Read Diana in Search of Herself Online
Authors: Sally Bedell Smith
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“road show, something fun”: Interview with Marguerite Littman
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“The National AIDS Trust was”: Interview with Michael Adler
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“a lot of information started”: DEx, 1/17/97
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“Do you think I could”: B-SS, pp. 158–59
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offered to be her official: DM, 1/14/97
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filmmaker Richard Attenborough: ST, 1/19/97
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“In a sense, the land mine”: Interview with William Deedes
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“deep thinker”: Pano, p. 26
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“incessantly”: ST, 11/1/98
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“Her world was illuminated”: ITV-Doc
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“She was attuned to what”: Interview with Cosima Somerset
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“very responsible and responsive”: Mi, 2/19/89
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“I hug my children”: B-AM1, pp. 67–68
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“No one was the parent”: Interview with David Puttnam
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“The constant bear hugs”: B-AP, p. 110
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Once, on a visit with: B-RK, p. 76
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most notably when she exhorted: B-WB, p. 170
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“attentive and smart”: Interview with David Puttnam
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“he should simply have thanked”: SuTel, 9/7/97
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“I want them to have an understanding”: Pano, p. 32
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Although William was developing: TNY, 9/15/97
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“She was trying so hard”:
Harper’s Bazaar
, 11/97
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overheard numerous fights: B-WB, pp. 43, 60, 84, 147
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“I hate to see you sad”: B-AM1, pp. 182–83
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she felt the nanny was: B-WB, pp. 58, 117, 129, 157
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“[Diana] raged that Tiggy”: B-RK, p. 76
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When she and Charles were going: B-WB, pp. 153, 155
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“I get into bed with them”: B-AM1, p. 68
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“Diana had a mother-and-son”: Interview with Roberto Devorik
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“Diana used to ask William”: Interview with Elsa Bowker
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“wanted William to hear the truth”: SuTel, 9/7/97
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“William is going to be in his position”: B-AM1, p. 68
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When they were younger: B-WB, p. 20; B-JW, p. 191
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Diana often rebelled: B-WB, pp. 20–21, 102
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As they grew older: B-RK, p. 78
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once, when William was apprehensive: B-WB, p. 152
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“I’ve got my boys”: Pano, p. 28
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“the only men in her life”: DM, 9/1/97
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calling them nearly every: B-SS, p. 145
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“had other priorities”: Ibid., p. 76
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“because she found herself analyzing”: B-RK, p. 149
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“talked about wanting to leave”: Interview with Jane Atkinson
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“Sarah Ferguson was a very”: Ibid.
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Diana and Fergie had been together: DM, 11/20/95
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Diana cut her off without a word: B-SS, p. 74
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Fergie also tastelessly: B-SF, p. 72
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Diana considered “unkind”: SuMi, 11/2/97
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after Diana had specifically: B-SS, p. 80
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she refused to answer: Ibid., p. 74
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“The Duchess of York is the one person”: B-RK, p. 111
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“She wasn’t as close”: Interview with Richard Kay
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she tried to maintain contact: B-SS, p. 53
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Diana hired Michael Gibbins: DT, 8/28/96
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“I was a go-between”: Interview with Paul Burrell
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Diana took to wearing: B-SS, pp. 123–24
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but they spent most: Ibid., pp. 112–13
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“furtive roadside rendezvous”: NOTW, 8/11/96
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“I found my peace”: Interview with Elsa Bowker
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“have a pair of girls”: NOTW, 11/22/98
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“In the meeting I had”: DM, 11/23/98
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“was so impatient to have”: B-SS, p. 114
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She was to be the guest: DT, 8/30/96
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In a bungled kidnapping: SuMi, 11/3/96
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privately they were displeased: DT, 8/30/96
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“from triumph to triumph”: Mi, 11/2/96
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Diana was perturbed: DT, 11/4/96
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“shy caring heart surgeon”: SuMi, 11/3/96
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“friends … in an entirely”: DM, 11/4/96
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“Why didn’t she just tell”: B-SS, p. 118
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“dear friend”: DT, 9/19/96
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“wisdom and experience”: DT, 10/14/96
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“Life is mostly froth”: DT, 9/26/96
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Tilberis had first met:
Harper’s Bazaar
, 11/97
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she created a stir: DM, 11/11/96
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“fit like a glove”: Interview with Vivienne Schuster
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I’M OUT THE DIOR:
DS, 12/11/96
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Mohamed Fayed, owner of:
Hello!
