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Diana, Princess of Wales  Recent Titles in Greenwood Biographies Steven Spelberg: A Bography Kathi Jackson Madonna: A Bography Mary Cross Jacke Robnson: A Bography Mary Kay Linge Bob Marley: A Bography David V. Moskowitz Sttng Bull: A Bography Edward J. Rielly Eleanor Roosevelt: A Bography Cynthia M. Harris Jesse Owens: A Bography Jacqueline Edmondson The Notorous B.I.G.: A Bography Holly Lang Hllary Clnton: A Bography Dena B. Levy and Nicole R. Krassas Johnny Depp: A Bography Michael Blitz Judy Blume: A Bography Kathleen Tracy Nelson Mandela: A Bography Peter Limb Lebron James: A Bography Lew Freedman  Diana, Princess of Wales A Biography Martin Gitlin greenwood biographies Greenwood press westport, ConneCtiCut • London  Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Gtln, Marty. Dana, Prncess of Wales : a bography / by Martn Gtln. p. cm. — (Greenwood bographes, ISSN 1540–4900) Includes bblographcal references and ndex. ISBN 0–313–34879–0 (alk. paper) 1. Dana, Prncess of Wales, 1961–1997. 2. Prncesses— Great Brtan—Bography. I. Ttle. DA591.A45D531455 2008 941.085'092—dc22 [B] 2008002110 Brtsh Lbrary Catalogung n Publcaton Data s avalable. Copyrght © 2008 by Martn Gtln All rghts reserved. No porton of ths book may be reproduced, by any process or technque, wthout the express wrtten consent of the publsher. Lbrary of Congress Catalog Card Number: 2008002110 ISBN: 0–313–34879–0 ISSN: 1540–4900 Frst publshed n 2008 Greenwood Press, 88 Post Road West, Westport, CT 06881 An mprnt of Greenwood Publshng Group, Inc. www.greenwood.com Prnted n the Unted States of Amerca The paper used n ths book comples wth the Permanent Paper Standard ssued by the Natonal Informaton Standards Organzaton (Z39.48–1984). 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 v This book is dedicated to my wife, Mitzi, and our three children, Emily, Melanie, and Andrew, who bring so much joy into my life. v contents Series Foreword x Introduction x Timeline: Events in the Life of Diana, Princess of Wales xv Chapter 1 Brth of a Prncess 1 Chapter 2 A Famly Hstory 9 Chapter 3 Dana the Teenager 19 Chapter 4 Mergng Paths 27 Chapter 5 The Engagement 35 Chapter 6 The Weddng 45 Chapter 7 Early Years as a Royal 55 Chapter 8 The Crumblng Marrage 65 Chapter 9 Growng Compasson 75 Chapter 10 Ther Separate Ways 87 Chapter 11 Stll Chasng a Dream 99 Chapter 12 The Fnal Years and Fatal End 111 Epilogue 125 Selected Bibliography 129 Index 131 Photo essay follows Index v series foreWorD In response to hgh school and publc lbrary needs, Greenwood devel- oped ths dstngushed seres of full-length bographes specfcally for student use. Prepared by feld experts and professonals, these engagng bographes are talored for hgh school students who need challengng yet accessble bographes. Ideal for secondary school assgnments, the length, format and subject areas are desgned to meet educators’ requrements and students’ nterests. Greenwood offers an extensve selecton of bographes spannng all currculum-related subject areas ncludng socal studes, the scences, lterature and the arts, hstory and poltcs, as well as popular culture, coverng publc fgures and famous personaltes from all tme perods and backgrounds, both hstorc and contemporary, who have made an mpact on Amercan and/or world culture. Greenwood bographes were chosen based on comprehensve feedback from lbrarans and educators. Con- sderaton was gven to both currculum relevance and nherent nterest. The result s an ntrgung mx of the well known and the unexpected, the sants and snners from long-ago hstory and contemporary pop culture. Readers wll fnd a wde array of subject choces from fascnatng crme fgures lke Al Capone to nsprng poneers lke Margaret Mead, from the greatest mnds of our tme lke Stephen Hawkng to the most amazng success stores of our day lke J.K. Rowlng. Whle the emphass s on fact, not glorfcaton, the books are meant to be fun to read. Each volume provdes n-depth nformaton about the subject’s lfe from brth through chldhood, the teen years, and adulthood. x x SERIES FOREWORD A thorough account relates famly background and educaton, traces personal and professonal nfluences, and explores struggles, accomplsh- ments, and contrbutons. A tmelne hghlghts the most sgnfcant lfe events aganst a hstorcal perspectve. Bblographes supplement the ref- erence value of each volume. introDuction Defnng Prncess Dana wth any sweepng generalzatons s an exercse n futlty. Those who categorze her solely by her chartable work would be as one-sded n ther assessment as others who descrbe her as a needy soul who searched n van for true love. Though t remans a pleasant no- ton to remember Dana for the enormous humantaran mpact she made on the world, t s not realstc to defne her solely by those efforts. The prncess was an engmatc fgure who led a complex lfe. What s certan s that Dana’s chldhood shaped all that followed. Though her parents loved her, they were often dstant and lackng n emotonal support. She was mothered and fathered by a seres of dotng nannes, most of whom she lked, but none who could have possbly re- placed a strong emotonal bond nurtured by truly commtted and adorng parents. The seeds planted early n lfe explan Dana’s carng sde as well. She felt a sense of enttlement for the collecton of furry creatures she moth- ered as a chld. At an early age, Dana developed a strong empathy for the weak and less fortunate. Just as she needed someone to take care of her, she understood that those helpless anmals requred others to look after them, and she dd so wth every ounce of energy and passon she could muster. The desre to capture love lost n her formatve years and her natural feelngs for those n need were the two strongest motvatng forces n D- ana’s lfe. Though she craved attenton and prase, a lack of confdence re- sulted n poor academc and early job-related performances. She acheved greatness n her role as prncess prmarly because communcatng wth x

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