I was shaken awake on the morning of September 1, 1997 by my cousin: “Wake up! Lady Diana has died!” In shock, I remember turning on the (CRT) TV to CNN. Indeed, Di, as she was affectionately known, had not just 'died'; she had tragically perished in a road accident in Paris. read more
How Princess Diana used the media and her universal appeal to drive her charitable work. read more
In the beginning she was indeed a hapless victim, ignorant of the fact that Charles didn’t love her and was marrying her only to produce heirs. She was also naive about what being a royal would do to her life and her privacy. read more
She published “Diana in Private: The Princess Nobody Knows” in 1992 and consequently released a follow up book titled “The Real Diana” in 1998. Both books concentrated on the life and times of the late Princess of Wales, the first released before her death, and the second shortly after. read more
In fact, in retrospect, Princess Diana was no hapless beauty swept off her feet by an unfaithful beast; she was part of British aristocracy and was in perfect knowledge of Charles’ affair with Camilla Parker-Bowles, which makes her less of a sacrificial lamb and more a calculating individual who was in charge of her own destiny. read more