These are the kinds of moments that will make you smile and feel good.
Diana is pictured here on a skiing trip to Austria with her kids, Harry and William. This photograph was shot shortly after Harry turned nine years old. He’s adorable, and the whole family is stunning!
Diana and her children visited Necker Island in the British Virgin Islands in 1990, together with her sister’s children. The island was owned by Richard Branson of Virgin.
Diana knows how to have a good time. Look at this lovely photo of her and Harry visiting the amusement park Thorpe Park in 1992.
Diana was dubbed “The People’s Princess” by many. She was involved in numerous humanitarian endeavors, offering a good example of how a kind and loving person should act.
Princess Diana is shown here visiting an Orthopedic workshop in Luanda, Angola, and sitting with land mine victims.
We could go on and on about Diana’s wonderful photographs. This one was taken in 1971, while she was on vacation in Itchenor, West Sussex.
Meanwhile, this one was taken outside Diana’s flat in Coleherne Court, London, before to her engagement to Charles.
Harry is pictured here sticking out his tongue to the crowd gathering around Buckingham Palace. Diana seemed to be taken aback.
Barbour is still a popular royal apparel brand, although Princess Diana may have worn it best.
Diana adored Barbour, and her journey to the Outer Hebrides in Scotland in 985 was the ideal occasion to wear her Barbour-style waxed cotton jacket.
Jayne Fincher, a royal photographer who captured some of Princess Diana’s most memorable images, trailed the royal couple everywhere they went. She’d rented a jet to travel to the Outer Hebrides, where Charles and Diana were on official business.
“When I caught up,” says Fincher, “Charles said, ‘Where have you been?’”
The Outer Hebrides are subject to extremes of wind and rain, which Princess Diana experienced during her visit there in 1985.But she looks great in the images from the trip, and photographer Jayne noticed something after going over the negatives.
“You don’t see Diana dressed like that very often. She looked so happy. It was pouring rain, but her makeup was perfect and un-smudged. I looked a mess, as usual,” she said.
The photo below was taken during Diana’s last summer alive. She is seen with her boyfriend Dodi Al Fayed on a boat in St. Tropez, France, jumping into the water.
Diana will be remembered as a truly great and loving human being.
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People all over the world are still fascinated by Princess Diana’s impact, and for good reason. During her long and interesting life, she touched many people with her kindness, humanity, and sense of humour.
Let’s go down memory lane and remember some rare, touching times that show why she’s so popular.
Diana is beaming with happiness in a treasured family shot from a skiing trip to Austria in 1990, with her sons Harry and William. The picture, which was taken right after Harry turned nine, is full of love and happiness.
It is impossible to forget the picture of Diana and Harry having a great time at Thorpe Park in 1992. The fact that she can connect with her kids and find happiness in simple things shows what a great person she is.
Through her work as “The People’s Princess,” Diana made the world a better place. A touching picture from Luanda, Angola, of her sitting with land mine patients at an orthopaedic workshop shows how dedicated she is to always helping those in need.
A less well-known picture from 1971 shows Diana’s carefree and relaxed side while she was on holiday in Itchenor, West Sussex, before she became a princess.
When these rare moments happen, they remind us of Princess Diana’s lasting impact and encourage us to be more playful, compassionate, and kind-hearted.
Even though the television sitcom, Leave It to Beaver happened many decades ago, most people are familiar with it. Even if they don’t know the show directly, they know what you are discussing when you speak of it.
This isn’t because Leave It to Beaver was a flawless masterpiece. There were plenty of mistakes and issues happening behind the scenes that sometimes made it onto the screen.
One of the reasons why Leave It to Beaver was so popular is because it set a standard in the United States for family decency. When you compare it to other television programs that have come along since then, there really is no comparison.
The sitcom ran from 1957 until 1963 and the humor was always on point, and it was always wholesome. It was well-written and even today, people can appreciate the humor behind it.
There are some things that made it onto the screen, however, that were not quite right, and knowing this can help you appreciate the show even more.
June Cleaver’s Calendar – One mistake that most people missed is the calendar June Cleaver had hanging in her kitchen. Everything was always so well-kept in the kitchen but on the calendar, there was an update needed.
