Granny Di?

I saw an interesting clip on Good Morning, America this morning, about Princess Diana and what she would be like as a grandmother. It's mostly the usual stuff - Diana was so famous, so beautiful, very caring and compassionate, blah, blah, blah, but when they got to the end, the reporter voiced something that I've thought about a lot but never heard spoken aloud before: Diana may have been a great grandmother, but she probably would have been the mother-in-law from hell. Really.  

The reporter doesn't phrase it like that of course, but the implication is there. Diana would probably resent or be jealous of the attention Kate gets from the press and the public and I agree with that. Even more importantly Diana would almost certainly resent (and perhaps try to sabotage) anyone who was closer to William than she was. Remember, once the divorce was final, it was Diana's position as "mother of the future King" that made her important to the royal family. Without that she would have been just another Fergie. It's uncomfortable to say, or even think, but I suspect Kate's life as a royal is a little bit smoother without Diana around.