Abstract
The visual culture that created Diana was motivated by Victorian constrictions of motherhood that enforced notions of stability and lineage. This article examines the cultural metaphors of nurturance – the “Madonna redux phenomenon” – in images of Diana, and in her predecessor Princess Alexandra. I argue that images of royal motherhood are staged affairs, constructed and performed as part of the Princesses’ main role as dutiful and loving mothers. Finally, I point up how moments of agency can be achieved within these images and how Diana, “the postfeminist princess,” embraced these moments.
Recommended Citation
Denney, Colleen
(2003)
"Mothers of Future Kings: The Madonna Redux Phenomenon,"
Journal of International Women's Studies: Vol. 4:
Iss.
2, Article 3.
Available at:
https://vc.bridgew.edu/jiws/vol4/iss2/3