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How the gutter press treated Princess Diana

On the eve of the 20th anniversary of Diana’s death, David Barnett looks at how the ‘People’s Princess’ became the ‘most hunted person of the modern age’ and asks when will those who overstep the mark learn their lesson

Princess Diana: The week the crown slipped

The sudden and shocking death of Princess Diana brought the world to a standstill in 1997 – but, in Britain, her passing also shone a light on a darker side of the monarchy. Sean O’Grady takes a look at the ‘mob grief’ that has consumed the public since and how it came to remind those in power that they are only there by consent of the people 

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