August 31, 1997, was a turning point in history for the British.
Diana is dead, and the next few days will be stormy. At this time, 44-year-old Blair had just defeated Thatcher's successor, Major, and was elected prime minister for three months.
At this time, the Queen of England reacted indifferently to Diana's death, and she even believed that this was only a family affair and should not rise to the level of national affairs, and wanted her mother's family to bury it privately.
For this former daughter-in-law who likes to show her face and has a high reputation, she really can't like it.
But Blair saw that the mood of the British people had begun to ferment in grief, and if it was not handled properly, it would lead to the possibility of collapse.
He had not yet sat still in the prime minister's chair and did not want to fall prey to this incident.
He tried his best to appease the people's emotions with a peaceful attitude, and at the same time actively negotiated with the queen, proposing to lower the flag to half-mast for Diana to hold a state funeral, in order to win back the people's support and recognition of the royal family.
The stubborn and aggressive queen finally had to agree.
It can be seen from this that the prime minister at this time is no longer the appointment of the queen.
Indeed, Blair stood in the position of prime minister after fierce competition between the Labour And Conservatives.
In a public speech on behalf of the British government at the funeral, Blair proposed that Princess Diana was the "princess of the people", which suddenly narrowed the distance between the people and him, established an affinity image among the people, and became the most classic evaluation of Diana.
The labour party represented by Blair was able to gain political discourse power, inseparable from Diana's support.
Diana's passion for philanthropy overlaps with Labour's political views, and she has said she will help them in any way she can.
Prior to the election, he also had two secret conversations with Blair.
After her death, Blair well balanced the power of the royal family and the people, took care of the interests of the people, and tried her best to arrange Diana's affairs, which was also a kind of reward for her, and also saved the royal family.
Speaking of which, Blair's presidency is really a stroke of luck.
The 18-year-old, who broke into London with a guitar in his hand, hoped he would become a rock star. However, the heavens did not go according to people's wishes, and he could only go to Oxford University to study law, and stepped into the political world.
Damn, he hadn't been exposed to any government position before becoming prime minister, and the prime minister's position didn't seem to require much experience.
In his own words, he was originally a fan, but he was caught as a football coach.
Humor seems to be Blair's innate way of defusing embarrassment, and he always comes to his fingertips.
When he was first questioned because of the Iraq War, some people criticized him as Bush's pug dog, and when asked how he felt, he replied seriously: "Politics should be used to being called any animal."
He was dismissive of him with sparse applause, and he was optimistic that he would be able to have at least one dialogue with his opponents.
The handsomeness and smile of an English gentleman is the signature of Blair's professional image, and everyone who approaches him can feel the kindness and softness of him.
On the streets, he was kissed by supporters, and one housewife thought it was a sign of friendship. Blair, on the other hand, understood and agreed immediately after a small surprise.
Keen insight is what he prides himself on serving the UK and the royal family.
This explains why he was able to fight for the last of her dignity and glory after the death of a princess who was divorced and no longer welcomed by the royal family.
The Queen is high, and ordinary people don't want to stand with her.
But ever since the royal family had a concubine, that mystery disappeared as she walked into the general public, and she was a breeze in the dull royal family. It has won the support and respect of ordinary people around the world.
And the royal family's indifference to her death has sprinkled a handful of intensified salt on people's sad emotions, and Blair saw the undercurrent surging under the seeming calm of the people in the flowers of mourning.
Diana is irreplaceable in the hearts of the people, and it is no exaggeration to say that the survival of the royal family depends on the back of the people's hearts.
How Diana's affairs are handled is the key to winning the hearts and minds of the people.
Blair, the middleman, struggled to regulate the people's relationship with the queen. Rather, it should be a difficult effort to persuade the Queen to listen to the people.
Subsequently, he spoke directly in the name of the government, and a sentence of "the people's princess" calmed down the almost boiling public resentment, and finally prompted the queen to make concessions and rush back to London to personally address the world to express the royal family's respect and condolences for Princess Dai.
On the day of the funeral, as Diana's coffin passed outside Buckingham Palace, the Queen bowed her head solemnly and showed her final respect for her former daughter-in-law.
It was not so much the first contest between Blair and the royal family as it was a successful crisis public relations, for the royal family and for himself.
Win-win, beautiful!
A few months later, the Queen thanked Blair in particular for letting her know what the people meant in time.
Regardless of the meaning behind this thanksgiving, the re-restoration of the royal image and the wider contact between the Queen's descendants and the outside world are obvious to all.
When Blair first became Prime Minister of Downing Street, the Queen received him and said that he had just been born the year she was crowned.
Blair's prime ministerial career is only a part of the queen's history, and the difference is that he, the prime minister, does not live on the queen's sniffles, he represents more of public opinion.
Brown was replaced by Brown, who was an old partner of the government with Blair, but it was said that Blair's wife did not deal with the secretary of the Treasury.
When reporters asked the outgoing Blair about the matter, Blair laughed and said that at least he would not worry that the man next door would abduct his wife.
He said goodbye to Downing Street calmly and humorously, said goodbye to the Queen, stopped being a neighbor to Brown, and really didn't have to worry about his wife being abducted.
Of course, after turning around, Blair is a new identity, leaving the government, he is still mixed in the political circle, mixed up.