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Coined by Tony Blair, the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom (1997–2007), to describe Diana, Princess of Wales, on 31 August 1997 following her death earlier that day.
First known use, by meaning
- since c. 2023 A celebrity (usually female) who maintains a public image as down-to-earth, genuine, or attainable.
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.