Chapter 766: What You See Is Satan
"May God bless you, Your Highness."
Walking into the open box of the main stand, Ryan and Nicole shook hands with the two princes one after another, and the older William said very politely, "Ryan, Nicole, thank you very much for coming to this concert." ”
"It's our pleasure."
With a polite remark, under the guidance of a staff member, Ryan took Nicole and sat down in Tony? Blair's side.
"Hello, Mr. Jenkins. Hello, Miss Kidman. ”
As soon as he sat down, the Prime Minister of the Kingdom of Great Britain next to him stretched out his hand, and Ryan shook it gently, waiting for Nicole to say hello, "I didn't expect to see you here, Mr. Blair." ”
"Just call me Tony."
The prime minister, who doesn't deal much with the royal family, looked at the portrait of Diana hanging in the middle of the new Wembley Stadium and said, "Her Royal Highness the Princess of Wales is a respectable person." ”
Why the other party is here, it doesn't matter about Ryan, he nodded and agreed, "That's true." ”
After chatting with Blair for a few words, Ryan suddenly remembered that he was about to step down, and his mind quickly turned.
"Tony, if I remember correctly." Ryan shifted the conversation to this, "You should be stepping down soon, right?" ”
"Actually." Tony? Blair smiled helplessly, "On the 27th of last month, I submitted my resignation to Her Majesty the Queen. ”
"Do you have any plans after leaving office?" Ryan asked directly.
"I want to take a long vacation first."
Hearing Blair's words, Ryan slowly tapped his fingers, "Interested in being a consultant to Disney?" ”
"Advisor?" Blair's eyes lit up.
Ryan nodded, "If you're interested, my people will talk to you in detail." ”
Retired senior government officials become special advisers to business groups, helping to solve some matters in the field of public relations and politics and even investment, which is the norm in both Britain and the United States, these nominal consultants. To put it bluntly, it is actually an "intermediary" between politics and business, using the connections and other resources accumulated during his political career to poke benefits for business groups from all over the world.
Tony? What is Blair best at?
Perhaps the world's most profound televised speech to Blair was his speech on Princess Diana's death in August 1997, in which he described Diana as "the people's princess", which was widely used by the media.
Today, on a night full of memorials, the prime minister who has just submitted his resignation. Like Prince William, he also gave a short speech.
"Tonight's concert involves one of our mother's favorite qiē - music, dance, charity, family and friends, and all proceeds from the concert will be donated to the charity organization that our mother sponsored during her lifetime, which is the best birthday gift for my mother."
Prince William's brief words, Tony? Blair also took the podium, "Princess Diana was an unusually sensitive and compassionate person, and she embraced things that others might not avoid. Although she is a princess, she is a living person. Everyone knows this. That's why the public loves her......"
The audience applauded thunderously, no matter how the media hyped it before, at least at this moment, everyone gave applause.
After a short commemorative ceremony. The concert kicked off, and the opening song was "Farewell, English Rose", which set a global single sales record, but the singer was definitely not Ryan, who had long since thrown away the music. It's Taylor.
"Farewell, our English rose, may you always bloom in our hearts.
You are the embodiment of kindness. Care for people who have been displaced by bumps and bumps.
You cry out to the whole world, you whisper comfort to those who are suffering......"
At the beginning, Taylor's gentle singing voice could still be heard, but after only a few words, the song seemed to awaken the people's memories of the funeral and awaken the memory of Diana, and the audience gradually appeared to sing in chorus.
The chorus was a little messy at first, but it quickly became uniform, and the super chorus of nearly 90,000 people in the audience completely overwhelmed Taylor's singing.
"Your life is like a candle in the wind, even if it pours down, the light never disappears with the sunset,
And the sound of your feet will always echo, on the verdest hill of Great Britain,
The candle will eventually burn out, but your legend will live forever,
We've lost this lovely person, in the empty days without your smile,
We will always hold this torch high in memory of the noblest angel in England......"
At the end of the song, applause rang out, and when William and Harry stood up, Ryan also gave a standing ovation, and everyone in the audience stood up and gave the most enthusiastic applause to the huge portrait of Diana hanging above the lawn.
Perhaps the controversy will stay with the name Diana forever, but it won't stop those who like her from remembering her.
Besides, after the death of a celebrity, what did during his lifetime will not be controversial?
When he leaves this world, maybe the controversy will surpass Diana, right?
