Princess Diana was anorexic narcissist, says Anne Coulter

Princess Diana has been branded as an "anorexic, bulimic narcissist" by conservative columnist Anne Coulter.

The controversial pundit despaired at the global obsession with the British royal family and took particular issue with the outpouring of emotion following Diana's death in a car crash in 1997.

"I find it a little baffling when Americans get so gaga-eyed over a princess," Coulter told The Insider host Kevin Frazier. "In particularly Lady Di, who was just this anorexic, bulimic narcissist."

However, the 49-year-old admitted that she had been somewhat charmed by Kate Middleton, who she said "seems like a lovely girl".

On the public perception of one of her own country's most influential females, Coulter bemoaned: "It's just assumed Sarah Palin's an idiot. Anything she says must be a mistake, now she's said something, so lets reason backwards and find out what the mistake is.

"She has all the good things of being President - massive influence, huge crowds. [She has] some things a President doesn't have, like huge book contracts."

Coulter has previously sparked controversy with her support of the disenfranchisement of women and by making comments that have been viewed as anti-semitic and homophobic.

She clashed with Piers Morgan on his CNN show last month after refusing to discuss her private life.

Watch Anne Coulter discuss Princess Diana and Sarah Palin below: