Last but not least: Di-mania is rampant
Diana, dubbed the «Princess of Hearts» by the tabloids, is just as much a presence in the media today as she was back when she was photographed holding hands with Dodi AI-Fayed while wearing a tiger-print swimsuit.
Ten years after her death, Britain's Princess Diana is still omnipresent. To mark the "Diananniversary", as the sad anniversary is now known, there will be a veritable marathon of remembrance this summer. This includes a huge pop concert at London's new Wembley Stadium, a day commemorating Diana and Charles' fairytale wedding - which ended in an unhappy marriage - and a memorial event on the anniversary of her death on August 31. Diana concerts, Diana stamps, Diana exhibitions and Diana books are flooding the market. A separate word has already been created for the hype: "Di-Mania". Diana, apostrophized by the yellow press as the "Princess of Hearts", is as present in the media world as she was when she was photographed holding hands with Dodi Al-Fayed in a tiger print swimsuit.
Most recently, however, the princess was described as media-hungry and calculating. "Diana no longer controls her image as she was able to do with such cunning during her lifetime," wrote the British newspaper Observer. It is to be hoped that the media landscape will be able to emancipate itself from self-appointed media princesses in the future, without them having to meet a tragic death on a Parisian highway pillar.
Most recently, however, the princess was described as media-hungry and calculating. "Diana no longer controls her image as she was able to do with such cunning during her lifetime," wrote the British newspaper Observer. It is to be hoped that the media landscape will be able to emancipate itself from self-appointed media princesses in the future, without them having to meet a tragic death on a Parisian highway pillar.
