Diana_Her True Story_In Her Own Words_25th Anniversary Edition

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by Andrew Morton


  The Queen’s intervention later in the funeral week, when she spoke to the nation as both Sovereign and grandmother from the Chinese Room at Buckingham Palace, calmed the doubts in many hearts. None the less the damage was done, the enduring and deep-rooted compact between the monarchy and the people fractured and splintered. At least for a time. Her speech was, in part, atonement for standing on the sidelines, for failing to console the grieving population quickly enough. It was the Queen who led the tributes and who, most importantly, recognized the need for the ancient institution she heads to learn from the young Princess whom it had so recently banished.

  Rather like a lovers’ tiff, both parties, public and monarch, were reconciled, though there was a recognition that things would never be quite the same again. It led to a much overdue re-evaluation of the relationship. As the Queen’s private secretary Mary Francis later admitted, some ‘harsh lessons’ were absorbed by the House of Windsor. The institution was jolted out of its complacency and forced to look at itself with a very much more critical eye. Subtle changes in style and approach were brought forward with greater speed than might otherwise have been the case. As for the people, it was argued that they kept their respect for the Queen but put aside old-style deference. They became loyal citizens instead of loyal subjects, mindless worship replaced by clear-eyed respect.

  In many ways the public were well ahead of the monarchy in appreciating Diana’s humanitarian mission. It is ironic that as the royal family have become, in historian Frank Prochaska’s telling phrase, a ‘welfare monarchy’, defined more by their civic and charitable work than by their symbolic or constitutional significance, it was the Princess who instinctively embraced and developed that ethos.

  The feminization of the monarchy – women have dominated the House of Windsor for nearly two centuries – together with the emphasis on charity work dusted with the glamour of celebrity, found its apogee in the Princess. She was the only member of the royal family to be able to project that elusive combination on to a global stage. The fact that Prince Harry could convince the Queen as well as President Barack Obama and First Lady Michelle to take part in a promotional video for his brainchild, the Invictus Games, in Florida in 2016, shows that Diana’s unique magic has rubbed off on her youngest son.

  A far cry from her childhood, when she sensed that she might be the wife of an ambassador, or her early days inside the royal family, when Diana was genuinely shy and feared meeting her adoring crowds. By the end Diana became what might be termed a ‘President Princess’, both part of and independent from the royal family, a woman on her own who had found her public role on the world stage. As Diana’s biographer Sarah Bradford says: ‘She represented an all-important side of the monarchy, the ability to do good for the people, to promote their welfare and good causes and make them feel good about themselves.’

  As an outsider she was able to accomplish many of her professional goals, though personal happiness seemed to elude her. She wanted to get married again and have more children. Family meant so much to her and, had she lived, she would be relishing her role as the world’s most glamorous grandmother. But that was not to be.

  In January 2017, the princes chose to commemorate their mother’s life by commissioning a statue to stand in the public gardens of Kensington Palace. As they said: ‘It has been 20 years since our mother’s death and the time is right to recognize her positive impact in the UK and around the world with a permanent statue. Our mother touched so many lives. We hope the statue will help all those who visit Kensington Palace to reflect on her life and her legacy.’

  While her life was brief she left an indelible mark on the royal family, the monarchy and the nation. Diana, Princess of Wales, lives on not just in our memories but in the lives and work of Princes William and Harry. As Prince Harry says: ‘I hope she is looking down with tears in her eyes being incredibly proud of what we’ve established.’ Diana may be gone but her sons will make certain that she will never be forgotten.

  Index

  Adeane, Edward ref1, ref2

  Adler, Professor Michael ref1

  Aids ref1, ref2, ref3, ref4, ref5, ref6, ref7, ref8, ref9, ref10, ref11, ref12, ref13, ref14, ref15, ref16, ref17, ref18, ref19, ref20

  Airey, Sir Christopher ref1, ref2

  Alexandra, Princess ref1, ref2

  al-Fayed, Heini ref1

  al-Fayed, Mohamed ref1, ref2, ref3, ref4, ref5, ref6, ref7

  Allen, Gertrude ref1

  Alibar (horse) ref1, ref2, ref3

  Althorp, Northampton ref1, ref2, ref3, ref4, ref5, ref6, ref7, ref8, ref9, ref10, ref11, ref12, ref13, ref14, ref15, ref16, ref17, ref18, ref19, ref20, ref21, ref22, ref23

