сигурност, я прочетох на един дъх със сигурност, ме завладява, защото е нещо реално, което преживях, макар и като дете пред телевизора със сигурност, съм любопитна, защото обожавам всички кралски истории и замъци и т. н. Но въпреки всестранното описание на личността Даяна, не мога да премълча, че комплексите за "висша особа" и "познаване на кралското смемейство" удрят от всяка глава, а особено много в послеслова. Самата аз преживях достатъчно психически катарзиси, така че не отричам възможността за подобни у Даяна, но съм категорична, че трябва да се прочетат и другите книги правени за нея. И ето основния ми довод: т. нар конспиративни теории за вината на кралското семейство не могат да бъдат отричани от "член" на същото кралско семейство . или поне не бихме им вярвали на. Είναι ολοφάνερο πως το βιβλίο είναι γραμμένο κατά τέτοιο τρόπο που να υποστηρίζει το Κάρολο και να υποβιβάζει τη Νταϊάνα. Παρόλαυτα , φαντάζομαι πως ούτε και η ίδια η συγγραφέας , ούτε κανείς μας δε φανταζόταν το τόσο άτυχο και παράδοξο θάνατο της. Δεν έζησε όσο θα έπρεπε και πλήρωσε με το παραπάνω το τίμημα. The Real Diana is unusual among the biographies I have read in that it doesnt rely much on written historical records or written records of any kind.
Of course, this is probably a result of its being one of the few biographies I have read, aside from some autobiographies and memoirs, of a person who lived very recently and scenes of whose life and death I remember myself.
Its not that there arent written records of the life of Diana, Princess of Wales, But a great many of these records consist of newspaper coverage, particularly by the British tabloid press, much of which is not necessarily very accurate,
Lady Colin Campbell, the author of this biography, is a member of the circle of courtiers that surround the British Royal Family, and as such, she is personally acquainted with many people who were Dianas family members or personal friends.
She was also active in the group of people who support charitable causes, and it was in this capacity that she met Diana personally, At one time she worked with the Princess on a book that was supposed to be an inside look at her life, and during this time she had many talks with Diana herself.
The book was intended to be sold with the proceeds going to one or more of the charities they supported, but something went wrong and that didnt happen, They had some kind of falling out over this, but later became friends again,
The story is told in a sort of easy, gossipy style quite unlike the average staid academic biography, Many incidents are given from two or occasionally more points of view, It appears that there was a darker side to Diana than what we all saw at the time, But there was still much to like and admire, and she developed a kinder, gentler, less spoiled nature as she matured and recovered from some of her early problems.
In the afterword, apparently an update from earlier versions of the book, Lady Campbell investigates the night Diana died and gives us the final findings of the police investigations there were several of the case, as well as proposing some unique insights of her own.
Definitely not
the best book I've ever read about Princess Diana, It was informative, yes, but a lot of the time reading it felt like sitting next to Campbell and listening as she gossiped about Diana, Campbell may have personally encountered with the Princess of Wales, but some of the stuff she knew and used in this book did not have to be included and did not shape, enhance, or justify my perception of Diana.
This book made me feel like Diana was a fraud and Campbell the person who filled me in on the scoop, In fact, the only positive thing I have to say about this book is that Campbell redeemed herself partially at the end: apparently, according to the scuttlebutt, the only reason why Diana had such a public, beautiful funeral was because Prince Charles had insisted that Diana deserved more than a private, dinky one.
THAT improved my perception of Charles, I guess he really did love her, in his own way, and that was the best tidbit that Campbell left, Almost everything else left a rotten aftertaste in my mouth, It revealed quite a lot of information, and certainly enhance my knowledge of Diana, The author seems a little too much on Team Prince Charlesto come across as unbiased though, A very good book that treats its subject honestly and doesn't overendow her with the saintly qualities some authors have done since her untimely death, Nor does it paint her as a demon, Instead it portrays her as a woman who did a great deal of good during her lifetime, while struggling at times with both mental and physical issues, I thought it was fair and compelling, Who was the real Diana What was it like to be so privileged yet so anguished, so beloved yet so selfloathing, so spoiled yet so deprived, so hopeful by nature yet so dispairing The Princess of Wales was all these thingsfar more complicated, conflicted, and intriguing a person than the wildly disparate saint or lunatic she is frequently portrayed to be.
This was an interesting look into a slice of the lives of the royals, I came away feeling that the royals were as flawed and human as the rest of the human race,
The author seems to have a large vocabulary and used it extensively,
I can't say the author was unbiased, but I can say that both good and bad were represented in both Charles and Diana, As is the case in all but the rarest divorce, both parties are culpable to some degree or another, for the demise of the relationship, This couple was doomed from the start, Diana schemed to snare her quarry, then changed once she became the princess, Charles didn't vet his wife to be, and then seemed to blame everyone, and not acknowledge any bungling on his own part,
This audiobook filled in some gaps of what I knew about Diana and the royals, I found it interesting.
