princess diana was not a person who should have been revered: far from being a selfless person, she was a person who chased power, money, and celebrity. and she didnt mind who she slept with to get it. she probably never had a complex thought in her life and the idea that she was in any sense dedicated to charity is nonsense. she wasnt a victim of the paparazzi, she was in cahoots with them. she chose to bum around with playboys who allowed drunk drivers to ferry them from ritz to palace in supercars, and she ended up a victim of the drunk driver she chose to get into a car with. a very ordinary person
Yep, I agree with most of this too. She was reasonably clever with her use/manipulation of the media to her own ends, although she wasn't bright enough to realise that she was playing with fire and would end up in flames.
However, I think this country needs the Royals more than it appreciates. I can't see how anything would improve in the average poor person's life if they were abolished. There's no doubt they have a huge, positive impact on trade and tourism, so any savings from their annual grants would be quickly counterbalanced by trade/tourism losses.
Finally, I actually think that the future of the monarchy is in decent hands; once Charles & Camilla are out if the way. Diana's boys seem pretty grounded - well, as grounded as possible, under their circumstances - and for all her faults, Diana was largely responsible for this. And while it does seem unfair that these people are born into vast wealth and silver-spoonship, it's the same deal for children of the vastly wealthy in industry, celebrity, sport and politics. And it was ever such.
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