No, I am using a large public social grouping. Many Americans, unfortuantely, cannot even name their Congressperson or Senator. That's really a problem. William is, probably, known for being Diana's son. I watch the news, read many magazines and am surrounded by people interested in politics and history, we are all very educated. No one has mentioned this event at any gathering. And the magazines that, mostly, carried this news were People type publications.
My point is, that has been your experience. My experience has been that I've had lots of people bring up the subject with me, but even more than that, I've been surprised at how many varieties of news outlets have been covering it - as I pointed out a few posts ago, it wasn't just the People and Us Weekly-type sources covering them, but the evening news, and of course the morning news and talk shows, newspapers, etc. But, like, I said, that's just my perception, and I realize you have yours.