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12 Books About Princess Diana That Will Make You Appreciate The Crown More

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In the early 1990s, Diana told her account in the headline-making biography Diana: Her True Story—in Her Own Words written by Andrew Morton, which likely informed part of The Crown . There's far more where that bestseller came from. In the years before and after she died , those who knew Diana, like Vanity Fair editor Tina Brown , her butler Paul Burrell , her ex-lover James Hewitt , her housekeeper Wendy Berry , her bodyguard Ken Wharfe , and her former employer Mary Robertson —among others—offered their insights in book form. Further, novelists imagine Diana's life in fiction, like Untold Story . And children can be introduced to the People's Princess and her place in history through illustrated books like the aptly named Who Was Princess Diana?

Here are the best books to read about Princess Diana, for those seeking Crown extra credit.

Diana: Her True Story—in Her Own Words by Andrew Morton

In the early 1990s, Diana was one of the most famous women in the world, but unable to speak her mind. That changed when she went on the record in this book, secretly recording herself on tapes brought to Andrew Morton through a go-between. Honest and raw, this book forever changed how the world saw Diana, and the royal family. Start with Morton's book for undiluted Diana—and then read Tina Brown's spirited biography for commentary  about  everything Diana said in that 1992 book. 

The Diana Chronicles by Tina Brown

Ten years after Diana's death came the definitive biography of her, informed by 250 interviews from some of those who knew her best. Tina Brown, the former  Tatler  and  Vanity Fair  editor, writes the book with her signature wit and attention to style. The Diana Chronicles is a delight to read, infused with Brown's deep understanding of both how the royal family and the media in the U.K. work, and how they coexist. Sparkly and spirited, it's the definitive Crown  companion .

Remembering Diana: A Life in Photographs

Decorate your coffee table with a spark of Diana. This National Geographic book compiles 100 of the most iconic images taken of the beloved figure throughout her life, from childhood to her days with Prince William and Prince Harry. The book features commentary by Tina Brown, author of  The Diana Chronicles , making it an excellent companion piece. 

Diana: Closely Guarded Secret by Inspector Ken Wharfe

Ken Wharfe saw Diana through highs and lows—because he was paid to do so. Wharfe served as Diana's bodyguard for years.  Diana: Closely Guarded Secret  is a balanced biography, made up of vignettes from Diana's daily life. For a "fly on the wall" perspective on Diana's high-pressure years in Buckingham Palace, read Wharfe's heartfelt but well observed book. 

The Diana I Knew by Mary Robertson

Mary Robertson first met Princess Di back when she was Diana Spencer, an 18-year-old high school drop-out who was living in London and working through a variety of odd jobs—like babysitting Robertson's son, Patrick. Robertson didn't know that Diana, who she paid £5 an hour, was an aristocrat, until she accidentally left a card behind. The American businesswoman and the eventual princess forged a lifelong friendship. This biography gives a refreshing, behind-the-scenes perspective on Diana's youth , and the qualities she retained even as her life changed.

Diana: Finally, the Complete Story by Sarah Bradford

Sarah Bradford built a career from creating compelling profiles of some of the world's most fascinating, yet closed-off, figures: Royals. She's written biographies for Princess Grace, Queen Elizabeth, and of course, Diana.  Diana: Finally, the Complete Story  does what the title promises: It gives a fair and chronological overview of Diana's life. While not necessarily as colorful as Brown's biography, it'll make for an informative companion to  The Crown . 

Who Was Princess Diana? by Ellen Labrecque

Introduce young readers to Princess Diana through this succinctly written chapter book. Continue the royal theme with  another book in the series about Queen Elizabeth I. 

Diana in Search of Herself: Portrait of a Troubled Princess by Sally Bedell Smith

As  The Crown  shows, Diana's life was  bumpy . In fact, the show skips past some difficult parts, like her lonely upbringing following her parents' divorce. Sally Bedell Smiths's biography outlines Diana's struggles and her triumphs. The biography, though, is not a wholly sympathetic portrait of Diana—it situates her within the entire royal ecosystem. 

