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by Patrick Jephson


  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

 

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