letter from the Queen 545
lunch parties 448, 477
major player 447–50
media concerns 438–9, 483–4, 528–9
meetings with Prince Charles 478–9, 497
paranoia 423, 547–9
patriotism 453
private manifesto 516–17
private visits 471, 485, 505–11
protocol 414, 436
public image 475, 579
public withdrawal 146, 461–70, 475–6
Red Cross 204, 416–18, 421, 437, 488–91, 495, 507
reinventing herself 419–21
responsibility towards sons 420–1, 427–8
rocky ‘new path’ 509
speech training see Settelen
Time and Space speech 461–70
US popularity 477
women’s issues 423–4
see also Camillagate; Panorama
after Jephson’s departure 570–2
her death 572–3
funeral 574–8
grave 583–4
Dimbleby, Jonathan 429–32, 498–501, 509, 544
Dimbleby Lecture 443
Disney world 441
Dole, Elizabeth 507
Donovan, Terence 316
Doug (navy officer) 7, 19
Doug (NY security) 165–70, 505
Douglas, Michael 311
Dubai 83–1, 89–91, 114
Duchy of Cornwall 419
Durkheim, Emile 496
E
Eastwood, Clint 311, 494
Ebrington Barracks 257
Economist 382, 401, 499
Edinburgh 267–8
Edinburgh, Prince Philip, Duke of 374, 465
Edward VIII (Ziegler) 115
Edwards, Arthur 345
Egypt 338, 341–52
Elizabeth the Queen Mother 241–2, 381–2, 427, 443
Elizabeth II 104, 134, 149, 323, 340–1, 354, 373, 381–2, 384, 394–5, 419, 428, 432, 452, 496, 555, 567, 576, 580
Emmanuel College, Cambridge 449
Enfield, Harry 532
English National Ballet 259, 330
Enniskillen 451–2
European Organisation for Research and Treatment of Cancer 537
Evening Standard 162, 327–8, 411
F
Fabiola, Queen 446–7
Farrer, Sir Matthew 399, 414, 492
Farrer & Co 399
Faulks, Sebastian 413
Fawsley, Lord St John of 449
Fayed, Dodi al 571–2, 573
Fayed, Mohamed al 571
Fellowes, Sir Robert 358, 400, 430–1, 544, 555
Fergie see Sarah, Duchess of York
Ferguson, Ronnie 87
Ferguson, Ewen 387
Fermoy, Lady Ruth 442–3
Fitzgerald, Chrissie 119
Flecha de Lima, Paulo and Lucia 506, 550
Ford, Harrison 493
Foreign Office 234–5, 522–3
Forstmann, Teddy 505
Forstmann Little Corporation 505
fortune–telling 199–200
French, David 380
Fugitive, The (film) 311, 493
G
Garner, Lesley 214
GCHQ 413
George (US magazine) 201
Germany 15, 39, 275–6
Gilbey, James 377–9
Gladys (housekeeper) 58
Glasgow 376
Glasgow Garden Festival 102
Goodman, Lord 325–6, 399, 414
Goon Show, The 189
Gowry, Lord 448
Graham, Katherine (Kay) 507
Grandma’s House AIDS Centre 273
Great Escape, The 199
Great Ormond St Hospital 204, 219–20, 425, 476, 522
Greenhouse restaurant 312
Grierson, Sir Ronald 538
Guardian 413, 475
Gulf Help Line 276
Gulf States 68, 72–86
Gulf War 274–9, 285–90
Gunner, Rod 494–5
H
Hanks, Tom 311
Harbour Club 532
Hardman, Robert 438–9
Harry, Prince 39, 243, 307–10, 395, 408, 427–8, 441, 478, 571
Hastings, Max 529
Headway charity 220, 461–70
Helen (dresser) 232
Hellawell, Keith 476
Hello! 477
Help the Aged 152, 204, 437
HelpAge 446
Henry Street Center (NY) 161–2
Hermione (frigate) 87–8
Hewitt, James 45, 118, 199, 240, 276–9, 286, 292, 320, 503–4
Highgrove 106–8, 221, 319, 352, 407
Hillsborough Castle 364–5
Hoare, Oliver 502
Holden, Anthony 411
Hollingsworth Dinner 444
Hollinrake, Dr Barry 184–5
Hong Kong 182–9, 527–8
Horley, Sandra 425
Howell, Georgina 45
Hughes, John 272
Hume, Cardinal 242–7
Hungary 190–4, 330, 344, 369
Hurd, Douglas 350–1, 523
Hussein, Saddam 274–7
I
India 324–5, 344
Indonesia 174–82
Irish Press, The 365–6
Irish Republications (USA) 162, 169
Islamabad 224–34
J
Jakarta 174–8
James, Clive 448, 477
Janvrin, Sir Robin 400
Japan 71, 522–7
Jay, Margaret 146, 421, 477, 491
Jephson, P.D.