  Anderson, Mabel ref1

  Andrew, Prince ref1, ref2, ref3, ref4, ref5, ref6, ref7, ref8, ref9, ref10, ref11, ref12, ref13, ref14

  Anne, Princess ref1, ref2, ref3, ref4, ref5, ref6, ref7

  Arbiter, Dickie ref1

  Archibald, David ref1

  Armstrong-Jones, Lady Sarah ref1, ref2

  Ashton, Penelope ref1

  Attenborough, Sir Richard (Lord) ref1, ref2, ref3, ref4

  Aylard, Richard ref1, ref2, ref3, ref4

  Baird, Bob ref1

  Balmoral ref1, ref2, ref3, ref4, ref5, ref6, ref7, ref8, ref9, ref10, ref11, ref12, ref13, ref14, ref15, ref16, ref17, ref18, ref19, ref20, ref21, ref22, ref23, ref24, ref25, ref26, ref27, ref28, ref29, ref30, ref31, ref32, ref33, ref34

  Barnes, Barbara ref1, ref2

  Barry, Stephen ref1, ref2, ref3

  Bartholomew, Carolyn (née Pride) ref1, ref2, ref3, ref4, ref5, ref6, ref7, ref8, ref9, ref10, ref11, ref12, ref13, ref14, ref15, ref16

  Bashir, Martin ref1, ref2

  Beatrice, Princess ref1, ref2, ref3

  Beckwith-Smith, Anne ref1, ref2, ref3, ref4, ref5

  Beechey, Sue ref1

  Bennett, Alan ref1

  Berni, Lorenzo and Mara ref1, ref2

  Berry, Simon ref1, ref2

  Betts, Albert ref1

  Blacker, Lulu ref1

  Blair, Cherie ref1

  Blair, Tony ref1, ref2, ref3, ref4, ref5, ref6

  Bolland, Mark ref1, ref2

  Bolton, Anne ref1

  Bolton, James ref1

  Boughey, James ref1, ref2

  Bowie, David ref1, ref2, ref3

  Bowker, Lady Elsa ref1

  Branson, Richard ref1, ref2

  Brazen, HMS ref1

  Britannia, HMY ref1, ref2, ref3, ref4

  British Red Cross ref1, ref2, ref3

  Broadlands, Hampshire ref1, ref2, ref3, ref4, ref5, ref6

  Bryan, John ref1, ref2

  Buckingham Palace ref1, ref2, ref3, ref4, ref5, ref6, ref7, ref8, ref9, ref10, ref11, ref12, ref13, ref14, ref15, ref16, ref17, ref18, ref19, ref20, ref21, ref22, ref23, ref24, ref25, ref26, ref27, ref28, ref29, ref30, ref31, ref32, ref33, ref34, ref35, ref36, ref37, ref38, ref39, ref40, ref41

  Burgess, Michael ref1

  Burnet, Sir Alastair ref1, ref2

  Burrell, Paul ref1, ref2, ref3, ref4, ref5

  Burton, Dr John ref1

  Bush, Barbara ref1, ref2

  Butner, Paul ref1

  Canterbury, Archbishop of (George Carey) ref1, ref2, ref3, ref4, ref5, ref6, ref7

  Carling, Julia and Will ref1

  Cartland, Barbara ref1, ref2, ref3, ref4

  Catherine, Duchess of Cambridge ref1, ref2, ref3, ref4

  Chambrun, Count Jean-François de ref1

  Chambrun, Countess de (Raine Spencer) ref1, ref2, ref3, ref4, ref5, ref6, ref7, ref8, ref9, ref10, ref11

