Originally Posted by
carlo
Upon further thought...yes Dan, you're totally right. I think Diana likely wanted to give Turkessa and Lisa their moment to shine and to be able to celebrate their mothers' shared legacy. Her presence at this ceremony would have overshadowed both of them. I'm sure neither of them have seen Diana in years, and it would have potentially created some feelings of uneasyness and nervousness. Assuming that Diana had attended, perhaps they would have felt self-conscious about how long they're allowed to take with their speeches, etc, because the thought would be "This is Auntie Diana...she created this group with our Moms and she should be taking the most time to speak." Then I'm sure Jay would be all over it, coaching Turkessa and saying, "You should get just as much time to speak" [I know I'm making up scenarios, but I can realistically imagine this lol]. It would have created stress and overshadowed a celebratory moment for these ladies, and I think Diana just wanted them to have their moment, without all of that.
Plus, as you said Dan, it would be a weird look for Diana, if she had attended this, after years of not attending various Supremes' honours, because of her decision to both avoid Mary, and to defer all Supremes legacy related matters to her. If she had attended today, it would have looked like she was saying, "Mary is gone, so I can be here now."
On the other side of the coin, Mary Brewster is correct. She could have at least sent one of her daughters to accept the award on her behalf, but then would it have led to questions as to why their mother couldn't be there?
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