While waiting for Lady Colin Campbell's new book to arrive I decided to read about his late mother, Diana certainly doesn't come out great in this book, I wouldn't go as far as to say she was mentally ill with schizophrenia, She did suffer depression and anxiety, but toward the end of her life appeared more stable, which you can't do without medication and trust me we would've learned about it sooner.
The author did do her best to paint a fair and balanced portrait of her, she certainly wasn't perfect, I clued in when I read the first Morton book where she said that William was her confidant which was a huge red flag, putting a child literally in the middle of his parents battles.
Somehow William grew up mature and responsible and chose the perfect wife, meanwhile Harry and his wife show alarming similarities to Diana, and none of them are the good parts of her.
I took a star off because the book rambled and didn't follow any order, One page William is born, the next it's the early's, It also rambles and she goes off on various tangents and at times focuses more on Diana's lovers than the actual story of her life, but still a worthwhile read.
WOW. This. Was. Great.
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I've never read anything about Diana and I only decided to listen to this on Audible after listening to sitelinkMeghan and Harry: The Real Story which I was quite impressed by.
Suffice it to say I'm glad I decided to check out sitelinkThe Real Diana, I'll be back with a review when I have more than a minute to do so, . . this book deserves it!! Истинската Даяна“ от лейди Колин Кембъл е книга със силна заявка и голяма претенция за честен и обективен поглед и разказ за живота на принцеса Даяна. Едно начинание, с което според мен се проваля гръмко.
Ако идеята на авторката е била да се очерни по всеки възможен начин Даяна, като се обвини в какво ли не то тогава авторката се е справила брилянтно.
Съвсем наясно съм, че всеки е съвкупност от множество личностни характеристики и добри, и лоши, които се проявяват в определени ситуации, и Даяна също не е била изключение от това. Възможно е това, което твърди авторката за нея, да е било част от характера ѝ, но когато изтъкнеш само в едно изречение едно нейно качество някак по между другото, а след това все спираш на неин недостатък и в подробности обясняваш колко била злобна, отмъстителна, непригодна и т. н. ами не ми изглежда да си много честен и безпристрастен в разказа“ си. А ролята на другата страна в тази история изобщо да я няма в картинката, или ако я има, то е там, за да бъде обсипвана само с похвали.
А пък моментите, които авторката описва с Даяна и нейните многобройни любовници“, интимни моменти и разменени думи, които реално няма как да знае, защото тя не е присъствала на тези срещи в лично качество, не ми изглеждат на нищо повече от жълти клюки, които е вкарала в книгата си за повече пикантност.
На много места авторката влиза в остър спор с книгата на Андрю Мортън Даяна. Нейната истинска история“ за която твърди, че е пълна с фалшификации и изопачаване на нещата.
Обаче какво точно се е случило по време на брака ѝ с Чарлз, и как е било преживяно, го знаят само Даяна и хората, които са били част и преки участници във въпросните събития така че не смятам поднесеното от лейди Колин Кембъл заи неоспорима истина. Поглед към други книги и филми по темата няма да е излишен включително и книгата на Андрю Мортън. Преди няколко години помня, че гледах и много хубав филм по NG sitelink Даяна: Нейната история, с нейните думи препоръчвам го,
Все пак трябва да отбележа, че след развода на принц Чарлз и принцеса Даяна в последните глави на книгата, авторката рязко смекчава преднамерено злостния си и обвинителен тон срещу нея и отделя внимание и на някои от неоспоримите ѝ достижения като редицата благотворителни каузи, в които участва, обичта и грижата за децата си, промяната към поголяма достъпност на кралското семейство към хората извън двореца, която Даяна внася именно през времето, в което е част от него.
Постарала се е да опише последните месеци от живота ѝ с уважение, като изтъква всяко едно от постиженията ѝ от благотворителността до модата. Разгледала е и връзката ѝ с Доди Файед през последните дни от живота им и обяснява как през онова лято и двамата са били наистина влюбени и щастливи. Нещо, в което и аз вярвам поглеждайки снимките им от тогава.
Не бих казал, че след прочетеното си промених по какъвто и да било начин мнението за принцеса Даяна, което имах отпреди. Продължавам да я смятам за една от найярките, харизматични и вдъхновяващи личности нати век, оставила трайна следа в световната история, която, въпреки трагичните събития, продължава да блести все така силно и днес.
P. S. Книгата я получих като подарък, затова сега няма да се ангажирам с поставянето на оценка, която така или иначе няма да е еднозначна. .
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