  Chapman, Victor ref1

  Charles, Prince of Wales:

  accession to throne and future reign as King ref1, ref2

  Amanda Knatchbull and ref1

  Anna Wallace and ref1, ref2

  breaks arm ref1, ref2, ref3, ref4

  Camilla Parker Bowles and ref1, ref2, ref3, ref4, ref5, ref6, ref7, ref8, ref9, ref10, ref11, ref12, ref13, ref14, ref15, ref16, ref17, ref18, ref19, ref20, ref21, ref22, ref23,
ref24, ref25, ref26, ref27, ref28, ref29, ref30, ref31, ref32, ref33, ref34, ref35, ref36, ref37

  clothes/appearance ref1

  courtship of Diana ref1, ref2 ref1

  Diana, first meets ref1, ref2

  Diana, rivalry with ref1

  Diana’s bulimia and ref1, ref2, ref3, ref4, ref5

  Diana’s death and ref1, ref2, ref3

  Dimbleby interview (1994) ref1, ref2

  divorce and official separation from Diana ref1, ref2, ref3, ref4, ref5, ref6, ref7, ref8, ref9

  Harry’s birth and ref1, ref2, ref3

  Hugh Lindsay death and ref1, ref2

  Tiggy Legge-Bourke and ref1

  marriage breakdown ref1, ref2, ref3, ref4, ref5, ref6, ref7, ref8, ref9, ref10, ref11, ref12

  marries Camilla Parker Bowles (2005) ref1

  parents and ref1, ref2, ref3, ref4

  press and ref1, ref2, ref3

  Prince Andrew and ref1, ref2

  transcripts of telephone call to Camilla published ref1

  vegetarianism ref1, ref2, ref3

  wedding and honeymoon (1981) ref1, ref2, ref3, ref4, ref5

  Welsh visit (1981) ref1

  William’s birth and ref1, ref2

  William’s head operation and ref1, ref2

  Charlotte Elizabeth Diana, Princess ref1

  Chelsea Harbour Club ref1

  Churchill, Winston ref1, ref2

  Clarence House ref1, ref2, ref3, ref4, ref5, ref6, ref7, ref8

  Clarke, Mary ref1

  Coaker, Philippa ref1

  Colbourne, Michael ref1

  Cole, Michael ref1

  Colthurst, Dr James ref1, ref2, ref3, ref4, ref5, ref6, ref7, ref8, ref9, ref10, ref11, ref12, ref13

  Cutsem, Emilie van ref1, ref2

  Cutsem, Hugh van ref1, ref2

  Daily Express ref1

  Daily Mail ref1, ref2, ref3, ref4

  Daily Mirror ref1

  Dale, John ref1

  Daly, Barbara ref1

  Dartmouth, Earl of ref1, ref2

  Dawson, Dr Anthony ref1

  Deedes, Lord ref1

  Demarchelier, Patrick ref1, ref2

  Dempster, Nigel ref1

  de Pass, Philip ref1, ref2

  de Pass, Commander Robert and Philippa ref1, ref2

  Devonshire, Duke and Duchess of ref1, ref2

  Diana, Princess of Wales:

  Aids sufferers and ref1, ref2, ref3, ref4, ref5, ref6, ref7, ref8, ref9, ref10, ref11, ref12, ref13, ref14, ref15, ref16, ref17, ref18, ref19

  alternative medicine and ref1

  astrology and ref1, ref2, ref3, ref4, ref5, ref6, ref7, ref8, ref9, ref10, ref11, ref12, ref13, ref14, ref15, ref16, ref17

  bachelor girl life in London ref1, ref2, ref3, ref4, ref5, ref6 see also courtship and marriage

  birth ref1, ref2, ref3

  bodyguards and ref1, ref2, ref3, ref4

  bulimia ref1, ref2, ref3, ref4, ref5, ref6, ref7, ref8, ref9, ref10, ref11, ref12, ref13, ref14, ref15, ref16, ref17, ref18, ref19, ref20, ref21, ref22, ref23, ref24, ref25, ref26, ref27, ref28, ref29, ref30, ref31, ref32

  Camilla Parker Bowles and see under Parker Bowles, Camilla

  charity work ref1, ref2, ref3, ref4, ref5, ref6, ref7, ref8, ref9, ref10, ref11, ref12, ref13 see also AIDS (above)

