Did she support Diana, or did she stick by her son until the end?

“There’s no doubt that the queen was sympathetic to the Princess of Wales,” Dennison said.

“But you know, people didn’t discuss mental health to the extent that we do today.

Queen Elizabeth II smiling in white

And people’s knowledge of it was less.

Because of Elizabeth’s upbringing, Diana’s raw assertion of her emotions was new for the queen.

Still, the monarch “was sympathetic.”

Queen Elizabeth II and Princess Diana of Wales

It’s not hard to see her sympathy in action, either.

Still, the queen’s feelings were nuanced, as any person’s are.

“I don’t think there was ever any lack of affection,” Dennison further told Fox News.

I think the queen found that very difficult.”

The ultimate takeaway here is that Dianawasloved by the queen.