sense that Queen Elizabeth knew that the majority of the people listening to her speech would be mourning her death just as she was and they would be feeling the same way she did, when she said “we have all felt those emotions the last few days” it is obvious that she feels her entire audience feels just as much hurt as she does. This makes the audience feel like the speech is more personal than if she had not added those comments. The subject again, affects the piece of text the most greatly. It is not uncommon for the Queen to give a speech addressing all of the people of England, but the circumstances obviously affect not only the context of the speech but the tone in which she delivers it. The lines “So what I say to you now, as a queen and as a grandmother, I say from my heart” make it obvious that this is not