A Royal Duty by Paul Burrell

Paul Burrell had a unique insight into Princess Diana's character: He worked as her butler for ten years, while she was married to Prince Charles and the years after. Tina Brown described Burrell as the "maître d’ of [Diana's] private life, combining the roles of P.A., man Friday, driver, delivery boy, confidant, and crying towel." In this tear-jerker, Burrell captures Diana's everyday charm and kindness. Read it alongside Ken Wharfe's book,  A Closely Guarded Secret , to know what it was like to work for Princess Di.

William Morrow The Day Diana Died by Christopher Andersen

On August 31, 1997, Diana died in a car accident in Paris, France, alongside Dodi Al Fayed and the car's driver, Henri Paul.  The Day Diana Died  is a painstaking overview of the events that led up to her death, and their aftermath, which is still unfolding. 

Untold Story by Monica Ali

What would Princess Diana have gone on to do, if she'd survived the fatal car accident? An exercise in revisionist history in the same vein as  Rodham by Curtis Sittenfeld ,  Untold Story  is a thought-provoking page-turner, which tells the story you might wish  The Crown  did. 

DK Biography: Princess Diana: A Photographic Story of a Life by Joanne Mattern

One of the most famous women in the world, Diana's life was captured in photographs. Young readers can get to know Diana through those photos, and informative captions. Don't worry—all the drama included will be kid-friendly. 

Elena Nicolaou is the former culture editor at Oprah Daily. 

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In memory of the 26th anniversary of Princess Diana's death, royal fans may want to dive into books about the late princess. From biographies about the late Princess of Wales told (allegedly) in her own words to a tell-all investigation into the House of Windsor, here are six books about Princess Diana that are worth your time—and a solid addition to your bookshelf.

The Diana Chronicles by Tina Brown

This exhaustively researched, exhilaratingly dishy telling of Diana's life story is a must-read for anyone interested in how she became an icon, and the battles she endured to ensure her legacy. It's no quick read—Brown, a former editor of The New Yorker and Vanity Fair did serious research—but there's more than enough personality and insider intelligence to make it a page turner.

Simon & Schuster Diana: Her True Story--in Her Own Words

Andrew Morton's blockbuster biography was first published in 1992 and caused a stir with its revelations about Diana's unhappy union with Prince Charles, her complicated relationship with the Queen, and a slew of other secrets that kept the tabloids buzzing. The source of Morton's devastating information? The Princess herself. An updated version of the book is out now, with even more pulled from recordings Morton and Diana made during their long, frank, and still-shocking conversations.

Remembering Diana: A Life in Photographs

For the visual learners among us, this coffee-table book compiles more than 100 images of Princess Diana from throughout her life and also includes remembrances of her from famous admirers including Bill Clinton, Mother Teresa, and Elton John. A foreword by Tina Brown—who wrote The Diana Chronicles —helps put the tribute in context.

Diana in Private: The Princess Nobody Knows

Written by the troublemaker British aristocrat Lady Colin Campbell—who has also penned books on the Queen Mother and Prince Harry—this 1992 bestseller was initially dismissed as being too gossipy to be true, but has seen some of its claims proven over the years. It's not the book we'd turn to for a definitive take on the late Princess's life, but it's a fun, racy read, and a fine way to round out your royal reading list.

The Royals by Kitty Kelley

Biographer Kitty Kelley has unleashed her occasionally poisonous pen on a wide variety of boldfaced names, from Frank Sinatra to Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis. In this tell-all investigation into the House of Windsor, which was published in 1997, she turns her eye to Britain's royal family and dishes serious dirt on Queen Elizabeth, Prince Philip, and, of course, Princess Diana. The book wasn't released in England because of strict libel laws (and in the U.S., its release just after the death of Diana earned it a mixed reception), but it became a bestseller and remains one of the most talked-about royal books of all time.

