A Royal Duty

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First of all, I can't believe that this was published over 20 years ago! Where has time gone? I think most British people remember where they were/what they doing when they heard about the death of Diana, Princess of Wales. It was a very sad time & one of the few instances then when the monarchy were not in step with the mood of the country. On to the book.

OutsmartYourShelf The book's author hails originally from Derbyshire & the first few chapters are about his early life, but the bulk of the first half is mainly about his early career working at Buckingham Palace. I found it fascinating reading about 'behind the scenes' of royal life. I'm not a fervent monarchist, but I respect it as part of our national history & heritage, even if I don't always agree with it. 2y

OutsmartYourShelf Anyway, I'm not entirely sure why the Royal family were so critical of this book as it mostly portrays them in a favourable light. Princess Diana is shown as the author saw her - she had her flaws (who doesn't) but Burrell obviously adored her. Perhaps a little too much at times.

2y

OutsmartYourShelf Overall I found it an informative & interesting read. There have been other books written which were much more damaging to the Royal family than this one, so I'm not quite sure why this was viewed with such scorn by so many. Yes it's a highly subjective biased view, but then that's the nature of autobiographies. I found it well worth reading. 4🌟

Read 8th - 13th March 2023

Full Review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show/5379248163 (edited) 2y

OutsmartYourShelf #MarchMadness @DieAReader @andrew65 @Ghabi4roses 2y

DieAReader 🥳🥳🥳I‘ve have this one on my shelves forever & can just never seem to get to it. Glad to hear it was good! 2y

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