The Great Diana Blitzkrieg of 2007

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I appreciate it is once again approaching the 31st August and this year it will be the 10th anniversary of the death of Diana, Princess of Wales but am I the only person who cannot stand the mindless barrage of gratuitous documentaries shown at this time?

Certainly on Sky they are arriving at breakneck speeds, every night it seems that we need to once again have our memories refreshed about "What Diana did", "Who Diana Loved" , "The life of a troubled princess"...and my personal favourite - "Her life in Photos". (see points on kensington palace)

For one, I find it ironic that the media commemorate the death of a lady who died avoiding the media. Secondly, similar shows have been aired every year for the past 10 years, the same stories, the same images. Why does it have to go on! Does anyone actually still watch this?

What other public figure in our colourful history gets the same treatment?

Couple this with my recent visit to Kensington Palace with my soon to be 'in-laws' in which we were subjected to a truly abominable 'Diana Exhibition' whereby large screens show broadcast footage, still photos (This really took the biscuit, a big screen playing a slidshow is at best boring, if not irritating) and play soundbytes in an environment rendered entirely void of all feeling by a thick coat of matt white paint from floor to ceiling and dingy low-watt lighting.

The entrance fee for the palace was around £14 per person which I also find an insult (although cheap when compared against a full ticket for Buck house which will set you back a titanic 25 quid per person! The Royals must be lauging all the way to their bank.).

The state rooms of Kensington palace were in fairly ill repair, looking dusty and dull with poorly lit displays. Having visited Versailles a number of times I really felt let down by the experience of Kensington palace and almost felt embarrassed that I had taken the future in-laws there. In the defence of the palace, the tour around Princess Anne's private rooms was interesting and whilst again was shabby it had some character about it that was rather...'chic'.

In short I wish they would just let both her and myself rest in peace.
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