The Diana I knew: The story of my son's nanny who became the Princess of Wales - Hardcover
Mary Robertson shares the story of her friendship with Diana, Princess of Wales, when she was a shy, teenage nanny - the Diana rarely portrayed in the media. The author first met Diana in 1980, having arrived in England to join her husband who was working in London.
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Shortly after learning of Princess Diana's death in a car crash on August 31, 1997, Mary Robertson was inspired to document her memories of the princess in order to balance the "mean-spirited and critical comments about her in the media coverage and certain books." The Diana Robertson first knew was an unassuming teenager who patiently and diligently cared for Robertson's young son two days a week in 1980. Robertson recalls Diana in detail, describing her first impression: "She was lovely, with perfect English skin, a slight blush on her cheeks, and clear blue eyes.... She looked just like the suburban teenagers I had known in America, only ever so much prettier." She then shares the milestones of her relationship with the future princess--accidentally discovering Diana's lineage, being told by Diana of her burgeoning relationship with Prince Charles, dodging reporters together outside the Robertson home, attending the "wedding of the century," visiting the princess and her sons at Kensington Palace, and, finally, attending the princess's funeral. Robertson's flattering depiction of Diana as a caring woman whose humility belied her background rings true even if the information the writer reveals about her own life is at times unnecessary and excessive.
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A graduate of Wellesley College and Harvard Business School, Mary Robertson lives in Morristown, New Jersey, with her husband and two children.
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- PublisherPiatkus
- Publication date1998
- ISBN 10 0749919132
- ISBN 13 9780749919139
- BindingHardcover
- Number of pages208
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