A Real Life Fairy Tale Princess Diana

Searching for a more kid-friendly version of Diana's story? Consider this picture book about the late Princess of Wales, which tells the story of her life from childhood through her marriage to Prince Charles, with a specific focus on her philanthropy.

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Diana - Her True Story - In her Own Words - Andrew Morton

The most famous biography of Diana is also the most controversial. When Andrew Morton's book was released in 1992, the Princess denied any involvement, yet after her death in 1997, the author released a new version that included an 18,000-word transcript of their secret interview tapes, revealing that she had been the source of all its bombshells. The most explosive? The unhappy state of her marriage to Prince Charles and his relationship with Camilla Parker Bowles, as well as her fraught history with the Queen and her divorcing parents. In many ways, it was the final straw for Buckingham Palace, who reportedly insisted on a separation for the couple shortly after it was published.

The Diana Chronicles - Tina Brown

Written by Tatler's former editor Tina Brown, The Diana Chronicles is one of the most well-researched and insidery books on the Princess, after Brown conducted over 250 interviews with Diana's inner circle. Published on the tenth anniversary of her death, it contained new insight into how she went from Shy Di to the People's Princess, charting the making of an international icon. A critical as well as a commercial success, it is also notable for its humour and wit, particularly in light of its no-holds-barred approach to the subject matter.

Princess in Love - Anna Pasternak

Anna Pasternak's 1994 book focussed specifically on the tryst between Princess Diana and Captain James Hewitt, painting a picture of the couple as star-crossed lovers conducting a passionate five-year affair. It came to be after journalist Pasternak's chance meeting with Hewitt ended up in him coming to her to write about Diana's side of the story, when it was thought Andrew Morton's follow-up book might expose their affair. Despite using the couple's correspondence from during the Gulf War, as well as insights gleaned from a series of meetings with Hewitt previously, Princess in Love was crucified by the press, who both derided its tone and accused it of being a fiction, yet just years later, Diana herself confessed to the liaison.

An Intimate Account by Her Private Secretary - Patrick Jephson

One of a number of books written by those previously in Diana's hire, her former private secretary Patrick Jephson's take is one of the most insightful, as someone particularly close to the Princess during one of the most tumultuous periods of her life. Offering insider knowledge of Diana's emotional state during the lead-up to her separation from Charles, their subsequent divorce, and of course, that Panorama interview, it seeks to explain his own reasons for quitting royal service, without ever trying to exculpate himself from his share of the blame for her decline.

Diana in Private: The Princess Nobody Knows - Lady Colin Campbell

One of the most vocal and frank of the Diana biographers, Lady Colin Campbell isn't afraid to say it as she sees it. Her first book on the Princess, published in 1992, caused a sensation at the time, not least for being the first to predict that Charles and Diana would separate. Using her royal connections, Campbell is able to shed light on Diana the private person, offering dramatic as well as charming details of her life. Lynn Barber dubbed it 'jaw-droppingly sensational'. We agree.

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If you're looking for more information about what it was really like for Diana moving within the Windsor inner circle, you're in luck. She spilled the royal tea in the biography, Diana: Her True Story — in Her Own Words written by Andrew Morton, which likely informed part of the TV show. But there are lots more books about Princess Diana where that came from, including tell-alls from people who knew her well, and even fictionalized accounts that pull from the headlines we all devoured at the time. Consider the below your royal reading list, if you're not ready to leave the Windsor grounds behind just yet.

Andrew Morton Diana: Her True Story

This raw, compelling biography caused major drama when it first came out because Diana had secretly recorded herself and sent the tapes to Morton through a go-between. It pulled back the curtain on Diana and the highly secretive royal family. This one's a must-read for Diana fans. 

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Tina Brown The Diana Chronicles

Written by the former Vanity Fair and Tatler editor, this book came out of 250 exhaustive interviews with those closest to the late princess. This juicy tome dives into the cast of women who surrounded her, from her own mother and stepmother to the enigmatic Queen, bad-girl Fergie and the other woman, Camilla Parker-Bowles. 

