A young Princess Diana superfan from Tonbridge has reached millions through his fan pages

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19 year old Kieran Lee has used Tick Tok and Instagram to create fan pages of the princess, using edited footage to create short videos that connect with other like minded fans.   Hollie Spires reports.

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00:00She was the People's Princess, a global icon remembered for her compassion, style and quiet

00:06rebellion against royal tradition. But for 19-year-old Kieran Lee from Tunbridge, Diana is

00:11more than just history. She's a personal fascination turned social media phenomenon and with nearly

00:17700,000 fans on TikTok, Kieran has created a fan club that has attracted the attention of millions.

00:23So back in like year 10, which is about 2021-2022, me and my friends started a royal family page

00:31and then my teacher was talking about Princess Diana. So then obviously I went home, done like

00:38my homework on her and things like that. And then I started making videos about her and

00:42they just started blowing up. So then I started watching more documentaries and things like

00:46that. And then, I don't know, it's just like kind of went from there to be honest. Sometimes

00:50like being quite like gay in schools as well, I felt like quite like an outcast, if you know

00:58what I mean, just exactly how she did. So I felt like kind of like a connection level with

01:02her, with that as well.

01:04Kieran's fan pages on social media reached millions, even Princess Diana's own butler,

01:10Paul Burrell.

01:11He followed me from one of my edits and he texted me saying that the edit was really good.

01:16And then just from there, he started liking all my posts, liking all my videos, like following

01:20my actual personal account as well, and then messaging me. And then he invited me to a book

01:26signing of his because he made a book of Princess Diana and Queen Elizabeth. And yeah, I think

01:32that was like quite surreal. And like when I went up to him, he knew who I was as well.

01:36Princess Diana captured hearts in the 80s and 90s. And now, nearly three decades later,

01:41she's found a new generation of loyal followers, one viral post at a time. Holly Spires, for

01:47KMTV, in Medway.

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