I can't believe in the foreword when Morton said this book was banned, but actually I can believe it because Diana was a threat to people. Even though she didn't know it, she held power, they wanted to silence her. And even though this didn't explicitly state this is Diana's bio, the royals knew it to be true because the words don't lie. The sensational biography of Princess Diana, written with her cooperation and now featuring exclusive new material to commemorate the 20th anniversary of her death. When Prince Charles broke his arm in a polo accident in June 1990 and was taken to Cirencester hospital, his staff listened intently to the police radios reporting on the progress of the Princess of Wales on her journey from London to the hospital. They were keenly aware that they had to usher out his first visitor – Camilla Parker Bowles – before Diana arrived. Shortly before he died, the Princess sent her father a short note explaining why she had co-operated in a book about her life. I’ve been collecting bits and pieces over the years, little stories here and there because you are never really off duty. The process started with embarking on the idea of writing about Elizabeth and Margaret, which was my previous book. That got me thinking about the Queen. Having done most of [the royals], I thought I may as well do the “top lady,” as Diana used to call her. The reign was winding down and there was still an awful lot going on. Quite frankly, I think she came into her own then—the leadership she showed during COVID-19 was remarkable. That speech she made was probably one of the most poignant speeches she ever made in her 70-year reign. Now that we have the complete picture, what would you say is Queen Elizabeth II’s legacy?

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Having been given the opportunity to write the story of the best-loved woman in the world I was obviously anxious to know that I had fairly and accurately interpreted her sentiments and her words. To my great relief she approved; on one occasion Diana was so moved by the poignancy of her own story that she confessed to weeping tears of sorrow. While she raged about her husband’s infidelity, she hid the fact that she’d enjoyed a long love affair with Major James Hewitt from 1986 until 1991, as well as a brief dalliance in 1989 with her old friend James Gilbey (later exposed as the male voice on the notorious Squidgygate tapes). Robbie Williams strips down to his pants to show off his weight loss while getting a spray tan - after revealing he is dealing with the'manopause' NANA AKUA: Royal tours to Commonwealth nations are now fraught with risk because of this misguided obsession with Britain's pastKim Kardashian's most daring costume yet! Reality star, 43, channels THAT very sexy Salma Hayek From Dusk Till Dawn bikini BBC defends 'racist' Little Britain sketch where David Walliams says Asian character 'smells of soy sauce' Remember, this was the same woman who in 1987 had done more than anyone alive to remove the stigma surrounding the deadly Aids virus when she shook the hand of a terminally ill sufferer at London’s Middlesex Hospital. While she was not able to fully articulate it, Diana had a humanitarian vision for herself that transcended the dull, dutiful round of traditional royal engagements. Nevertheless, as we were informed by a leading libel lawyer, under strict British law, the fact that you know something to be true does not allow you to say it. Much to Diana’s annoyance, and in spite of overwhelming evidence, I wasn’t at the time able to write that Prince Charles and Camilla Parker Bowles were lovers. Instead I had to allude to a ‘secret friendship’ which had cast a long shadow over the royal marriage. Perhaps more importantly, Diana realized, after reading this cache of correspondence, that any hopes she might have harboured of saving her ten-year-old marriage were utterly doomed. I guess this review is going to be a mix of what I thought about Diana based on the book more than what I thought of the book itself. And it's going to contain spoilers because I don't know how to stress my emotional outrage while leaving them out. Is there such a thing as spoilers in an auto/biography, anyway?

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Kim Kardashian is a busty blonde babe as she poses for the new resort 2023 campaign for Marc Jacobs Claudia Winkleman admits she's never been able to see her own face in the mirror as she reveals the severity of her 'blurry' eyesight The emotional cry of Yousef Makki's sister: I kept my promise mum… It took four years but now everyone knows your darling boy was NOT to blame for his own death Travis Kelce bursts out laughing at singer Jax and herfiancé dressed up as Taylor Swift putting him 'on the map' for Halloween: 'She put me on the map, right there in the video'Diana sent the information to Andrew via a go-between, Dr James Colthurst. The princess would send snippets of information to the journalist, which he would turn into news stories Queen Maxima of the Netherlands ditches her usual colourful attire for beige coat as she joins husband Willem-Alexander conversation about societal issues