The power of public opinion: Diana, Princess of Wales

This paper uses the event of the death of Diana, Princess of Wales and the public reaction to this event as the context in which to discuss the power of public opinion.
  

The Power of Public Opinion:  Diana, Princess of Wales  196119971

Robert Worcester  MORI

INTRODUCTION

The power of public opinion was vividly demonstrated recently in Britain by an event which grabbed the attention of the entire world. Princess Diana, an icon of our time with probably the highest awareness level of anyone in the world, was killed in a car crash and, at the age of 36, struck down in the prime of life. Her life was measured in the thousands of extra copies of magazines and newspapers in every language published...

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