Shadows of a Princess

Shadows of a Princess
Patrick Jephson

Reissued for the twentieth anniversary of Diana’s death, this sensational and controversial bestseller is an explosive account of her life, from the man who was by her side throughout its most turbulent period.In 1981 Lady Diana Spencer was seen by many as a lifeline for the outdated Windsor line. But Diana didn’t follow the script. Instead she brought a revolution.Patrick Jephson was Diana’s closest aide and adviser during her years of greatest public fame and deepest personal crisis. He witnessed the disintegration of her marriage to Prince Charles and the negotiation of the royal divorce.Rooted in unique first-hand experience, Shadows of a Princess is an authoritative, balanced account of one of the world’s most famous and tragic women.

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Source ISBN: 978-0-00-825929-7

Ebook Edition © July 2017 ISBN: 9780008260125

Version: 2017-07-17

PRAISE FOR SHADOWS OF A PRINCESS (#ulink_0ea54fba-b0c5-5829-af06-e7a2cd947a73)

‘The most indelible, authentic word-portrait ever painted of the People’s Princess’

Daily Mail

‘Jephson’s revelations are important. They are a stark corrective to the baroque fantasies constructed around the Princess immediately after her death’

Evening Standard

DEDICATION (#ulink_dc9913ab-574f-5ed5-b7dc-eaee7f61cccc)

For Mary Jo, with love and thanks

CONTENTS

Cover (#ufd01762a-f406-5c19-8741-d777fcafedd7)

Title Page (#u06fd16e8-43c7-5a75-bbf8-dab84c85f751)

Copyright (#ulink_99b0203d-b245-5d9a-8dcc-0a8944120a52)

Praise (#ulink_b5b62dd1-2ff5-5ced-ae65-2ed492f1e8cd)

Dedication (#ulink_c3342322-41c7-5221-b375-3fd46af21060)

Introduction to the 2017 Edition (#ulink_20b143ac-0283-5fb1-bc7d-03d9d34e46d2)

Preface (#ulink_f2c6c57b-c4c3-5ff4-9b31-0055a1c17558)

PART ONE – IN (#ulink_28516ff6-567a-5299-8102-19bdcde2b17a)

ONE Over the Top (#ulink_03831114-f83f-5579-a441-2ef973b79ef9)

TWO In the Pink (#ulink_0f68b2e9-4fc8-5ef1-9426-40063349ec6d)

THREE Under the Thumb (#ulink_d58622ee-1171-507a-835d-3816f02a3742)

FOUR Double Up (#ulink_a776a658-963a-57e3-a195-f0099b8ca02e)

FIVE Double Take (#ulink_b3782949-61c4-5ee1-a86b-b22665d5c27c)

SIX Toychest (#ulink_dc1d205a-9582-522a-9521-9173e0602f5b)

SEVEN Gameplay (#litres_trial_promo)

EIGHT Jump at Shadows (#litres_trial_promo)

NINE Hot and Cold (#litres_trial_promo)

TEN Roses (#litres_trial_promo)

ELEVEN Guns (#litres_trial_promo)

TWELVE Sphinx (#litres_trial_promo)

THIRTEEN Truth or Dare (#litres_trial_promo)

PART TWO – OUT (#litres_trial_promo)

FOURTEEN Horribilissimus (#litres_trial_promo)

FIFTEEN Payback (#litres_trial_promo)

SIXTEEN Solo (#litres_trial_promo)