civil service theory 456–7
equerry job interview 12–16
duties as equerry 20–2, 38–40, 87–8
the Bag 23–4, 58
ceremonial drill 188
joint engagements 68–9, 101–2
‘just a toy’ 131–2
lessons to learn 171–2
need to know principle 38–41
PJ nickname 23
planning public appearances 58–63
Princess’s informality 115
programme options 24–7, 41
royal gifts 128, 237
stand–by engagements 203–11
substitute for royalty 224
writing speeches 235–40
see also royal tours
duties as private secretary
briefing notes 313–14
Buckingham Palace reconciliation 544–5
Charities Trust 492–5
confidentiality clause 579–81
conflict of loyalty 551, 563
Diana’s retribution 551–60
future strategy 416
gym photos scandal 458–60
HMS Vanguard incident 334–8
loyalty to Queen 323, 464–5, 563
marital negotiations 478
media concerns 483–6
pager 561–2
photo shoots 314–17
programme planning 301–10, 333, 397–8, 432–3, 470–1, 486–96, 513–15, 519–20, 526–7, 569
security concerns 480–3
Time and Space speech 461–70
father’s death 244–5
loyalty to Princess 42, 108–9, 197, 206, 235, 322–3, 355–7, 367, 383, 387–8, 396
marriage problems 108–9
private secretary
assistant 260
estrangement 287–94
Gulf War 274–9, 285–6
plans for the future 263–7
surrogate host 278
yoghurt crisis 267
resignation 474, 514–16, 520–1, 538–9, 553–60
aftermath 562–5
gift from Charles 566
job skills 568
letter from Princess 565
press interview 563–4
Diana’s death 572–3
see also Morton; Panorama; Squidgygate;
Waleses’ estrangment Jo (lady clerk) 23, 27, 41
John, Elton 311, 4
49
John, Viscount Althorp 218
Jones, Darrell 489
Julius, Anthony 459, 477, 551
Junco, Eduardo Sanchez 449, 485
Junor, Sir John 251
Junor, Penny
Charles: Victim or Villain? 581
K
Kay, Richard 40, 239–10, 435, 483–4, 581–2
Kennedy Jr, John F. 201
Kensington Palace (KP) 574
Equerries’ Room 20–1, 33
Khan, Hasnat 571, 572
Khyber Rifles 233
Kime, Robert 408
King Lear 192
King’s Cross 4–5, 515
Kissinger, Henry 444, 546
Knight, Andrew 358
Koch, Mayor 169
Korea 68, 383–6
Krin, Sylvie 12
L
L.A. Fitness Gym 459, 477
Lacey, Robert 381
Lady Maureen (barge) 183
Lahore 228–9
Lancaster House 32
Lanesborough Hotel 417
Lask, Dr Brian 424
Latsis, John 371, 375
Lavender, Major Christopher 22, 31–2
Legge–Bourke, Tiggy 441–2, 479–80, 550–1, 564
Leprosy Mission 179–81, 437
Life (magazine) 381, 401
Literary Review 531
London City Ballet 269–72
Lonsdale, Laura 325
Ludgrove School 219
Luxembourg 445–6
M
McCorquodale, Sarah 331, 434–5
McGregor, Lord 358, 400
Mackay, Peter 328
Mail on Sunday 475
Major, John 378–9, 400, 405–6, 418, 453, 544
Malaga 485
Mandarin Hotel (Jakarta) 176
Manoir aux Quat’ Saisons restaurant 505
Marks and Spencer 130, 251
Martha’s Vineyard 504
Mayhew, Sir Patrick 364, 452
media
AIDS charities 144, 155
arranged spontaneity 61, 243, 485, 487
briefings 300
and Camillagate 412–13
censorship 460
circulation wars 565
Dimbleby film 498–501
’Disco Di’ 312
Egypt pool incident 349
