Germans Love David Hasselhoff: Still very popular in Japan, where she is seen as a model of young womanhood. See for instance Rec (the anime, not the horror film).
Of course, she's also still highly popular, like, everywhere in the world. Just insanely popular in Japan.
Hollywood Homely: Would you believe she was considered this in her time?
Iron Woobie: Crappy parents, terror, violence, repression, and hunger during the war, several miscarriages, and wandering husbands, but did she complain? Nope.
Memetic Mutation: The glowing praise of her grace and elegance makes it sound like Queen Victoria was a tactless ogre in comparison.
Moe: This was even used to her advantage when working secretly against nazis.