The death of Princess Diana in a car accident in Paris on August 31, 1997 caused worldwide mourning.
In July 2022, a decades-old video in which the princess Diana touching an AIDS patient. The video quickly gathered hundreds of thousands of viewers.
And the Diana video in question was no exception. Although a large number of Tiktok users are of the age before they were even born when Diana was still alive, the application is full of videos about the princess and accounts dedicated to her.
The videos include, for example, the fashion creations worn by her, the funniest moments of public appearances, the paparazzi’s princess hunt and instructions on how to do a proper Diana hairstyle.
Tiktok videos are just one example of how the popularity of Diana, who died in a car accident in Paris on August 31, 1997, has not disappeared in the past 25 years.
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The operation of the court changed after Diana’s death
When Yougov research company (you will switch to another service) asked Americans for their views on the royal at the beginning of this year, Diana garnered the highest approval ratings. 64 percent of respondents said their attitude towards Diana was very or fairly favorable.
Her former mother-in-law the queen was behind the princess by three percentage points Elizabeth IIand only a third of respondents had a favorable view of Diana’s ex-husband, the prince of Charles.
After Diana’s death, Queen Elizabeth and Prince Charles were the subject of a severe robbery. In the opinion of the critics, Hovi did not know how to respond to the sadness that overwhelmed the people and appeared coldly emotionless.
In the end, Hovi relented and changed its operations. The change had lasting effects, because in the years following Diana’s death, the activities of the court have become more humane and considerate of emotions.
Five days after the death of the princess, Queen Elizabeth gave a memorial speech to the nation, in which she called Diana a special and talented person who inspired others with her kindness.
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Diana conspiracy theories keep finding new audiences
Soon after Diana’s death, various conspiracy theories of both the security services and the father-in-law, the prince, began to spread Philip’s of a share in a fatal crash.
In the investigation of the case, no indications of a murder were found, but the reason was found to be the cameramen who chased the princess and the driver by Henri Paul activities. Paul was under the influence of alcohol and drugs, drove too fast into the highway tunnel and lost control of the car while escaping paparazzi photographers.
According to accident investigators, Diana and her boyfriend Dodi al-Fayed would have survived the crash if they had worn seat belts. Only the bodyguard was in the accident car Trevor Rees-Jones survived.
The investigation failed to stop the speculation, and now conspiracy theories have gained popularity among young people as well. For example, when you search for Diana videos on Tiktok, you will find a large number of conspiracy theories in the most popular search results.
Some believe that the princess is really still alive and others that her death was a murder. One of them is 20 years old Craig Hallwhose account sharing conspiracy claims on Tiktok has nearly 135,000 followers.
Conspiracy theories are still being presented by the traditional media as well. British Channel Channel 4 (switch to another service)has just released a four-part documentary series about Diana’s death, its investigation and conspiracy theories. In its own news, I magazine names Diana’s death as one of the earliest conspiracy theories on the internet.
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Series and movies introduce Diana to new generations
Serials, films and other fictions, as well as numerous documentaries, have played a part in maintaining Diana’s memory and arousing the interest of younger generations.
One of the latest documentaries is HBO Max’s The Princess, by Ed Perkins says that when Diana died, he was an 11-year-old confused by public mourning.
– Diana’s death was a moment when the whole world seemed to focus on just one event, Perkins says to the news agency Reuters.
As the latest Hollywood production, the life of the princess has been told Kristen Stewart’s a movie starring Spencer. On the streaming service Netflix, Diana’s story has been told in the popular series The Crown. The same service also offers a recording of Diana: The Musical, which received rave reviews after its Broadway premiere.
Diana’s sons prince William and the prince Harry consider the BBC interview to be one of the big factors in the escalation of their family’s problems.
According to William, doing the interview added to the problems in Diana and Charles’ marriage and created paranoia and fear in Diana. Harry, on the other hand, considers “the unethical practices of some media” to have led to Diana’s death.
Harry has also told about his fears that his own family would experience the fate of mother Diana, persecuted by the public. The brothers and their spouses are constantly compared to Diana in public.
– I feel his presence in almost everything I do, said Prince Harry in his TV interview last April.