Mermaid1962
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I agree. The celebrity obsession that we currently have started, I believe as well, in the 80s. Diana was there at the right (wrong?) time and place. Given her insecurities as well as her personal gifts ('the way she lit up people's lives'), it was almost inevitable that she'd get caught up in the celebrity-media vortex.
Media and news changed in Diana's time. The 80s drastically changed how people interact with news and celebrities, and with time Royals began to be viewed in more of a celebrity light, especially when viewed by US news sources. Diana certainly learned how to work this to her advantage and made the best of it - and in the end had it turn on her - but she didn't create it. It's possible that the way we view royals now wouldn't have happened had Diana not had the understanding of the media that she did - she really did play with and manipulate the press and public opinion - but we can't say. It may have very well happened with or without her just because of how the media was changing at the time. It may not have. This whole thing is definitely a legacy of Diana, but it didn't start with her.