favourable coverage 204
foreign visits 223–7, 232–4, 271–2, 414, 458–60
gym photos scandal 458–60
Jephson’s resignation 563–5
leprosy hospital 179–80
New York visit 162–3, 169–70, 172
news photographers 315, 345, 482
pressmen on planes 172
Prince Charles’s polo injury 268
and the princes 309
relationship with Diana 124–5, 138, 172, 198–9, 202, 234, 349, 370, 382, 434, 438, 564
royal double act 111–12
secret meetings see Kay, Richard
Taj Mahal photo shoot 324
Time and Space speech 461–70
Waleses’ marriage 44, 101, 124–5, 191–2
see also Waleses’ estrangement
Menem, President Carlos 345, 437, 526
Menzies, Kate 550
Merseyside 368–9
Mexico 414
Michael, George 449
Middlesex Hospital 145
Mildmay Hospice 476
Milligan, Spike 189
Minelli, Liza 311
Mishcon, Lord 422, 459, 477, 492, 536
Mishcon de Reya law firm 459
Mitterrand, President and Mme 387–8
Mole News 67–8
Monckton, Rosa 350
Monde, Le 121, 135, 570
Moore, Charles 316, 509
Morton, Andrew 45, 199, 234, 240, 339, 342, 352, 353, 354, 355, 501–2, 577, 579
Diana: Her True Story 354–64, 371, 373, 381, 393, 429, 480, 499
Sunday Times article 300
Moscow Children’s Hospital 448, 494
Mossbacher, Georgette 269–70
Motor Neurone Disease 202
Mubarak, President and Mrs 341–51, 497
Mugabe, Robert 437
Muscat 225
Musto, Captain Ed 487
N
National AIDS Trust 146, 301
National Arts Club (USA) 504
National Children’s Bureau 301
Necker Island (USA) 159, 462
Newcastle 407, 461
North West Frontier 233
Northampton 217
Northern Ireland 190, 255–9, 364–5, 451–3, 470–1
O
O’Brien, Sally 160–1
obscenity 4
Orbach, Susie 119, 482
P
Pakistan 223–36, 249, 344, 348
Panorama 125, 135, 151, 207, 209, 355, 376, 415, 443, 467, 481, 514, 518, 529, 533–41, 544, 576
Paris 386–9, 511, 532, 572–3
Paris Match 387
Parker Bowles, Camilla 279, 339, 352, 375, 395, 498, 503, 581
Parry family 207
Patten, Chris 527
Pavarotti, Luciano 495, 504, 521, 530
Peat, Sir Michael 478
personal protection officers (PPOs) 297–8, 454–6
see also Smith, Graham;
Wharfe, Ken
Peto Institutte 330
Poplak, Dudley 262, 408
Portsmouth D–day celebrations 496
Powell, General Colin 508
Press Association 233, 564
Press Complaints Commission 358
Prince’s Trust 530
Princess in Love (Hewitt) 502–3
Princess of Wales’s Charities Trust 244, 296, 400, 492–5
Private Eye 12
Public relations 568–9, 580, 581
Purkis, Andrew 498
Purves, Libby 426–7
Puttnam, Sir David 422, 477
Q
Qantas 176
Queen’s Flight 66–7, 81, 83, 97–8, 102, 178, 224–5, 452, 500
R
Rampton Hospital 253–5, 259
Rawalpindi 227
Red Cross 204, 416–18, 421, 437, 488–91, 495, 507
red–carpet fever 19, 263
Relate 204, 320, 380, 452
Renwick, Sir Robin and Lady 508
Riddell, Sir John 21, 75, 87, 97, 102, 176, 260, 264
Robbins, Anthony 120, 449
Roet, Dr Brian 509
Rothschild, Jacob 422
Royal
conservatism 574
dislike of change 569–70
expenditure review 478
film premieres 493–4
leaks 40, 67–8, 138
portrait painters 317
succession threats 353
