Diana in Pursuit of Love

A beautiful, much-loved icon. A lonely, troubled soul. The undeniable complexity of Diana, Princess of Wales, was first brought to light in 1992, when Andrew Morton published Diana: Her True Story. As was only revealed after her death, his explosive biography had been written with her full and intimate collaboration. In all the sound and fury of its publication, Diana began a journey-a courageous evolution from life as a downtrodden wife and reluctant royal fashion icon to a self-confident and independent modern woman. Her transformation was a personal triumph that was to be tragically short-lived. In his extraordinary new study of Diana’s last five years, Andrew Morton employs all his formidable skills as a researcher and investigative writer to set down what is all too often an edgy tale of bad faith, betrayal and cynical manipulation. Here too are elements that might be thought far-fetched in a novel: accusations of homosexual rape, the shadowy presence, real or implied, of the security services, forged documents, theft, fraud and deception, a secret, ex-officio kitchen cabinet of advisers to the princess, and a cast of servants, employees and advisers whose own hidden agendas were often hostile to Diana’s interests. There are still many unanswered questions. Nearly seven years after her death, the writer she trusted most has gone back, using new sources and material-as well as drawing on a wealth of unpublished matter, including interviews-to try to understand the woman herself: her hoes, her fears, her demons and delights. Diana: In Pursuit of Love is a revealing assessment of the Princess’s adult life, written by the biographer that she herself chose. It is an honest, unbiased account of one of the most admired, influential figures of our era. Above all, it is the definitive word on Diana, who even in death has become a queen in people’s hearts.