''The Diana Chronicles'' is a 2007 British biographical book by

Tina Brown Christina Hambley Brown, Lady Evans (born 21 November 1953), is an English journalist, magazine editor, columnist, talk-show host, and author of ''The Diana Chronicles'' (2007) a biography of Diana, Princess of Wales, '' The Vanity Fair Diarie ...

that chronicles the life and death of Diana, Princess of Wales. The book's release coincided with the increased attention Diana had received leading up to the tenth anniversary of her death in 1997. Brown writes in a preface: The biography was based on over 250 interviews with men and women – members of Diana's intimate circle, associates in her public life and partners in her philanthropy.

Content

Of the conspiracy theories surrounding the death of Diana in 1997, Brown surveys the evidence extensively and concludes "In any sequence of events of such complexity, speed, and drama, there are bound to be confusions and discrepancies. But the evidence is overwhelming that this was a traffic accident – period." More than 250 witnesses came forward in the British Coroner's Inquests into the deaths of Diana and

Dodi Fayed Emad El-Din Mohamed Abdel Mena'em Fayed (; arz, عماد الدين محمد عبد المنعم الفايد, ʿImād ed-Dīn Muḥammad ʿAbd el-Munʿim el-Fāyid , 17 April 1955 – 31 August 1997), better known as Dodi Fayed ( ar, دودى ...

in 2007. After reporting and analyzing the evidence, the paperback edition of ''The Diana Chronicles'' carries an Afterword in which the author concludes: "The nquestswere not so much an inquiry as an exorcism of every lie and myth surrounding the way the Princess died."

Sales

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'' before authoring ''The Diana Chronicles''. While at ''Vanity Fair'' she previously wrote about Diana's rocky marriage. In her 1985 article, ''The Mouse that Roared'', which was the issue's cover story, she first broke the story of the breakdown in Diana's relationship with Prince Charles.

References

External links

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