We cannot accuse the general population of the world with callousness or coldness and indifference toward death in this instance. This capacity reminds us that human beings, whatever their stripe, experience a sense of loss when it comes to death. Human beings are aware that the passing of life is something to be mourned. I want to suggest that in the case of the unbelieving world, death remains the final enemy. Death has a finality about it against which there is no argument.
Death is to be feared, because many believe that death means the end of conscious existence.
I suggest that Diana represented people's own aspirations and hopes. They saw in her youth, vibrancy and beauty, and to a large extent lived their lives, and gained meaning for their lives through her life. When people saw Diana's death they saw the death of their alter ego . This explains the amazing sadness that many felt over the days of this tragedy. One New Zealand television reporter having attended the funeral in Westminster Abbey described her feelings as being overcome with an incredible sadness.