Anonymous
Post 03/03/2026 20:46     Subject: Agree or Disagree: Princess Diana and JFK Jr had a similar level of fame or celebrity
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:On an international level, Diana was definitely the more famous of the two. Here in the US in the 90s though, I would say she and JFK Jr were on equal footing.


Absolutely false.

Not every American was obsessed with the British royals.
Anonymous
Post 03/03/2026 20:46     Subject: Agree or Disagree: Princess Diana and JFK Jr had a similar level of fame or celebrity
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:On an international level, Diana was definitely the more famous of the two. Here in the US in the 90s though, I would say she and JFK Jr were on equal footing.


Maybe for like a minute before they both died, after Diana's divorce when she was dating Dodi and no longer a formal member of the BRF. Like for a year or two they may have been treated somewhat similarly by the US tabloids.

But at that point, Diana had been followed closely by people in the US for over a decade, including her marriage, the birth of both her children, her marital troubles, her divorce, her eating disorder and mental health struggles, her charitable work, and finally her post-divorce personal renaissance.

All people knew about JFK Jr. when he died was the tragedy with his dad, the fact that he'd dated a series of actresses before marrying a blonde lady who worked in fashion, he founded a magazine that was not very successful, and he had a great head of hair.

It's not really comparable.

I think there are people in the US who consume BRF news like they are Brits, and there are people in the US that consider the Kennedys to be the American version of the BRF. This was at its peak in the late 80s and 90s. Diana had been a public figure for longer, but JFK Jr was all over American media in the late 80s and 90s: the bar exam failures, the girlfriends, the Sexiest Man Alive title, his relationship with Carolyn, their public spats, the engagement and secret wedding, etc.


But Diana was also all over the news at this time. E.g. her 1989 visit to NYC, where she hugged a hospitalized child with AIDS was front page news on newspapers nationwide. People saw frequently saw coverage of Diana on the nightly news (which was watched by most households).

JFK Jr was a favorite topic of People magazine. That's it.
Anonymous
Post 03/03/2026 20:43     Subject: Agree or Disagree: Princess Diana and JFK Jr had a similar level of fame or celebrity
Diana's counterpart would be Jackie O.
Anonymous
Post 03/03/2026 20:43     Subject: Agree or Disagree: Princess Diana and JFK Jr had a similar level of fame or celebrity
Princess Di was more worldwide.
Anonymous
Post 03/03/2026 20:39     Subject: Agree or Disagree: Princess Diana and JFK Jr had a similar level of fame or celebrity
Anonymous wrote:On an international level, Diana was definitely the more famous of the two. Here in the US in the 90s though, I would say she and JFK Jr were on equal footing.


Absolutely false.
Anonymous
Post 03/03/2026 20:34     Subject: Agree or Disagree: Princess Diana and JFK Jr had a similar level of fame or celebrity
I forgot JFK, Jr. existed and was really puzzled by the ads for the show.
Anonymous
Post 03/03/2026 20:33     Subject: Agree or Disagree: Princess Diana and JFK Jr had a similar level of fame or celebrity
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:On an international level, Diana was definitely the more famous of the two. Here in the US in the 90s though, I would say she and JFK Jr were on equal footing.


Maybe for like a minute before they both died, after Diana's divorce when she was dating Dodi and no longer a formal member of the BRF. Like for a year or two they may have been treated somewhat similarly by the US tabloids.

But at that point, Diana had been followed closely by people in the US for over a decade, including her marriage, the birth of both her children, her marital troubles, her divorce, her eating disorder and mental health struggles, her charitable work, and finally her post-divorce personal renaissance.

All people knew about JFK Jr. when he died was the tragedy with his dad, the fact that he'd dated a series of actresses before marrying a blonde lady who worked in fashion, he founded a magazine that was not very successful, and he had a great head of hair.

It's not really comparable.

I think there are people in the US who consume BRF news like they are Brits, and there are people in the US that consider the Kennedys to be the American version of the BRF. This was at its peak in the late 80s and 90s. Diana had been a public figure for longer, but JFK Jr was all over American media in the late 80s and 90s: the bar exam failures, the girlfriends, the Sexiest Man Alive title, his relationship with Carolyn, their public spats, the engagement and secret wedding, etc.
Anonymous
Post 03/03/2026 20:24     Subject: Agree or Disagree: Princess Diana and JFK Jr had a similar level of fame or celebrity
I'm French, and lived in Paris when Lady Di crashed in the tunnel. It was on all news channels, constantly, for days. I was vaguely aware that her personal life had been splashed in the papers for years before that, but I was a kid back then. I had never heard of JFK Jr. until his helicopter accident.

But maybe in this country there's more of an equivalency?
Anonymous
Post 03/03/2026 20:23     Subject: Agree or Disagree: Princess Diana and JFK Jr had a similar level of fame or celebrity
Anonymous wrote:On an international level, Diana was definitely the more famous of the two. Here in the US in the 90s though, I would say she and JFK Jr were on equal footing.


Maybe for like a minute before they both died, after Diana's divorce when she was dating Dodi and no longer a formal member of the BRF. Like for a year or two they may have been treated somewhat similarly by the US tabloids.

But at that point, Diana had been followed closely by people in the US for over a decade, including her marriage, the birth of both her children, her marital troubles, her divorce, her eating disorder and mental health struggles, her charitable work, and finally her post-divorce personal renaissance.

All people knew about JFK Jr. when he died was the tragedy with his dad, the fact that he'd dated a series of actresses before marrying a blonde lady who worked in fashion, he founded a magazine that was not very successful, and he had a great head of hair.

It's not really comparable.
Anonymous
Post 03/03/2026 20:19     Subject: Agree or Disagree: Princess Diana and JFK Jr had a similar level of fame or celebrity
Agree OP. Diana was globally known and beloved. JFK Jr. was known in the US and not beloved -- more a subject of intense interest because he'd suffered a very public tragedy as the young child of a president.

Diana's wedding and funeral were both viewed by millions of people on global television.
Anonymous
Post 03/03/2026 20:16     Subject: Agree or Disagree: Princess Diana and JFK Jr had a similar level of fame or celebrity
Agree that Diana was far more famous worldwide.
Anonymous
Post 03/03/2026 20:13     Subject: Agree or Disagree: Princess Diana and JFK Jr had a similar level of fame or celebrity
Disagree- everyone in the world knew who princess Diana was. The Americans and some parts of the world knew who JFK Jr was.
Anonymous
Post 03/03/2026 20:13     Subject: Agree or Disagree: Princess Diana and JFK Jr had a similar level of fame or celebrity
On an international level, Diana was definitely the more famous of the two. Here in the US in the 90s though, I would say she and JFK Jr were on equal footing.
Anonymous
Post 03/03/2026 20:09     Subject: Agree or Disagree: Princess Diana and JFK Jr had a similar level of fame or celebrity
I agree with you.
Anonymous
Post 03/03/2026 20:04     Subject: Agree or Disagree: Princess Diana and JFK Jr had a similar level of fame or celebrity
This does not seem accurate to me. I’m watching the American Prince Special where this is mentioned.

I feel Diana was far more well known and loved worldwide. Thinking back to that period of the 90s when both were nearing the ends of their lives in particular.