The Princess Diana Memorial Beanie Baby

Not the Queen of Hearts! Greetings, England's roses - this week, it's the original parasocial relationship: ROYALTY. Welcome back to the People's Podcast, where Kasia is being pursued by a stream of Lady Di-themed cursed objects. Together Dan and Kas dive in to the world of royal tat, Diana standom, 90s tabloids and media hysteria, especially after she died, when Britain discovered EMOTIONS and behaved like honking loons. It is a wild ride in a white Fiat Uno, discuss dark souvenirism, the anatomy of a Beanie Baby, royal grief in Harvester, the hoarding of historic newspapers, national mourning, a riot in Woolworths over Candle in the Wind '97, and er ... whatever happened to jacket potatoes? Some younger listeners may not realise that in the days before TikTok and BBC News 24, commemorative plates were the primary means of news dissemination.  Regular free and regular Patreon-exclusive episodes are back, baby! To listen to this episode and all the rest too - including a back catalogue of over 30 exclusive bonus eps - it is STILL ONLY £4 a month to sign up, and support your favourite cultural historians: https://www.patreon.com/c/cursedobjects  

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