Duties of the Royal Family: Diana Through the Eyes of a Butler

Author: Paul
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Publish Date: 2004-08-01
Features: No. 1 bestseller in both the UK and the US from The Times and The New York Times. A story of astonishing secrets, absolute power, and bizarre alliances; an expose of secret letters, precious photographs, and inside details, rewriting the history of the Diana era as a true archive; a moving tribute from a loyal servant to the queen and princess he served. Depicts the downfall of a century's fairy tale, unravels the mystery of the Paris car crash, the most authentic, intimate, shocking Diana legend in history, shocking the establishment and prompting police investigations. First print run of 1.12 million, No. 1 bestseller from The Times and The New York Times Book Review. This is The Duty of Royalty by Paul Burrell. He, Diana, the Princess of Wales's butler, a man she called "my rock," reveals for the first time stories long hidden in the most remarkable chapter of British royal history. From the cobblestone streets of a mining town, he entered the gilded palace, becoming the queen's favorite servant and establishing a special relationship with her; he was also personally chosen by Diana to be her butler, assistant, and closest confidant. She called him "the only person she could trust." He was accused of stealing royal property, tortured to the brink of collapse, and quickly exonerated due to the intervention of the monarch. He is the only person who can distinguish between legend and truth in the Diana era.