, 1/4/97
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Two weeks later, at Fayed’s: Ibid.
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“They’re all fuggers”: B-TB, p. 233
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The Egyptian-born son: VF, 12/97
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Fayed built an international: B-TS, pp. 80–82; B-TB, p. 16
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In 1988, the DTI: B-TS, p. 80
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Fayed was subsequently denied: Ibid., p. 88
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A subsequent
Vanity Fair
profile: B-TB, pp. 379, 392: Fayed sued
Vanity Fair
for libel but withdrew his case two years later when confronted by the magazine’s overwhelming evidence for its charges (B-TB, pp. 446–47). On May 6, 1999, Britain’s Home Office turned down Fayed’s application for citizenship a second time.
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He had cultivated: B-TS, p. 90
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“showered gifts”: B-TB, p. 274
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who was especially enamored: Ibid., p. 252
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In 1996, Raine became: B-RK, p. 170; DM, 6/20/97; B-TS, p. 90
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“keep an eye”: B-TS, p. 91
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visit him from time to time: Ibid.; Interview with Mark Hollingsworth
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“He helped bring them”: Interview with Andrew Neil
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“Diana liked Mohamed’s”: Interview with Mark Hollingsworth
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“made friends with Diana”: Interview with Andrew Neil
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“talk about their common interest”: SuMi, 7/13/97
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when he asked Diana: Ibid.; B-RK, p. 170
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Fayed also frequently proffered: B-TB, pp. 274, 411
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“close friend”: DM, 7/14/97
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“roving health educationalist”: DT, 10/14/96
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“Her dramatic return”: NOTW, 1/12/97
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“tarnished”: Ti, 9/24/96
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“We are trying to give”: Interview with William Deedes
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“to get her hands dirty”: DM, 1/14/97
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“to assist the Red Cross”: Ibid.
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“loose cannon”: Ti, 1/16/97
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“I am only trying to help”: Mi, 1/16/97
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“idiot minister”: Interview with William Deedes
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The BBC documentary about the trip: Sun, 2/11/97
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“I remember looking”: Sun, 1/17/97
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“long-term commitment”: DEx, 1/17/97
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“an international angel”: Ibid.
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“watershed”: DT, 1/17/97
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“take her out of controversy”: Interview with William Deedes
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In a first step: DEx, 3/20/97
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an erroneous story that Diana: DT, 2/25/97
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“She wants it for herself”: Interview with Richard Addis
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“She did that to punish”: Ibid.
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Diana subsequently announced: DT, 3/3/97
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“She was an anxiety-ridden”: Interview with Vivienne Schuster
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“it was too complicated”: Interview with Gail Rebuck
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“the final straw in a deteriorating”: DM, 1/24/97
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“From the optimism that shines”: Mi, 2/8/97
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“extremely concerned”: DM, 2/8/97
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“devastated”: Mi, 2/8/97
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“You’ll never guess who just”: B-RK, p. 139
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“brief and straightforward”: DM, 3/8/97
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“not the person to ask”: DT, 3/10/97
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“For my grandson William”: DM, 9/8/97
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“showed few signs of mirth”: DT, 3/10/97
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“The confusion was there”: Interview with Sue Douglas
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“I took a strong line”: Interview with Paul Burrell
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“ ‘hiding’ in plain sight”: B-SS, p. 127
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“So confident had Diana become”: Ibid., p. 129
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“telling pointless lies”: Ibid., p. 197
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Diana had been secretly: DM, 10/24/94
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“I persuaded her that”: Interview with Piers Morgan
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“deeply disappointed”: Gua, 5/9/97
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“I rang her and congratulated”: Interview with Piers Morgan
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the tabloids had written: Mi, 1/5/97; DM, 1/10/97
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“had made all the moves”: SuEx, 2/9/97
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“She would have converted”: Interview with Elsa Bowker
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“convince them that she was a nice”: Ibid.
