Everyone knows the public Prince Charles, but few know the real Prince Charles or the true story of what tore him and Diana apart. Here, in a series of startling revelations, is an eye-opening portrait of Charles's disastrous marriage to Diana. Included is up-to-date information on the recent books by James Hewitt and Charles himself. Martin's Press.
As a Diana-partisan, I was prepared to dislike this book because it was written by an author who is a friend of Prince Charles. To my delight, I found the book to be an interesting, even-handed account of the very human foibles of two people and not a biased excuse for Prince Charles. (Well, not quite--Benson did try that tired excuse that Diana tricked the naive Charles into marriage, but he made only the weakest attempt at it.) For that reason and for the interesting insight this book contains, I recommend it. The only reason why I didn't give the book a higher rating is the few minor factual errors that should have been caught by a good proof-reader knowledgeable in the history of the British Royal family.
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