I learned so much about how it began, how it evolved, and how it ended. Or, if I knew it, I didn't know the extent to which it affected her life. There is so much about this woman that I did not know.

It is also fitting that I read it during the summer that is the 20th anniversary of her death. It just so happens that I was recently in St John's and stopped to browse a local used bookshop, inside which I found a pristine copy of the book. Ever since I heard of this I've wanted to read it. This is easily the best biography I've ever read.

Following the tragic and sudden death of the Princess in August 1997, the book has been fully revised to contain new material and photographs and is designed to stand as a tribute to her. Read on for all the best royal reads we’re loving right now.Ī version of this article was originally published in October 2020.Originally published in 1992, this biography was produced with the full co-operation and input of the Princess. That’s what we want to know more about - and that’s exactly the kind of inside look these tell-all books give us. And no one but these royal biographers, royal reporters, and other insiders are quite so invested in telling the story of who the royal family is as a real family - brothers, in-laws, and a 96-year-old grandmother who has owned 30 corgis in her lifetime. Only the people themselves vary, each rebelling against and taking up their royal duties in unique ways - from King Charles III’s shocking dalliance with Camilla Queen Consort, to Prince Harry and Prince William’s long-rumored feud, and, of course, the bombshell to the firm that was Meghan Markle.Īt royal appearances, it’s all smiles and curtsies. At the heart of what makes all royal bios so compelling is the sense of pulling back the curtain and really getting to know the people carrying out these same traditions year in and year out.

Diana her true story book