Yes, for being such a 'horrible, manipulative person' it's amazing how there were tens of millions who mourned her death, in the UK and elsewhere. She was well loved by the public and her sons and those she helped in her charitable work.
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Yes, for being such a 'horrible, manipulative person' it's amazing how there were tens of millions who mourned her death, in the UK and elsewhere. She was well loved by the public and her sons and those she helped in her charitable work.
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"But it's interesting how much Diana was loved and the deep grief response of people all over the world when she died."
But she wasn't, not until she died.
What is interesting is how the American show biz media can influence the world. Diana was the archetypal American fairy princess, a live Barbie, but in the UK she was just another minor Royal "celeb", about on the same popularity level as Princess Michael of Kent and often compared in the British press to Eth Glum, a feckless character in a long running radio comedy show. She was nothing like as popular as Alex, for instance.
Had she not died she'd have been as much a figure of fun as the Ferguson woman.
The fact is she sells newspapers and magazines, and anything with her photo on the front will fly off the shelves.
But she wasn't, not until she died.
What is interesting is how the American show biz media can influence the world. Diana was the archetypal American fairy princess, a live Barbie, but in the UK she was just another minor Royal "celeb", about on the same popularity level as Princess Michael of Kent and often compared in the British press to Eth Glum, a feckless character in a long running radio comedy show. She was nothing like as popular as Alex, for instance.
Had she not died she'd have been as much a figure of fun as the Ferguson woman.
The fact is she sells newspapers and magazines, and anything with her photo on the front will fly off the shelves.
