After the death of a renowned queen, life in London goes on

By ADAM GELLER
AP National Writer

LONDON (AP) — On most any other week, the fact that people in this city obsessed with fortune, fashion and buzz are pursuing life at full tilt would hardly be noteworthy. But 25 years after many Londoners sobbed in the streets after the death of Princess Diana, the boisterous crowds packing pubs and flocking to theaters over the weekend was telling. For some, particularly younger people, the reaction to Queen Elizabeth II’s death reflects ambivalence toward the crown. To others, it’s testament to differences in the public’s sense of connection with the 96-year-old monarch and her former daughter-in-law, who was just 36 when she was killed in 1997.