National Geographic Remembering Diana: A Life in Photographs

If you're also obsessed with Diana's sartorial style (and who isn't?) this gorgeous coffee table book documents the most memorable moments in her too-short life. More than 100 photographs from her childhood through her courtship, royal wedding and work during her tenure give us a look into her life.

Inspector Ken Wharfe Diana: Closely Guarded Secret

Diana's bodyguard knew her better than most, since it was literally his job to stay close to her. This biography offers an insider look at her difficult years in the royal family from someone who was there for the whole thing. 

Mary Robertson The Diana I Knew: Loving Memories of the Friendship Between an American Mother and Her Son's Nanny Who Became the Princess of Wales

Back when she was still Diana Spencer, the future Princess of Wales babysat Robertson's son. The American businesswoman and Diana eventually became lifelong friends, giving her an intimate perspective on Di's youth and the qualities that she retained even as her life changed.   

Tim Graham and Tamsin Blanchard Dressing Diana

Diana turned heads just about every time she stepped outside, and for good reason. This collection focuses on her fabulous outfits, which still inspire our closets today. 

Sarah Bradford Diana: Finally, the Complete Story

As a career biographer, Bradford has revealed the stories of Queen Elizabeth, Princess Grace and even Jackie Kennedy. While less salacious than some other accounts on this list, her version offers a factual walk through Diana's life for those who want all the details. 

Paul Burrell A Royal Duty

Written by the man who worked as Diana's butler during her marriage and for several years after, this book captures what it was really like to work for her. It's emotional, open and a unique take on what life in the spotlight was like for the princess and her real personality. 

Sally Bedell Smith Diana In Search of Herself: Portrait of a Troubled Princess

If you've read anything about Diana, you know her path through life was far from smooth. She struggled in ways The Crown doesn't even touch on, but this book does. It covers her trials, triumphs and where she fit into the royal realm. 

Christopher Andersen The Day Diana Died

On August 31, 1997, Diana died in a car accident in Paris, France, alongside Dodi Al Fayed and the car's driver, Henri Paul. This book lays out the events and circumstances that set the stage for her death, as well as the aftermath that's still not fully resolved. 

Lady Colin Campbell Diana in Private: The Princess Nobody Knows

The British aristocrat Lady Colin Campbell made waves when she first put out this gossipy tell-all. It's racy, saucy and should probably be taken with a pinch of salt. But it's also worth adding to your royal repertoire, even if we wouldn't call it definitive. 

Monica Ali Untold Story: A Novel

This revisionist history imagines what would have happened if Diana had survived the car crash and continued on her journey into middle age and beyond. It's propulsive and will satisfy those who can't help but ask themselves, "What if?" 

Ellen Labrecque Who Was Princess Diana?

For kids who've caught royal fever and want to learn more, this chapter book will fit the bill. It also offers a nice complement to the Disney princess canon, if you'd like to give aspiring royals a look at what the job really looks like. 

Lizz (she/her) is a senior editor at Good Housekeeping , where she runs the GH Book Club, edits essays and long-form features and writes about pets, books and lifestyle topics. A journalist for almost two decades, she is the author of Biography of a Body and Buffalo Steel. She also teaches journalism as an adjunct professor at New York University's School of Professional Studies and creative nonfiction at the Muse Writing Center, and coaches with the New York Writing Room. 

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16 Books About Princess Diana That Pull Back the Curtain

Diana Frances Spencer, known as Princess Diana, was both an icon of her times and a pop culture legend . Decades after Diana's tragic death, the public is still enchanted by her style , her politics, and everything that Diana embodied: fresh blood in the royal family. The release of season four of Netflix's popular historical drama The Crown , which features Emma Corrin as Princess Di , heightened the widespread fascination with a woman whose life was so public even as she continued to be misunderstood. This list of books can help sate your curiosity about the late Princess Diana of Wales, and hopefully dispel some of the rumors that tabloids have spread over the years.

