It wasn't clear to me from the interview quite how concerned she was about whether titles were in the offing. It sounded more like she was worried about no security without the titles, that their ultimate safety would be compromised as the tabloids made bloody sure that we all know where they are. How genuine that was is moot.

Although the line of questioning about her mental state jarred with me, the picture she painted about the several years of entrapment, restrictions as to her freedom and the absolute refusals to offer her help, all leading to the desperate feelings she described, was very plausible. I've railed against the royals all my life and I'm trying to examine my conscience here as to whether the interview confirmed my bias. I have a visceral feeling that it was easier to avoid that because she was not identifiable as a traditional royal. Wrong accent, wrong colour, unsnobby and very personable, and coming across as a damn sight more intelligent than any royal I've heard recently. Not sure about grounded. Am I absolutely sure that her urge to possess the regal kudos didn't override what should have been her worldly common sense about what she was letting herself in for? Not sure about that. I mean, all that Diana history...