In the Andrew Morton Book I got the feeling that Diana did not like The Monarchy (As a whole or any type of monarchy) and did not support it or like it as a form of Government and was probably a bit of a Republucan (UK Republican not US Republican) in some ways. That is fine and I am not going to criticise her or bash her for that as she is allowed to have opinions and feelings like the rest of us. But If she did not like The Monarchy and she felt that it was 'outdated' and did not 'fit' in society then why did she marry Charles when she knew that she was marrying into it?
That's an interesting take. I haven't looked at the book for a while but overall, I got the feeling Diana was a big supporter of the monarchy form of government. I think the issue was that she wanted be the queen, independent of the current royal family.
Look at her reaction to losing the HRH title: the great "humanitarian" resigned from over 100 charities in protest. After the divorce, she made it clear that she wanted to be referred to as "Diana, Princess of Wales." I also got the impression that she loved it when people curtsied to her.
Diana was in love with the lifestyle of the royal family. In the beginning, she had a crush on the Prince of Wales, but she was never in love with Charles.
Her beauty, charisma, and charm naturally drew the media to her. She was extremely videogenic and she couldn't help that. At the same time, she undeniably did things to deliberately draw cameras to her. She also deliberately scheduled appearances when she knew it would conflict with other members of the royal family's appearances. She also called the media and let them know where she would be for informal photo shoots.
She liked the attention. There was no harm in that for the most part, but Diana crossed the line. Not only did her need to be in the center of the world stage hurt her marriage to Charles, it hurt her children. Charles and the Queen were adults, but her children were not. When she wanted a headline, she often called the media when she took her William and Harry out in public. She also used them as pawns in her vindictive campaign to ruin her husband, which was wrong no matter how posters try and justify her actions.
My second criticism is that she was a hypocrite. She and her supporters criticized Charles for being jealous of the attention she received, which he may have been. But at the same time, Diana was clearly jealous when other members of the royal family received attention. No matter how many times some posters deny it, many of her media supporters, like Andrew Morton, acknowledge her need for headlines. It is hypocritical to criticize Charles for being jealous when Diana was clearly jealous, too.