Diana: Her New Life

very good

Book was very yellow but i was told that before ordering. The book i bought for a relative but she is very pleased with book.

I thought I would give this a try however it is just too old reallyTo be interesting, and it rambles a lot in a boring wayCould not recommend

Though Diana: Her New Life is clearly written from within Diana's camp (and, I suspect, with her cooperation), there are some clues to the difficulties of being close to this enigmatic icon. Her staff knew that it was going to be a rough day if there was anything negative about her in the press, or if she was expected to deal with the Royal Family. It was a delicate dance staying on top of who was "in" and who was "out" of her inner circle. It is an understatement to say that the book is on her side; her affairs with James Hewitt and Oliver Hoare are referred to as "friendships," whereas Charles and Camilla were accurately described as lovers.I would prefer to read something more objective and even-handed regarding this fascinating woman, but this was an interesting look at what was going on in her life in the years between her separation and 1995.The book is so sad in retrospect. Diana expressed a desire to live in Paris, because the photographers were slightly more respectful there. At one point in the book, her dealings with the media were described by the phrase "if you live by the press, you'll die by the press." This was written before her Panorama interview and before the finalization of the divorce, and at the time of the publication of Her New Life, Diana was finding her role in a semi-Royal world, without the protection of the Royal security services and the publicity machine of the Palace. She was naive, immature, mercurial and for all that, immensely popular with the public and thus a huge thorn in the side of the Old Guard.Diana wanted to make a difference, and was starting to do so. Though she had aligned herself with the Red Cross, she hadn't yet found her niche in public service, and of course we now know that she wouldn't have the chance to solidify her usefulness.

I absolutely love anything written about Diana. It is placed on my bookshelf.I look forward to starting this book.

Très heureuse

1994 copyright, so it was written 3 years before her death in 1997.

Almost a repeat of the first publication

I loved the way the book was written especially the details about princess Diana