Diana: Her True Story - in Her Own Words - Hardcover

Morton, Andrew

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1476752818 ISBN 13: 9781476752815

Publisher: Simon & Schuster, 2013

Synopsis

The sensational, #1 New York Times bestselling biography of Princess Diana, written with her cooperation.

When Diana: Her True Story was first published in 1992, it forever changed the way the public viewed the British monarchy. Greeted initially with disbelief and ridicule, the #1 New York Times bestselling biography has become a unique literary classic, not just because of its explosive contents but also because of Diana’s intimate involvement in the publication. Never before had a senior royal spoken in such a raw, unfiltered way about her unhappy marriage, her relationship with the Queen, her extraordinary life inside the House of Windsor, her hopes, her fears, and her dreams.

An icon in life and a legend in death, Diana continues to fascinate. This book is the closest we will ever come to her autobiography.

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Review:

Diana: Her True Story was originally published in 1992 under the guise of a quasi-authorised biography with mostly unnamed courtiers and royalty as the accredited sources. It instantly became a sizzling, international bestseller that lanced the boil of Windsor family dysfunction, triggering a chain of events that led to Charles and Diana's divorce. After her tragic death in 1997, Andrew Morton revealed that Diana herself had not only been the main source for the book, but had also edited his original drafts for accuracy. In return for this gold mine of information, Diana wanted complete anonymity for fear of retaliation from the queen. Her True Story in Her Own Words is enhanced by more than 75 full-colour photographs of the princess, from her childhood in Althorp to her marriage to Charles at Westminster Abbey to her humanitarian efforts and finally to her unforgettable funeral service. However, the most poignant portrayal of the princess emerges from the unedited transcriptions of Diana's interviews with Morton: "I think I'm going to cut a very different path from everyone else. I'm going to break away from this set-up and go and help the man on the street." --Amazon.com

Review:

A fascinating book full of ... insights into the life and times of Diana ... Deeply personal, candid and sometimes shocking (The Sunday Times)

About this edition

• Publisher: Simon & Schuster
• Publication date: 2013
• ISBN 10: 1476752818
• ISBN 13: 9781476752815
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 431