tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3690077250072100801.post1135867851809623320..comments2024-02-26T11:04:22.115+13:00Comments on Reid's Reader – A Blog of Book Reviews and Comment.: Something ThoughtfulNicholas Reidhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05497366104216216952noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3690077250072100801.post-35681783566926200532013-03-05T17:34:16.175+13:002013-03-05T17:34:16.175+13:00Delaying criticism until the quintessence of dust ...Delaying criticism until the quintessence of dust has settled seems the morally correct course. Death shows the vulnerability of someone who was egotistical, annoying or bigoted in life, and that they can ultimately be silenced - even dubbed news presenters made famous by too much airtime, cutting their own CDs and penning an autobiography with an airbrushed photo on the cover.<br />Princess Di was adored and mourned by being an archetype of fairytale princess/tragic heroine. The artist Banksy may best have summed her up with his print run of Lady Di quids, released to the breeze to flutter down over London: glam-cash, iconic but worthless.Hugh Majornoreply@blogger.com