  Charles and see under Charles, Prince of Wales

  childhood ref1, ref2, ref3, ref4, ref5, ref6, ref7, ref8, ref9

  children and ref1, ref2, ref3, ref4, ref5, ref6, ref7, ref8, ref9, ref10, ref11, ref12, ref13, ref14, ref15, ref16, ref17, ref18, ref19, ref20, ref21, ref22, ref23, ref24, ref25, ref26, ref27, ref28, ref29, ref30 see also Harry, Prince and William, Prince

  Coleherne Court, at ref1, ref2, ref3, ref4, ref5

  courtship and marriage ref1, ref2, ref3, ref4, ref5, ref6

  Covent Garden dance routine ref1

  death and funeral ref1, ref2, ref3, ref4

  death, investigations into ref1

  Diana: Her True Story, involvement in ref1

  divorce ref1, ref2, ref3

  Dodi Fayed and ref1, ref2, ref3, ref4, ref5

  Duchess of York and ref1, ref2, ref3, ref4, ref5, ref6, ref7, ref8, ref9, ref10, ref11, ref12, ref13, ref14, ref15, ref16

  finishing school ref1, ref2, ref3

  first royal engagements ref1, ref2

  future, on her ref1

  Jacob Rothschild, on ref1

  jobs, early ref1, ref2, ref3, ref4

  landmine campaign and ref1, ref2, ref3, ref4, ref5

  legacy ref1

  new age values ref1, ref2, ref3, ref4

  Panorama interview ref1, ref2, ref3, ref4, ref5, ref6

  press/media and ref1, ref2, ref3, ref4, ref5, ref6, ref7, ref8, ref9, ref10, ref11, ref12, ref13, ref14, ref15, ref16, ref17, ref18, ref19, ref20, ref21, ref22, ref23, ref24, ref25, ref26, ref27, ref28, ref29, ref30, ref31, ref32, ref33, ref34, ref35, ref36, ref37, ref38, ref39, ref40, ref41, ref42, ref43, ref44, ref45, ref46, ref47, ref48, ref49, ref50, ref51

  princess, on attractions of becoming a ref1

  Queen and see Elizabeth II, Queen

  Queen Mother and ref1, ref2, ref3, ref4

  royal tours ref1, ref2, ref3, ref4, ref5, ref6, ref7

  schooling and education ref1, ref2, ref3, ref4, ref5, ref6, ref7, ref8

  ‘Squidgygate’ and ref1, ref2, ref3, ref4, ref5

  stepmother and (Raine) ref1, ref2, ref3, ref4, ref5, ref6

  suicidal tendencies/suicide attempts ref1, ref2, ref3, ref4, ref5, ref6, ref7, ref8, ref9, ref10, ref11, ref12, ref13, ref14, ref15

  Trooping the Colour, on ref1

  wardrobe, on building up her ref1, ref2

  wedding and honeymoon ref1, ref2, ref3, ref4

  years of suffering, on ref1

  Diana Memorial Committee ref1

  Diana Memorial Fund ref1, ref2, ref3

  Dimbleby, Jonathan ref1, ref2, ref3, ref4, ref5

  Dodd-Noble, Julia ref1

  Duckworth-Chad, Anthony and Elizabeth (née Wake-Walker) ref1

  Dunne, Thomas and Henrietta ref1, ref2

  Dunne, Millie ref1

  Dunne, Philip ref1, ref2, ref3, ref4, ref5

  Edelstein, Victor ref1, ref2

  Edinburgh, Duke of see Philip, Prince

  Edward, Prince ref1, ref2, ref3, ref4, ref5

  Edwards, Arthur ref1

  Edwards, Bob ref1

  Elizabeth II, Queen:

  annus horribilis ref1, ref2

  Charles and ref1, ref2, ref3, ref4, ref5, ref6

  Diana and ref1, ref2, ref3, ref4, ref5, ref6, ref7, ref8, ref9, ref10, ref11, ref12, ref13, ref14, ref15, ref16, ref17, ref18, ref19, ref20, ref21, ref22, ref23, ref24, ref25, ref26, ref27, ref28, ref29, ref30, ref31, ref32, ref33, ref34

