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Diana: Her True Story - In Her Own Words
The Sunday Times Number-One Bestseller
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See moreTHE SUNDAY TIMES NUMBER-ONE BESTSELLER A reissue of this classic title brought up to date with never-before-published material from the original taped interviews and a new introduction by Andrew Morton.
The sensational biography of Princess Diana, written with her full cooperation and reissued with never-before-seen material from the original taped interviews: the closest we will ever come to her autobiography. As featured in season 5 of The Crown.
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The Sunday Times number-one bestseller.
A reissue of this classic title brought up to date with never-before-published material from the original taped interviews and a new introduction by Andrew Morton. This edition reflects on the extraordinary circumstances surrounding the original publication, and on the long-term legacy of Diana, the woman who helped reinvigorate the royal family, giving it a more emotional, human face, and thus helping it move forward into the 21st century.
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Diana: Her True Story - In Her Own Words is praised for providing deep insights into the life of Diana, capturing her personal and candid experiences in a way that is both fascinating and shocking. The book is described as gripping and arguably one of the best books on royalty, offering a compelling narrative of her life and challenges.
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ISBN: 9781789290448
Publisher: Michael O'Mara Books Ltd
Format: Paperback / softback
Date Published: 07 February 2019
Country: United Kingdom
Imprint: Michael O'Mara Books Ltd
Illustration: 16pp colour plate section
Audience: General / adult
DIMENSIONS
Spine width: 32.0mm
Width: 129.0mm
Height: 198.0mm
Weight: 250g
Pages: 448
About the Author
Andrew Morton is a leading authority on modern celebrity and royalty, and author of the internationally bestselling biography Diana: Her True Story. Revealing the secret world of the Princess of Wales, the book spent fifty-eight weeks in the bestseller lists, was translated into 35 languages, and inspired films, documentaries and commentaries about the royal family. Since, Morton has gone on to write No. 1 Sunday Times and New York Times bestsellers on Monica Lewinsky, Madonna, David and Victoria Beckham, Tom Cruise and Angelina Jolie, as well as a ground-breaking new biography of Wallis Simpson, Wallis in Love: The Untold True Passion of the Duchess of Windsor. The winner of numerous awards, he divides his time between London and Los Angeles.
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