Letter: Diana: memorial ideas, grief without tears, media manipulation
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Your support makes all the difference.Sir: Many of the readers of The Independent appear to feel there is an undue amount of "frenzy" over the death of Diana, Princess of Wales. Whilst they have a valid point I think they have missed the real reason behind the mass mourning. Diana was a leader. She exemplified many of the characteristics of how to be a good human being - both in her compassion and focus on helping others. She was someone we could all identify with. She set an example for us all. In stopping for a few moments to think about Diana and what she represented, perhaps more of us may actually follow her example in what we do in our own lives.
ANOOJ KOTECHA
London E18
This article was updated on January 25, 2021, to indicate that it was first published in September 1997.
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