  Diana’s death and funeral and ref1, ref2, ref3, ref4, ref5, ref6, ref7, ref8

  Duchess of York and ref1, ref2, ref3, ref4

  40th anniversary ref1

  Golden Jubilee ref1, ref2

  paranormal, interest in ref1

  press and ref1, ref2

  Spencer family and ref1, ref2, ref3

  William’s birth and ref1

  Elizabeth, Queen, the Queen Mother ref1, ref2, ref3, ref4, ref5, ref6, ref7, ref8, ref9, ref10, ref11, ref12, ref13, ref14, ref15, ref16, ref17, ref18, ref19, ref20, ref21, ref22, ref23, ref24

  Elliot, Annabel ref1, ref2, ref3

  Elliot, Simon ref1, ref2

  Emanuel, David and Elizabeth ref1, ref2, ref3

  Fagan, Michael ref1

  Falkender, Baroness ref1

  Farrell, Gerry ref1

  Farrer, Sir Matthew ref1

  Fawcett, Michael ref1

  Fayed, Emad (Dodi) ref1, ref2, ref3, ref4, ref5

  Fayed, Mohamed al- see al-Fayed

  Fellowes, Lady Jane (née Spencer) ref1, ref2, ref3, ref4, ref5, ref6, ref7, ref8, ref9, ref10, ref11, ref12, ref13, ref14, ref15, ref16, ref17, ref18, ref19, ref20, ref21, ref22, ref23, ref24, ref25, ref26, ref27

  Fellowes, Sir Robert ref1, ref2, ref3, ref4, ref5, ref6, ref7
, ref8, ref9

  Fenwick, Susie ref1, ref2

  Ferguson, Major Ronald ref1, ref2, ref3, ref4

  Ferguson, Sarah see York, Duchess of

  Ferguson, Susan (née Deptford) ref1, ref2

  Fermoy, Maurice, 4th Baron ref1

  Fermoy, Ruth, Lady ref1, ref2, ref3, ref4, ref5, ref6, ref7, ref8, ref9, ref10, ref11, ref12,

  Fisher, Allan ref1

  Fisher, Kelly ref1, ref2, ref3, ref4

  Flecha de Lima, Lady Lucia ref1, ref2, ref3, ref4

  Fox, Annabel, Carol and William ref1

  Francis, Mary ref1

  Frank, Debbie ref1, ref2, ref3

  Franklin Mint ref1

  Fraser, Malcolm ref1, ref2

  Gaselee, Nick ref1, ref2

  George VI ref1, ref2

  George, Susan ref1

  Gibran, Khahil: The Prophet ref1, ref2

  Gilbey, James ref1, ref2, ref3, ref4, ref5, ref6, ref7, ref8, ref9, ref10, ref11, ref12, ref13, ref14, ref15, ref16, ref17, ref18, ref19, ref20

  Gloucester, Duke and Duchess of ref1, ref2

  Göncz, President and Mrs ref1

  Goodman, Clive ref1

  Grace, Princess ref1, ref2, ref3, ref4, ref5

  Graf, Steffi ref1

  Greenacre, Canon Roger ref1

  Greenall, Peter ref1

  Gregard, Suzanne ref1, ref2

  Greig, Laura ref1

  Harbord-Hammond, Caroline ref1

  Harry, Prince:

  AIDS sufferers, visits ref1, ref2

  birth ref1, ref2, ref3, ref4, ref5, ref6, ref7

  character ref1

  charity work ref1, ref2, ref3

  Charles and ref1, ref2, ref3

  christening ref1, ref2

  Diana and ref1, ref2, ref3, ref4, ref5, ref6, ref7, ref8, ref9, ref10, ref11, ref12, ref13, ref14, ref15, ref16, ref17, ref18, ref19, ref20, ref21, ref22, ref23, ref24, ref25, ref26, ref27, ref28, ref29, ref30, ref31

  Diana’s death and funeral and ref1, ref2, ref3

  Diana’s legacy and ref1, ref2, ref3, ref4, ref5, ref6

  Diana’s pregnancy with ref1

  Dodi Fayed and ref1

  James Hewitt and ref1, ref2

  Meghan Markle and ref1, ref2

  nannies ref1, ref2

  phone hacking scandal and ref1

  William and ref1, ref2

  Harvey, Anna ref1, ref2

  Harvey, Lucinda Craig ref1, ref2, ref3, ref4

  Hayward, Richard ref1, ref2

 

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