As he sat down, Ryan couldn't help but think about this, how would he describe himself in the style of the media? Mercenary and ruthless, I'm afraid it's indispensable, right?
"What are you thinking?" Nicole whispered into his ear.
"When I see God." Ryan also lowered his voice, "What will the media and the public say about me?" ”
"Can you see God?" Nicole pouted quickly, "You'll definitely see Satan then." ”
"My dear......" Ryan shook her hand secretly, "I am so sad that you say that. ”
"Do you care what people think of you?" Nicole directly exposes the essence of the facts.
"Except for you." Ryan shrugged his shoulders and said no more.
What if countless people scold them at that time? Anyway, I can't hear it, in the words of his previous life, that is, he is a flood.
"Hello, Miss Swift."
Prince Harry's voice faintly came from the other side of Nicole, Ryan turned his head to see that Taylor, who had changed into a formal dress, was walking into the box, Harry seemed to be whispering something to her, and there was obviously some helplessness in his beautiful royal blue eyes.
Although Taylor is sometimes naughty and willful, he has always been able to distinguish the occasion, and this kind of public occasion will definitely not be rude to a prince.
It was about a few minutes before Taylor shook hands with the others and walked over.
"Can I sit among you?" She seemed to have something to say to the two of them,
Nicole moved to the seat reserved for Taylor in advance, and the guy, who was already taller than Nicole, muttered in the middle of the two.
"Did something happen?" Ryan asked curiously, "Alison?" ”
"Just got rid of a fly in the background." Taylor clapped softly with the crowd and lowered his voice, "I've met another one here." ”
"My dear......" Nicole tapped her lightly, "it means you're a big girl full of charm." ”
"Are you talking about Harry?"
Ryan couldn't help but look in the direction Taylor had come, and Prince Harry seemed to be staring at this side.
"yes, I just politely greeted him." Taylor rubbed his fingers slowly, "Then he asked me to go horseback riding tomorrow after the royal luncheon." ”
"Allison's suitors are going to add a prince." Nicole wishes that all the young talents in the world could be captivated by her sister.
"You refused?"
Hearing Ryan's words, Taylor said helplessly, "In this situation, there are so many people around, how can I refuse?" ”
"When you were young, the princess hugged you."
In Ryan's view, even if his sister becomes gay, it is a hundred times better than marrying into the royal family, "It can be regarded as a gathering of ordinary friends." ”
Probably hearing some concern in Ryan's words, Taylor hurriedly whispered, "I don't have any interest in the royal family and the princess, and I don't want to be the next Princess of Wales and the Duchess of York." ”
Ryan patted Taylor's hand gently, his sister's personality is comparable to Diana? Spencer and Sarah? Ferguson is more lively and out-of-the-box, how can he be bound by the rules of the royal family.
Of course, the royal family will not allow a foreigner, an entertainment star, to become a princess.
The problem is that Taylor is not a simple entertainment star, her background and growth experience have long been dug up by the media, and behind her are the world's leading media groups.
It's hard to say what the increasingly difficult royal family will do.
Thinking of this, Ryan glanced again at the side where the two princes were sitting, and Harry's eyes had already been closed.
Shaking his head, Ryan put the matter aside for the time being, and since Taylor wasn't interested, there was nothing to worry about.
Marrying into the royal family seems to be a beautiful scenery, but when it comes to people of their class, there is nothing to look forward to.
Tonight's concert is not depressing because it is a commemoration of the Princess of Wales who left the world many years ago, and the guests are not all old faces, and young singers from all over the world who are popular also gather here to remember Diana.
Interspersed between performances are people who have worked with Diana on charity activities and memories of her by those who have helped her.
At one time, the British hoped that Diana would be a goodwill ambassador for Britain, and the Princess of Wales was born to know how to communicate with people, combining business, social and philanthropy, leaving behind the stereotypical face of the royal family and using proximity to promote herself and Britain.
To this day, the public remembers her as the first celebrity to shake hands with someone living with AIDS, for holding in her arms the Angolan girl whose legs were blown off by a landmine, and for the Diana Memorial Foundation, which was founded in her name, which received a steady stream of donations over the past decade and funded more than £15 million to more than 350 projects.
In short, Diana's sentence "I want to be the princess in the hearts of the people" is still deeply rooted in the hearts of the people ten years later. (To be continued......)