With the authority missing from all previous
accounts, acclaimed royal biographer Sarah Bradford
delivers a complex and explosive study of the greatest
icon of the twentieth century: Diana, Princess of Wales.
With access to those closest to Diana and her select
circle, Sarah Bradford casts aside the gossip and lies
and takes us to the very heart of the Royal Family,
talking to those who know them intimately, and finally
separating the myth from the truth of the Diana years.
Drawing on remarkable new interviews and first-hand
accounts from friends, courtiers and employees,
''Diana'' paints an extraordinary portrait of a woman
riddled with contradictions. Magnetic, affectionate,
compassionate, stylish, and dutiful, on one hand;
destructive, needy, self-absorbed, and consumed with
insecurity and suspicion, on the other.''Diana'' follows
the blighted childhood, which left her feeling she was
an unloved disappointment; the old-fashioned courtship
which saw her capture the Prince of Wales; the
transformation of an unworldly teenager into an
emotionally demanding yet adoring wife and mother; the
damage caused by the ever present spectre of Camilla
Parker Bowles; and the eventual collapse of the doomed
marriage once hailed as the ultimate fairytale. Bradford
examines Diana's relationships with her lovers, staff
and friends as well as her children, husband and
in-laws. She also charts Diana's profound commitment to
her charities and her rare connection and empathy with
all those she met; the struggle to find an identity
after the separation from Charles; and the final,
complicated year as a single woman. From the bestselling
author of ''Elizabeth: A Biography of Her Majesty The
Queen'' - Sarah Bradford's ''Diana'' is the most
revealing, insightful and accurate portrait of the
Princess, and her continued impact on the
Monarchy. |
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