MARG
Imperial Majesty
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I absolutely disagree that Diana "transcended" anything. She was a lovely young girl and a beautiful woman but while she was incredibly charismatic, she never did anything "princessy" after her fairytale wedding and certainly nothing for the BRF. She became a victim of her own celebrity. She believed her own press.From people I've talked to who is in the UK they say Kate is really just "there" and not really memorable. They like her and her children thats it. I just think it takes a special kind of person to do what Diana did. She transcended the idea of being a princess, same as Grace. It is what it is.
When it comes to Grace Kelly it's a whole other story. She too had a gracious and privileged upbringing but she was taught to be a lady. She was beautiful and talented and when the studio wheeled her out for publicity she shone. Immaculately and tastefully dressed, with her inimitable cool blond elegance her behavior in public was always gracious and serene.
In short, her roles all projected an almost royal presence which as life imitateing art, culminated in a fairytale wedding which made her a actual Princess. We can argue about what she brought to Monaco, but in a post-war Europe, impecunous royals abounded. Grace brought her kind of Hollywood glamour and helped her husband build a viable state.
But, she was a pragmatic woman who never mistook celebrity for royalty. I would go so far as to say that her behaviour as 'The Princess of Monaco was what cemented her popularity'.