Diana or Myra?

Today is the tenth anniversary of the death of Diana, Princess of Wales. A commemorative service took place earlier today in Guards Chapel not very far from here. I am reminded that just over ten years ago (when the nation was engulfed by hysteria over the death of Princess Diana) there was an exhibition at the Royal Academy of portraits of famous and infamous personalities of the 20th century. One of the people to be featured was Myra Hindley. Somebody threw a bucket of red paint over her portrait in disgust and that reignited the whole Myra story in the media. My old friend, Frank Longford (1905-2001) and I had been dislodged from our offices to facilitate refurbishment work during the parliamentary recess and had to share a committee room in the House of Lords. To overhear Frank's telephone calls was of enormous entertainment value! Anyway, he had been invited on to a tv programme (London Tonight) to discuss the latest Myra episode. We had lunch in the Strangers Cafeteria and Frank asked me how old I was. Almost thirty, I admitted. Frank said "Well I've been supporting Myra's case for almost as long as you've been around, and you know, it's difficult to think of something original to say. Therefore, I plan to ask the studio audience a rhetorical question tonight, namely who do they think presented the more inspiring role model to society; Diana or Myra?" I said "for fuck's sake Frank - you will get lynched tonight!". However, the Southall rail crash took place later that day and Carlton Television rang up to say that Lord Longford's appearance was no longer necessary as the news priority had changed. Lucky escape?