"She, of all that lot, certainly didn't deserve to be 'taken out' by an irate family because she was dating 'not one of our sort'."

Oh get a grip Jim, I though you were against mad conspiracy theories...and she WAS one of their sort, if slightly deranged.

The Queen didn't like her because she was a publicity seeking airhead, who let herself be used by the media.

The Queen has enough sense to know that THEY use the media not the other way round...... The Royal family have to be very circumspect to survive, and survive they have, as Keith says, still supported by many Brits.
Diana may have been made a "Peoples Princess" by the media, but the monarchy would not have lasted ten minutes in her hands.