British influencer hits back at ‘classless’ claims over Princess funeral post
A British influencer has been forced to respond to online commentators who labelled a series of posts memorialising her teenage daughter “bizarre”.
Sophie May Dickson faced backlash from critics who attacked photos she shared of the funeral for 16-year-old Princess Dickson, who died last month.
The grieving mother made several posts from the service, including one of her posed with her other daughter, Precious, and another of her with her head against Princess’s casket.
Comments on the posts labelled Sophie-May “classless” for her choice of attire and full face of makeup.
“I know we all grieve different but wow social media and vanity has really got a hold of you. This is truly just weird”, one commenter wrote, remarking that the polished images were “bizarre”.
Sophie-May responded to the online hate on her Instagram story, Nine reported, denying she had posted the photos for likes and stating people had “got it wrong - over and over you are incorrect”.
“This was the last moment I had with my daughter. I had walked away from the casket many times, but it just didn’t feel right to me,” she said.
“Once I collected my belongings from where I sat ... my bag and my phone and my order of service booklet ... I just had to go back. I was ONLY IN THE MOMENT!”
The 32-year-old went on to note that her phone had been in her hand because she stood to leave before deciding to share a final moment with her daughter.
“When I saw this piece of footage along with 100s of other beautiful pieces of footage, I absolutely adored that those moments were captured and I can always go back to these last moments.
“And yes, I chose to share. So no. In that moment, it wasn’t about the future audience. I am just about to walk away from my baby for the very last time for the rest of my life.
“I could hardly breathe. My legs were shaking. My body was so tight I felt like my ribs were going to crush my own organs!!!!! Your mindset in all of this is what is the sad part.”
Princess’s death followed building criticism of her and her younger sister on the gossip forum Tattle Life.
Users on the site had mocked and harassed the teenagers for two years, according to Metro.