The Diana Chronicles by Tina Brown

Vanity Fair 's former editor Tina Brown penned The Diana Chronicles , which was published in 2007, near the 10th anniversary of her tragic death. Based on hundreds of interviews from those in Diana's inner circle, it's arguably the definitive biography of Princess Di's life.

Diana: Her True Story — in Her Own Words by Andrew Morton

Published in 1992, Diana: Her True Story — in Her Own Words is one of the only books about Diana that the princess had a say in. Author Andrew Morton writes of Diana's relationship with Prince Charles, her life in the palace, and her wildest dreams for the future.

Remembering Diana: A Life in Photographs by Tina Brown

Tina Brown uses real photographs of Diana to tell her story visually. Remembering Diana: A Life in Photographs features over 100 pictures of the princess.

Queen of People's Hearts: The Life and Mission of Diana, Princess of Wales by Michael W. Simmons

Michael W. Simmons tries to make sense of the contrast between Diana's public image and who she was behind closed doors in Queen of People's Hearts: The Life and Mission of Diana, Princess of Wales.

Diana: A Closely Guarded Secret by Ken Wharfe

One of Diana's protection officers Inspector Ken Wharfe cowrote Diana: A Closely Guarded Secret . Due to Wharfe's position, he had a personal relationship with the princess.

A Royal Duty by Paul Burrell

Paul Burrell, author of A Royal Duty , was one of Diana's butlers, making his account authentic and intimate.

Shadows of a Princess by Patrick Jephson

Bestseller Shadows of a Princess is written by Patrick Jephson, Diana's private secretary. Jephson tells of Diana's marital and personal troubles in this intimate account.

Dressing Diana by Tim Graham and Tamsin Blanchard

Fashion editor Tamsin Blanchard teamed up with photographer Tim Graham to put together Dressing Diana , a photographic account of the late princess's life through fashion.

Little Girl Lost by Mary Clarke

Mary Clarke, who worked as Diana's nanny, tells the story of the late Princess of Wales's childhood in Little Girl Lost , discussing the development of Diana's eating disorder and more hidden facts.

Guarding Diana by Ken Wharfe

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How Princess Diana's tell-all biography by Andrew Morton came to be

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Princess Diana had a story that everyone wanted to hear — and no one could tell it better than she could. In the decade since marrying Prince Charles, heir to the British throne, the royal had skyrocketed to global fame, and had also experienced the difficulties of being part of her new family.

The title of Andrew Morton’s bombshell book “Diana: Her True Story In Her Own Words" is literal.

As Season Five of “The Crown” shows, Diana contributed directly to the creation of the book — though that fact didn’t emerge until after her death in 1997 at the age of 36 .

When the book came out in 1992, it was initially published under the title, "Diana: Her True Story," and became a bestseller.

The book went into detail about the royal's life before becoming Princess of Wales and gave a private perspective on Diana’s public life: Her unhappy marriage , her husband’s relationship with Camilla Parker Bowles and Diana’s struggles with an eating disorder . 

During the initial publication, Morton and Diana alike denied she was part of the book’s sourcing, per Frontline . Morton said he was accused of lying, recalling the experience in a 2017 interview with the Belfast Telegraph .

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“I knew it was all true, because the words came out of Diana’s own mouth. But it was frustrating that I was getting lambasted. I thought journalists might have got the nods and winks in the text about how I got the quotes from Diana. But most of them were asking how dare I write it,” he said. 

In 1997, Morton revealed who, exactly, had been sharing all those details: Diana herself. A revised version, entitled "Diana: Her True Story In Her Own Words," contained an 18,000 word transcript of the tapes Diana recorded and passed along to Morton.

“The story is based on a lengthy, tape-recorded interview with Diana, supplemented by her family and friends,” Morton wrote in the foreword of the memoir’s revised version, published in 1997.

This methodology sets the book apart from the many other books written about Diana . "This his biography is unique in that the story contained in its pages would never have appeared had it not been for the wholehearted cooperation of Diana, the late Princess of Wales,” Morton wrote. 