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she spent ninety minutes:
Hello!
, 5/31/97
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“She was obsessional about families”: B-SS, p. 116
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she told friends: SuMi, 11/9/97
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she had not informed: B-SS, p. 116; Mi, 8/7/97
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“There are so many people”:
Hello!
, 5/31/97
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“swollen panda eyes”: B-SS, p. 117
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“weeping in the stairway”: Interview with Elsa Bowker
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“no attempt to dodge”:
Hello!
, 6/7/97
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One evening she appeared: Mi, 8/7/97
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“air of defiance”: B-RK, pp. 107–8
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“She knew everyone”: Interview with Elsa Bowker
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She broke off with her longtime: DT, 6/14/97
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she considered “traitorous”: B-SS, p. 72
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whom Richard Kay regarded as: B-RK, p. 99
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“wasn’t willing to let me”: B-SS, p. 79
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Legge-Bourke was photographed pouring: Interview with Piers Morgan
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“harmed … of herself”: DM, 5/31/97
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“I could hear Diana dictating”: Interview with Piers Morgan
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“put out a statement”: Ibid.
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“her son might believe”: DM, 5/31/97
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loyal aide had been “naive”: Ibid.
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“I felt strongly [Diana and Charles]”: I-FSK
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“prone to giving colorful”: Mi, 5/28/97
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“friendly romance”: DEx, 8/7/97
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“complete shock”: DM, 5/28/97
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“appalled and bewildered”: Ibid.
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When it emerged: Mi, 5/28/97
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“special relationship”: DEx, 9/15/97
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“shared such a sense”: DM, 9/29/97
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“[she] suddenly woke up”: Mi, 5/8/97
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Since Harrods had sponsored: B-TS, p. 94; DM, 7/14/97
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“instant solution”: DM, 7/14/97
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“strongly advised”: SuTel, 9/7/97
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“arouse concern”: DM, 7/14/97
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which Diana did on June 11: B-TS, p. 96
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“rather unnecessarily tactile”: DEx, 6/25/97
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“She knocked herself”: Interview with Marguerite Littman
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“Surrounded by drooling”: DEx, 6/26/97
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“Diana Reborn”: VF, 7/97
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“apparently unsupported”: DT, 6/10/97
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“Whatever Diana’s inward state”: VF, 7/97
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“Is this at last the
real
Diana”: DM, 6/10/97
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“quicken the de-miners’ ”: Gua, 6/13/97
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“her most amazing walkabout”: DEx, 6/19/97
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“killing fields”: DM, 6/29/97
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“anti-mines campaigners”: DT, 5/22/97
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Tony Blair invited: VF, 10/97
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“very charismatic”: TNY, 9/15/97
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“At last … I will have”: Ibid.
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“peacemaker.… She seriously felt”:
Hello!
, 9/27/97
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“wants me to go on some missions”: TNY, 9/15/97
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Diana received ninety: Mi, 11/16/97
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“It’s my birthday”: Ibid.
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“Wouldn’t it be funny”: Interview with Elsa Bowker
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“All the grief from my past”: Sun, 1/12/98
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“I have quit”: Mi, 7/13/97
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“unofficially engaged”: SuMi, 6/29/97
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“He accused Diana”: Mi, 11/9/97
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“sobbing her heart out”: Mi, 11/16/97
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by early evening: B-TS, pp. 97–98
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Fayed installed: MOS, 7/20/97
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“sparked a political”: SuMi, 7/13/97
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“Good God”: Ibid.
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“a little unsafe”: NOTW, 7/13/97
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she had sought and received: Gua, 7/15/97
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bodyguards recruited from: B-TS, pp. 97–98
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“If Diana wanted privacy”: ES, 7/14/97