Books : After Diana: William, Harry, Charles, and the Royal House of Windsor
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by: Christopher Andersen
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Binding: Mass Market Paperback
Dewey Decimal Number: 941.0850922
EAN: 9780786891245
ISBN: 0786891246
Label: Hyperion
Manufacturer: Hyperion
Number Of Items: 1
Number Of Pages: 352
Publication Date: May 27, 2008
Publisher: Hyperion
Release Date: May 27, 2008
Sales Rank: 87362
Studio: Hyperion
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Product Description:
'This family did not have a drop of humanity in it before. I think I’ve changed that.' --Diana
For all the millions of words that have been written about the People’s Princess, no one has yet penetrated palace walls to reveal what has really happened to the Royal Family she left behind ten years ago. Until now. In the manner of his No. 1 New York Times bestsellers The Day Diana Died and The Day John Died, as well as such other bestsellers as his Jack and Jackie, Jackie After Jack, and Diana’s Boys, Christopher Andersen (who was consulted by Operation Paget, Scotland Yard’s official inquiry into Diana's Death) draws on important new sources 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’s legacy of love and compassion‹alive in the sons who have grown to manhood and are now forging a legacy of their own.
Among After Diana’s many stunning revelations:
The many times Diana predicted with uncanny accuracy how she would die, why she feared for Camilla's life as well as her own -- and the surprising, never-before-revealed identity of the woman Diana really felt might one day be Queen.
New details about the hours and days after Diana's death: Charles’s reaction the moment he saw Diana's body, how Camilla dealt with suddenly becoming the most hated woman in the world, and her secret eight-year campaign to replace Diana.
How William and Harry have dealt with the public and private pressures -- the troubling influence of their substance-abusing aristocrat friends; from drugs to Nazi uniforms to lap dances and barroom brawls, fresh details about the Princes’ wild behavior and the demons that still haunt them.
How Charles cheated on Camilla as well as Diana, and the intriguing other women in the Prince of Wales’s life.
Despite Charles's heated denials, the behind-the-scenes maneuvering to make Camilla Queen -- and the Palace power struggle that rages today.
Inside Operation Paget, Scotland Yard’s ongoing probe into Diana’s death -- why, ten years after, investigators were still shocked by what they found.
The day Charles was asked point-blank by Scotland Yard if he killed his wife -- and what he said.
The many beautiful young women in the lives of William and Harry over the past ten years -- including Will's longtime love Kate Middleton, her chances of one day becoming Queen, and why he fears she may meet the same fate as his mother.
William's obsession with speed, Harry's hunger for risk-taking, and a shared thirst for battle that could lead both Princes to combat in Iraq.
New information on whether the Queen plans to step aside and who she really wants to see succeed her on the throne.
Sometimes heartbreaking, often inspiring, always riveting, After Diana is more than just the first comprehensive, compelling biography of the House of Windsor as it is today. It is a bittersweet tale of love, loss, duty, and destiny. It is the story of a family.
Customer Reviews
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Rating:  - A CAN'T PUT IT DOWN BOOK
I have read everything that has been published about the British Royal Family, past and present, for years. I have read a load of Diana books but this is my favorite. It is almost like talking to someone who was there.
Rating:  - A Diana Supporter ---- Not a Fanatic
I am offended by the new term "Diana fanatics" to describe people around the world who believe Diana was treated poorly by her royal husband and royal in-laws as well as courtiers. We merely suppport her and feel she was abused by a cold unfeeling royal system. Naturally any woman who exposed her husband as a cheat would be described as "mean or a trouble-maker" by her husband, her in-laws and the other woman.
In this book I sensed the author is padding the truth so as not to offend the royal ... Read More
Rating: - A must read
After having read at least 8 Diana books, which were starting to get repetitious with the same information, this one was refreshing with new information and more information on topics I read previously. After Diana......and what transpired was very interesting. I personally can't see how anyone would be disappointed in its details.
Rating: - Diana
This is a gift which has not been given to the person yet. It would be premature to rate it until it has been viewed.
Rating:  - Good but very gossipy work
I found this book to offer an interesting perspective less on the death of Princess Diana and more on the way that this death has changed the Monarchy and the way the media has reported on it. The book also reports in some detail on the lives of the two princess and offers insights into how their behavior may have been different, or not, had the Princess not died so young.
Still the work is weak because it relies on too many third party news article sources as well as unnamed parties. This ... Read More
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