Letters to Diana, Princess of Wales

Letters to Diana, Princess of Wales
Author: John L. van der Heyden
Publisher: Trafford Publishing
Total Pages: 530
Release: 2001
Genre: Biography & Autobiography
ISBN: 155212939X

In April of 1992 John L. Van der Heyden registered a trademark for courses, trainings and education at the Benelux Trade Registrar in The Hague with the name Instituto Cervantes and founded the Foundation Cervantes Benelux. Four years later, on the 31st of July he invited the Crown Princes of The Netherlands, Belgium, Luxemburg and Spain to become the government of the foundation. The next day -- the first of August -- Van der Heyden went to England and lighted a candle at Canterbury Cathedral. From that time it became clear to him that Princess Diana was also interested in his project. How things developed from that time is explained in Letters to Diana, Princess of Wales. The story ends with the fatal kidnapping in Paris, exactly four weeks before Diana and Van der Heyden's proposed wedding day in The Netherlands.

Diana

Diana
Author: Marshall Pickering
Publisher: Zondervan
Total Pages: 132
Release: 1997
Genre: Biography & Autobiography
ISBN: 9780551031470

A collection of prayers from young children moved by their sadness to pray for good to come out of the tragedy of the death of Diana, Princess of Wales. Their words are accompanied by photographs of the Princess in her many roles - mother, helper, carer, campaigner, friend. Royalties from the book will go to the Diana, Princess of Wales Memorial Fund.

Letters from a Prince

Letters from a Prince
Author: Edward Duke of Windsor
Publisher: Little Brown GBR
Total Pages: 592
Release: 1999-10-01
Genre: Literary Collections
ISBN: 9780751525908

While the letters exchanged between the man who was to become King Edward VIII/ Duke of Windsor and Wallis Simpson/ Duchess of Windsor have been preserved and published, it had long been thought that many of the Prince of Wales' letters to his earlier mistress, Mrs Freda Dudley Ward, had been destroyed by her some time before her death. But in November 1996, editor Rupert Godfrey came across by chance while holidaying abroad: 262 letters, dating from 1918 to 1921, over 100 photographs and assorted cards and memorabilia. They covered the last year of the First World War and the Prince's official tours of Canada, New Zealand and Australia, when he was in his early twenties. Revealing and touching, the letters will alter our perception of the man born to give up the throne for the woman he later came to love.

"Dearest Pa" - Prince Philip and Princess Diana, Story of a Deep Relation

Author: Oswald Eakins
Publisher: UB Tech
Total Pages: 36
Release:
Genre: Biography & Autobiography
ISBN:

From “Dearest Pa” to a “judgemental father-in-law”, how did Prince Philip’s and Princess Diana’s special bond wither away in the backdrop of a disastrous marital life between Prince Charles and her? Was Prince Philip critical of Princess Diana from the beginning or did their relationship go downhill after her and Charles’ separation and eventual divorce? The British Royals have repeatedly been in the eye of the storm, be it the abdication crisis of 1936, or the blazing interview Princess Diana gave in 1995, or the tell-all interview Prince Harry and his wife, the Duchess of Sussex gave to Oprah Winfrey, but Prince Philip has been resolutely by the Queen’s side, being her “stay and strength”. This book attempts to explore the tumultuous relationship Prince Philip shared with the charming, beautiful Princess Diana. Did the unlikely duo exchange letters? What did Prince Philip have to tell Princess Diana that he had to write her personal missives? How did such a warming relationship go haywire to the extent of Prince Philip threatening Princess Diana with removing her title and the Princess retorting back reminding Prince Philip that her title was older than his? Read the book to know all about the chaotic power dynamics within the royal family and how it impacted the relationships between the royals.

William and Harry

William and Harry
Author: Katie Nicholl
Publisher: Weinstein Books
Total Pages: 354
Release: 2010-11-09
Genre: Biography & Autobiography
ISBN: 1602861404

Nicholl delivers a fascinating insight into the lives and loves of two extraordinary young men who have captured the hearts and minds of not only the British public, but those the world over. This is the definitive book about the princes, bringing their story up to date.

