Short description
The author of the #1 bestselling The Day Diana Died draws on important sources--many talking here for the first time--to reveal the truths behind the tabloid headlines and answering provocative questions about her now-grown sons. 32-page b&w photo insert.
Long description
Incredibly, on August 3l, 2007 a full decade will have passed since the world heard the shocking news that England's Princess Diana had been killed in a car crash. Equally amazing, a whole new generation is fascinated with the renegade princess and the Royal Family she left behind. With good reason. More than any other figure, Diana continues to reshape and redefine the British monarchy in death as she did in life. And while her brief life story was rife with elements of intrigue, infidelity, and betrayal, it is ultimately an inspiring one. In the manner of such headline-making Christopher Andersen bestsellers as THE DAY DIANA DIED and THE DAY JOHN DIED the author draws on important sources???many talking here for the first time???to paint the first full portrait of a Royal Family still haunted by the ghost of Diana. All the compelling elements of a true dynastic saga are here???power, sex, wealth, intrigue, betrayal, tragedy and scandal???but so, too, is the Princess' legacy of love and compassion. Among the book??'s stunning revelations: & gt; New details about the hours and days after Diana's death, who Charles first turned to for advice, and how Camilla dealt with suddenly becoming the most hated woman in the world; who was the true mastermind behind Camilla's marriage to Charles.& nbsp; & gt; How William and Harry have dealt with the public and private pressures???the troubling influence of their substance-abusing aristocrat friends???and the prince most friends fear is headed for a breakdown. & gt; Despite Charles's heated denials, behind-the-scenes maneuvering to make Camilla Queen???andthe power struggle that continues to rage. & gt; Inside Operation Paget, Scotland Yard's ongoing probe into Diana's death???why, ten years after, investigators were still shocked by what they found, and why key questions remain unanswered. & gt; Why, when, and how Diana thought she would be murdered, the rival she believed would also be targeted???and the surprising identity of the woman Diana really felt might one day be Queen. & gt; New details about the many young women in the lives of William and Harry over the past ten years???including Wills' longtime love Kate Middleton, and her chances of becoming Queen. & gt; New information on whether the Queen plans to step aside, and who she really wants to see succeed her on the throne.