Read on for more about the creation of the memoir — and the fallout of going public. 

The biography was Diana’s way of sharing her story 

Speaking to NBC News in 2004, Dr. James Colthust — who acted as a go-between for Morton and the princess — shared that the book was Diana’s idea.

According to Colthurst, who met Diana during a skiing trip when she was 19, writing the book was a way to share her side of the story.

“I think it was a gradual realization by her that she needed to have some control over what was said … and that wasn‘t going to be possible in a newspaper. It was better, in fact, to do that through a book. And really that was a decision that she gradually came to over some months,” Colthurst said.

In the introduction to the revised version book, Morton wrote that, amid her crumbling marriage, Diana was in a “genuine predicament.”

Her task? “To give the public an insight to her side of the story while untangling the legal, emotional and constitutional knots that kept her tethered to the monarchy.” 

Diana felt herself a “prisoner trapped inside a bitterly unfulfilled marriage,” and felt “shackled to a whole unrealistic public image of her royal life” and to “an unsympathetic royal system.”

For Diana, a book was the solution. Charles later contributed to his own book. He admitted to infidelity in a 1994 interview with Jonathan Dimbleby , who later wrote a book with his cooperation.  

The princess hand-picked Morton for the job, not the other way around 

In “The Crown,” Diana gets wind of a book by Morton, and decides to contribute. But historical accounts say that Diana picked Morton herself to write the book. 

Colthurst explained to NBC, “He had done some books on her, and she felt they were sympathetic, although they were quite lightweight in the subject matter.”

Diana felt that, since Morton was young — he was about 39 in 1992 — he might be more “sympathetic” to her. 

A 1997 story in the New York Times backs up Colthurst’s account: “Mr. Morton said he was asked to become the conduit for her story after Diana learned he was preparing a biography of her. A friend of hers summoned him to a working-class pub in the northwest London suburb of Ruislip and reported her interest, saying she had been impressed by his fairness in articles and books he had written during his years as the royal correspondent for two national tabloids."

Morton and Diana never met, instead communicating through tapes delivered by James Colthurst

Speaking to NBC, Colthurst explained how the process worked. He would “peddle in” to Kensington Palace with a briefcase, containing Morton’s questions in a briefcase in the bicycle basket.

“Initially, I sat and I read out the questions, but that was too slow for Diana. She snatched the questions away from me and then clipped the microphone on to herself and the tape recorder was on and away she went,” Colthurst said. 

Colthurst then delivered the tapes back to Morton. “I was never face-to-face with Diana, so that we could give her deniability,” Morton said in 2017 to the Belfast Telegraph .

The publisher had to be convinced Diana's allegations were real

In the book "The Diana Chronicles," Tina Brown recounted the lengths Diana went to convince publishers her stories were true — especially regarding her marriage.

Morton's publisher Michael O'Mara wanted proof "besides Diana's word" that Camilla Parker Bowles was linked to Charles.

"Diana stole a cache of Camilla's love letters to Charles from the Princes' briefcase at Balmoral and allowed her publishers to peruse them as evidence. The team was instantly persuaded that the affair was real," Brown wrote.

What, exactly, does the book say?

A lot! Below, find some of the revelations.

She recounted their engagement

Diana gave a play-by-pay of how Charles proposed after about 13 meetings.

"He said: ‘Will you marry me?’ and I laughed. I remember thinking: ‘This is a joke’, and I said: ‘Yeah, OK’, and laughed. He was deadly serious. He said: ‘You do realize that one day you will be Queen.’ And a voice said to me inside: ‘You won’t be Queen but you’ll have a tough role.’ So I thought: ‘OK’, so I said: ‘Yes.’ I said: ‘I love you so much, I love you so much.’ He said: ‘Whatever love means.’ He said it then. So I thought that was great! I thought he meant that! And so he ran upstairs and rang his mother."

Diana said her eating disorder began the week after her engagement

Diana pinpointed the exact moment that "triggered" her bulimia.

