I know this article is an opinion piece, but I found it interesting. I recently rewatched a film about Princess Diana's death that used a lot of contemporary footage, and I was amazed at how many details I had forgotten.
I do think there is an attempt to rewrite history and erase what happened.
It was extraordinary how unpopular the Royal Family briefly became. It is also interesting that Diana said the Royal Family tried to block the charitable work she carried on doing after her divorce. I do remember her work with land mines that were killing and maiming children was criticised by some sections of the press as being too political. She ignored that criticism.
"However, 31 August has also become a day that the institution of the monarchy has often come to dread. Though Diana’s humanitarian work and public service are universally celebrated, it is her personal life that some within the palace still want to forget; an annual reminder of the institution’s indifference and out-of-touch practices during the most difficult and tortured days of her life.
As Diana claimed after her separation from Prince Charles, it was members of the same Royal Household that attempted to curtail the very role we celebrate today. She claimed charitable visits abroad were blocked, private letters intercepted and cruel attacks in the press encouraged. She was the Royal Family’s biggest threat – one that needed to be muzzled."
uk.news.yahoo.com/dianas-treatment-stain-royals-matter-hard-they-try-erase-134131768.html