In the episode The Poor Loser, which was aired in 1963, the calendar was from 1961. Looking closely, you can also notice something on the tickets to the baseball game from that episode as well. Mayfield is misspelled Mayfied in the small print.
Fake Bee – In the episode, The Silent Treatment, Beaver is bothered by a bee while he is painting a door. If you look closely enough, you can see the string attached to the insect as it bounced around his face.
Jerry Mathers – As the kid brother in the episode who portrayed The Beaver, he was a well-known character. In 2024, he is still doing well and is 76 years old. People have sometimes wondered if he is anything like his former character.
He said: “Well, I got in a lot less trouble. But then again, I had a lot of people watching me all the time. Because when I was due doing the show, there were about 60 men and probably eight or nine women on the show these were lighting people and all the different things that they have to do to make a series. Between takes, when I wasn’t doing things, they would come out and we’d play — throw footballs, throw baseballs. It was like an extended family. There was a whole bunch of people, and they wanted me not to say, ‘I don’t want to be here anymore.’”
Auditioning – Jerry Mathers does speak about his audition for the role of Beaver. He said: “I came dressed in a Cub Scout uniform, so that should have been a big clue.”
As it turns out, he was heading for a Cub Scouts meeting after the audition and he wasn’t all that happy about auditioning. This shows creators were impressed with his innocence and natural charm so he got the job.
Apparently, Mathers was also concerned about missing the Cub Scouts meeting and he expressed that to the producers. They thought it was refreshing.
After he got the job, Cub Scouts was not really possible. He explains: “We had to go to school for three hours a day, and it could be chopped up, because we’d go out and if they’d shoot the original, the long shot, and then we’d do closeups. You were jumping in and out of school all the time, and you’d come back 20 minutes later and you study for maybe another 40 minutes, and then you have to do another scene or whatever.”
A Look at Wally – Wally Cleaver was played by actor Tony Dow. He was more than just an older brother of Beaver, he introduced many people to the struggles of teenage life. Many of the issues he faced were relatable to those of the time and still today.
When you look at the Wally Cleaver character, you can’t help but appreciate how warm and honest it was. Many people still consider him as the quintessential older brother.
Tony Dow got the job after Paul Sullivan, who played Wally in the pilot episode experienced a growth spurt and outgrew the role quickly.
June Cleaver Has a Scar – When you look at June Cleaver, what is the first thing that comes to your mind? Most people think of her as being the iconic mother and wife of that era.
She was always a very calm and respectful member of the household, which is really in contrast with how many people portray that role in modern-day sitcoms.
If you look closely enough, however, you may just notice that she has a surgical scar on her neck. That is one of the reasons why she typically wore pearls. She also wore high heels, and that was to maintain some additional height over top of her sons, who continued to grow during the show.
The Boys Did Get Along – It is obvious that Jerry Mathers and Tony Dow were well-bonded with each other. Mathers even called him the ‘perfect big brother’ in a 2006 interview.
He went on to say: “He’s the champion basketball player, football player. He does everything right. He’s a huge letterman. He gets A’s on all his papers. Everyone loves him.”
Tony and Jerry were more than on-screen brothers, they were best friends in real life and continued to have that friendship for a lifetime. Mathers even expressed his deepest feelings upon the death of Dow in 2002.
He said: “He was not only my brother on TV, but in many ways in life as well. Tony leaves an empty space in my heart that won’t be filled.”
They showed a Toilet – Believe it or not, it was taboo for any show to show inside of the bathroom. It was just a part of the home that they didn’t want to bring into that aspect of our entertainment.
In one episode, however, Wally is carrying a toilet seat and that was a groundbreaking moment. Although the entire toilet wasn’t shown, it was a move forward in 1950 and the networks allowed it.
No Laughing – The creators of the show didn’t want outrageous laughter taking place. They’d rather just have light chuckles. That helped to shape the atmosphere of the family on the show.
They wanted the comedy to flow naturally from the characters and their interaction. Tony Dow put it this way: “If any line got too much of a laugh, they’d cut it.”
It’s always nice to look back on our history and Leave It to Beaver certainly is a moment out of history that all of us can appreciate.