“It was all very strange, I just felt miserable. My husband put his hand on my waistline and said: ‘Oh, a bit chubby here, aren’t we?’ and that triggered off something in me,” she explained. “And the Camilla thing, I was desperate, desperate. I remember the first time I made myself sick. I was so thrilled because I thought this was the release of tension.” 

She spoke to her mental health struggles and suicide attempt

Diana said she when she "threw" herself "down the stairs" during her pregnancy with William: “Charles said I was crying wolf and I said I felt so desperate and I was crying my eyes out and he said: ‘I’m not going to listen. You’re always doing this to me. I’m going riding now.’ So I threw myself down the stairs."

Diana said she attempted suicide a second time.

“I was running around with a lemon knife, one with the serrated edges. I was just so desperate,” Diana recalled, not specifying the date when this occurred. “I knew what was wrong with me but nobody else around me understood me. I needed rest and to be looked after inside my house and for people to understand the torment and anguish going on in my head. It was a desperate cry for help. I’m not spoiled — I just needed to be allowed to adapt to my new position.”

She spoke to the queen about her marriage problems

Diana said she and her mother-in-law had a conversation about her marriage to Charles.

"'I’ll never let you down but I cannot say the same for your son.’ She took it quite well,” Diana recalled telling the queen. “She indicated to me that the reason why our marriage had gone downhill was because Prince Charles was having such a difficult time with my bulimia. She told me that.” 

And her confrontation with Camilla

According to the book, Diana confronted Camilla about her relationship with Charles in the '80s.

"I said to Camilla: ‘I’m sorry I’m in the way, I obviously am in the way and it must be hell for both of you, but I do know what is going on. Don’t treat me like an idiot,'" Diana recalled saying.

Diana and Charles separated in 1992

The book was published in June. Months later, in December, the Prince and Princess of Windsor announced their formal separation. 

The book has been revised twice since its first publication

After Diana’s death, Morton revealed that Diana was his primary source in an expanded 1997 edition. In 2017, for the 20th anniversary of her death, Morton published another expanded edition taking into account William and Harry’s lives . “I think my book is basically about appreciating and understanding the life of the woman we lost,” Morton told the Belfast Telegraph.

The 2017 documentary contains footage from the tapes

The expanded version, published in 1997, included an 18,000 word transcript of Diana’s tapes. For another immersive look at “her own words,” the 2017 documentary “Diana: In Her Own Words” contains audio footage that Morton used to write his memoir. 

Elena Nicolaou is a senior entertainment editor at Today.com, where she covers the latest in TV, pop culture, movies and all things streaming. Previously, she covered culture at Refinery29 and Oprah Daily. Her superpower is matching people up with the perfect book, which she does on her podcast, Blind Date With a Book.

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Andrew Morton is one of the world’s best-known biographers and a leading authority on modern celebrity and royalty. His groundbreaking 1992 biography of Diana, Princess of Wales—written with her full, though then secret, cooperation—changed the way the world looked at the British royal family. Since then, he has gone on to write New York Times and Sunday Times (UK) bestsellers on Monica Lewinsky, Madonna, David and Victoria Beckham, Tom Cruise, Angelina Jolie, and the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge. The winner of numerous awards, he divides his time between London and Los Angeles.

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• Publisher: Simon & Schuster (June 27, 2017)
• Length: 448 pages
• ISBN13: 9781501169731

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Princess Diana Reportedly Only Met JFK Jr. to Make Sarah Ferguson Jealous

"Diana wanted it to be discreet because it had all the makings of a great gossip story."

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Princess Diana and Sarah Ferguson were known to be one of the royal family's best friends, but there was a major moment that could only have happened between two people who knew how to push each other's buttons. Back in December 1995, Diana had a meeting with John F. Kennedy Jr., who was hoping that she'd appear on the inaugural cover of his magazine, George . The meeting at the Carlyle Hotel is now the stuff of legend—that happens when two of the most famous people in the entire world cross paths—but insiders say that while Diana was considering it, part of why she wanted to meet Kennedy was to make Ferguson jealous.