Darling Monster

Darling Monster
Author: Diana Cooper
Publisher: Abrams
Total Pages: 962
Release: 2014-08-14
Genre: Literary Collections
ISBN: 1468311131

An English aristocrat’s WWII letters “illuminate British history . . . [and] offer an indelible portrait of an extraordinary woman and her vanished world.”(Kirkus Reviews) Aristocrat, socialite, actress and wife of Duff Cooper, Churchill's wartime Minister for Information, later Ambassador to France and Viscount Norwich, Diana Cooper was also an inveterate letter-writer. Gathered here, her missives to her only son John Julius Norwich during the Second World War and its aftermath provide a vivid picture of the age and its personalities, and a woman of great intelligence, happiest on her country smallholding but able to cope with the demands on a politician's wife. "While Darling Monster is a showcase of Diana’s debonair wit, it is also a unique chronicle of wartime Britain. Her vivid descriptions, the sense of bravery in the face of impending doom, make these letters the kind of primary source material historians drool over.” —The Guardian “Cooper is always quick with a turn of phrase, and the collection reminds us of a time, not so long ago, when letters were a natural part of life.” —Publishers Weekly

Diana, Princess of Wales

Diana, Princess of Wales
Author: Martin Gitlin
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing USA
Total Pages: 160
Release: 2008-04-30
Genre: Social Science
ISBN: 0313348804

Long before her tragic death, Diana, Princess of Wales was a beloved modern icon, relatable to the general public in a way that transcended the barrier between royal and commoner. As a member of the royal family in an age of mass media, her fairy-tale wedding to, and painful divorce from, Prince Charles was played out on the world stage. Later, her humanitarian work for the Red Cross, her campaigns against landmines, and her work with the sick, especially AIDS victims, added a compassionate element to the royal family in the eyes of the world—and the world, ten years later, still hasn't gotten enough of Lady Di. This objective, accessible volume explores Diana's fascinating life, including her aristocratic upbringing, her whirlwind engagement to Prince Charles, her rocky marriage, her post-divorce status as global humanitarian icon, the media's frenzied treatment of her death, and her charitable legacy, including her sons' coming-of-age and their attempts to honor her memory.

A Royal Duty

A Royal Duty
Author: Paul Burrell
Publisher: Penguin UK
Total Pages: 448
Release: 2004-06-03
Genre: Biography & Autobiography
ISBN: 0141905840

The untold story behind one of the most sensational chapters in the history of the House of Windsor. Paul Burrell fought to clear his own name. Now he reveals new truths about Princess Diana – and presents for the first time as faithful an account of her thoughts as we can ever hope to read. He was the favourite footman who formed a unique relationship with the Queen. He was the butler who the Princess of Wales called ‘my rock’ and ‘the only man I can trust’. He was accused of theft, then acquitted following the historic intervention of the monarch. He was the Princess’ most intimate confidante – and is the only person able to separate the myth from the truth of the Diana years. Now at last Paul Burrell cuts through the gossip and the lies and takes us closer to the complex heart of the Royal Family then ever before.

The Diana Chronicles

The Diana Chronicles
Author: Tina Brown
Publisher: Anchor
Total Pages: 562
Release: 2007-06-12
Genre: Biography & Autobiography
ISBN: 0385522886

#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • Years after her death, Princess Diana remains a mystery. This "insanely readable and improbably profound" biography (Chicago Tribune) reveals the truth as only famed journalist Tina Brown could tell it. "The best book on Diana." —The New Yorker Was she “the people’s princess,” who electrified the world with her beauty and humanitarian missions? Or was she manipulative and media-savvy and nearly brought down the monarchy? Tina Brown, former Editor-in-Chief of Tatler, England’s glossiest gossip magazine; Vanity Fair; and The New Yorker gives us the answers. Tina knew Diana personally and has far-reaching insight into the royals and the Queen herself. In The Diana Chronicles, you will meet a formidable female cast and understand as never before the society that shaped them: Diana's sexually charged mother, her scheming grandmother, the stepmother she hated but finally came to terms with, and bad-girl Fergie, her sister-in-law, who concealed wounds of her own. Most formidable of them all was her mother-in-law, the Queen, whose admiration Diana sought till the day she died. Add Camilla Parker-Bowles, the ultimate "other woman" into this combustible mix, and it's no wonder that Diana broke out of her royal cage into celebrity culture, where she found her own power and used it to devastating effect.