surrender of privacy 381–2
view of duty 306–7
visits overseas 65–99
catering arrangements 66–7
disasters 80–1, 86, 88–91
gifts 81–2, 88–91, 151, 315, 345, 435–6
guidelines 225–6
joint engagements 68–9, 174
mid–trip dip 88–91
royal displeasure 74–5
security 82–3, 95
see also individual countries
Royal Academy of Music 161
Royal Hampshire Regiment 255
Royal Marsden Hospital 204, 363
Royal Naval College 215–16
Royal Victorian Order 340
Royalty and Diplomatic
Protection Group, 455, 481, 503
S
St David’s Day celebrations 291
St James’s Palace (SJP) 19–21, 260–1, 299–300, 302–3
St John Stevas, Norman see Fawsley
St Joseph’s Hospice 363
Salaam guest palace 76–7
Sam (hairdresser) 232
Sandringham 203, 393–6, 545
Santer, Jacques 446
Savoy Hotel 311, 377, 494
/> Schwarz, F.A.O (US toyshop) 161
Seitz, Ray 159
Serota, Angela de 144, 550
Serpentine Gallery 500
Settelen, Peter 240, 426, 463
Shackleton, Fiona 400
Shanks, Nelson 317, 318, 484, 504
Shek Kwu Chau drugs unit 184–5
SJP see St James’s Palace
Sleep, Wayne 312
Smith, Graham 159, 162, 164–7, 176, 272–3, 277, 454
Snowdon, Lord 316
Soames, Nicholas 394, 549
Somerset, Cosima 350
Sommaruga, Dr 417
Special Hospital Authority 253, 510, 534
Spectator 509
Spencer, Charles 577
Spencer, John, Earl 218, 331
Squidgygate tapes 241, 320, 377–81, 393, 413
donation irony 493
Streisand, Barbra 311
Sun 265, 345, 377, 460, 564
Sunday Mirror 458–60, 524–5
Sunday Times 45, 300, 301, 348
T
Take That! 495, 530
Tamar HMS 185
Tang, David 526–7
Tante Claire 298
Tarso, Paulo 506
Tatler 450
Taylor, Bryce 459
Teresa, Mother 209–11, 324, 439
Thatcher, Lady 448, 527–8
Thomas Goode (store) 296
Thompson, Emma 192
Thoreau, David 509–10
Thorpe Park 427
Tilberis, Liz 546
Today (newspaper) 365
Trident incident 334–8
Turning Point 147, 236, 253 311, 363, 426, 477
Tushinskaya Children’s Hospital 448, 494
Twigg, Stephen 119
U
USA
East Coast 504
Harlem Children’s Hospital 546
Martha’s Vineyard 504
New York 159–73, 546
Washington 269–74, 288, 506–8
Usher Hall, Edinburgh 265
V
Vanguard HMS, incident 334–8, 453
Vanity Fair 411
Vasso, Madame 200
Vogue 48
W
Waleses’ estrangement 9, 12, 39, 43, 101–2, 110–13, 328
annus horribilis 319–24, 419
children as pawns 395
Diana’s hard work tactic 328–31, 401
diary clash 301
divorce 545
imminent demise of marriage 386
legal separation 320–2, 325, 374–5, 394–5, 399–109
marital negotiations 478
PM’s announcement 400, 405–6
public disagreement 219–20
Queen’s neutrality 354, 399
Sandringham weekend 393–6
speculation grows 339
war of media briefings 300–1
see also Morton; Squidgygate
Walker, Catherine 48
Wall Street (film) 311
Walters, Barbara 477, 529, 577–8
Walton, Ashley 348
Ward-Jackson, Adrian 143–4
Warner Brothers 493
Washington Post 269, 507
Waterhouse, Prue 550
Waugh, Auberon 531
Wax, Ruby 128
Welsh National Opera 161, 168–9
Westmacott, Peter 240, 300
Westminster Abbey 576
Westminster Cathedral 241–7
Shadows of a Princess Page 56