“Sarah Ferguson had the hots for him and Diana wanted to, I think, do one-up on her,” Patrick Jephson, Diana's secretary, explained.

RoseMarie Terenzio, author of the new book JFK Jr.: An Intimate Oral Biography , gave an insider's perspective on the situation and detailed the arrangements that she had to make with Jephson to have the meet-up run smoothly.

“There was all this worry,” Terenzio wrote. “Should he go in the front door? Should he wear a disguise, because won’t there be rumors that he’s having an affair with her?” However, Kennedy went through the front door and evaded photographers because they gathered at the hotel's side door, presuming that Diana would find an alternative to the main entrance.

“He went right in without being noticed,” Terenzio shared.

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Jephson convinced Diana to pass on the opportunity, telling her that she'd be a better choice for the magazine after it established itself.

“That was why we thought she would do the twentieth or the fiftieth or the hundredth issue or something,” Jephson shared in the book. “The message was clear: you make a good job of the magazine, and I’ll think about it.”

He also shared that Diana had a bit of fun with the whole situation, knowing that it would have made headlines if anyone knew about it—which is why it was kept secret for so long.

“It was never made public, so that made it quite fun, actually,” Jephson said. “Diana wanted it to be discreet because it had all the makings of a great gossip story, didn’t it? World’s most eligible bachelor, wasn’t he at the time? And she had just got unmarried or was in the process of getting unmarried. It would’ve been a rather intriguing thing to dream about.”

Diana and then-Prince Charles finalized their divorce in August 1996. Kennedy and Caroline Bessette would go on to marry in September 1996.

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Pregnant women are often told that spicy food can help induce labour leading up to one's due date, but it appears Kate was enjoying a hint of spice in her diet throughout her pregnancy with Prince George.

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According to Us Weekly , Prince William 's wife was also partial to pizza while pregnant with her second child, Princess Charlotte . The publication revealed how she ordered three pizzas to her suite at New York's Carlyle hotel which included spicy sausage and prosciutto toppings.

The Princess struggled with morning sickness during her third pregnancy with Prince Louis . Kate would eat a thinly sliced pickle on brown toast to remedy the sickness and was also partial to an avocado. 

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Meghan 's devout following of a healthy lifestyle is no secret and her pregnancy with Prince Archie was no exception. 

In the co-authored royal biography Finding Freedom , Omid Scobie penned: "Meghan's mum Doria had arrived at Frogmore Cottage to help her daughter prepare for the birth…Harry was constantly looking after his wife as well, making sure she was physically comfortable and getting her snacks.

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Prince Harry did however reveal that he and his wife indulged in a takeaway shortly before the birth of their daughter, Princess Lilibet.

In his memoir Spare , the Prince wrote: "We drove calmly, sanely to the hospital, where our bodyguards once again fed us. This time they brought burgers and fries from In-N-Out. And fajitas from a local Mexican restaurant for Meg.

"We ate and ate and then did the Baby Mama dance around the hospital room. Nothing but joy and love in that room," Harry added.

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Back in 2012, the MailOnline revealed what the late Princess Diana had craved during her pregnancy with Prince William.

In a note to her chef Mervyn Wycherley, Diana wrote: "To Mervie, please could I have a bacon sandwich for breakfast and a much-needed rest from our friend the tomato! D."

It was a dose of salty protein for the royal but tomatoes were firmly off the menu.

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The MailOnline also revealed the Duchess of York 's unusual pregnancy craving while expecting Princess Beatrice . In 1988, Sarah was said to have eaten a lot of cheeseburgers and mayonnaise, plus mackerel sandwiches. 

It was also reported that the then-wife of Prince Andrew continued to enjoy the odd glass of champagne.

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"I don't think you need to eat for two, but it's important to lean into your cravings – as long as you balance them with a healthy meal composition," Gabriela said. "It's common during pregnancy for women to eat a lot of carbs, but there are choices of carbohydrates.

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