A Different Level of Fame

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Sarah Dunant discusses how the nature of fame has changed over the seventy years of the Queen's reign, both in what it means and who claims it. From Ozzy Osbourne to Paris Hilton to the influencer famous only for trying to sell us this or that brand of hair conditioner, Sarah explores the democratisation of fame. 'But if one of its better qualities,' Sarah writes, 'is that it can make you feel close to someone you don't know, for them to become so woven into the fabric of your life that, along with others who feel the same, you are part of a community in which they hold a pivotal place, then Elizabeth Windsor managed that in spades'. Producer: Adele Armstrong Sound: Peter Bosher Production coordinator: Iona Hammond Editor: Richard Fenton-Smith