Diana: Portrait of a Princess
by Jayne Fincher
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Author: Jayne FincherContributor: Judy Wade
Edition: Hardcover
Audio: English (Unknown); English (Original Language); English (Published)
Published: 1998-08-31
ISBN: 0684853922
Number of pages: 224
Publisher: Simon & Schuster
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Book Review: Absolutely Fabulous!
Summary: 5 Stars
This book is amazing! The pictures are really beautiful! They show the Princess when she was just Lady Diana Spencer, young and vulnerable to the press! In this wonderful collage you see the growth of Diana as she grew from a young "Sloane Ranger" into a beautiful, loving and caring H.R.H Princess of Wales. This book is well worth buying! I have a huge collection of Diana books, so I practically have seen EVERY picture there is to see of her, but this book REALLY does have some pictures I've never even seen before; some really candid shots! One of the many other things I liked about this book was the way Jayne wrote about some of the inside things that she experienced; like going to Highgrove and doing a photo shoot with Diana helping her plug in her "gear"! The author also mentions how she grew to recognize what kind of mood Diana was in by the color of clothes she wore - pink when happy and dark clothes when sad! Diana was complex in a way, but also quite extraordinary - to keep up her engagements despite the turmoil that was going on in her life - absolutely amazing! There's a photo & story of how some children wanted to sit in her Jaquar and Princess Diana let them - in the picture you see her talking to them and watching them having fun in her car! You can see her deep love for people, the way she is in constant contact with them; whether it's a handshake or a hug or a kiss! She never standed on ceremony, like the other "royals". She reached out and touched everyone she could! She really cared for people and cared for each and every charity she was patron of! There are lots of little tidbits and stories in this book! Say what you like about her, but Diana was a tower of strength to those who were in REAL need (like the lepers, AIDS patients, the elderly, disabled children etc. This is a beautiful pictoral collection of pictures that will bring back wonderful memories of a woman who touched many, many lives! Do not hesitate in purchasing this beautiful book of Diana, the Queen of Hearts!
Summary of Diana: Portrait of a Princess
Diana. From her first exposure to the world as the fiancee of the future King of England to her death as perhaps the most revered figure of the century, she captured the imagination and the love of literally hundreds of millions of people. And, from her first portrait of Lady Diana Spencer in 1980 to her last shoot months before Diana's tragic death and finally to Diana's funeral, Jayne Fincher -- the only female royal photographer working with the explicit approval and full cooperation of Buckingham Palace -- was there. Granted unprecedented access to the Princess of Wales and the extended royal family for 18 years, Fincher amassed an enormous archive of more than 30,000 striking images of Diana.She captured on film Diana's transformation from a shy, awkward teenager to an elegant and sophisticated woman. "Diana: Portrait of a Princess" collects in one spectacular volume for the first time ever the best of these extraordinary photographs. Here are some of the most famous images of Diana ever published...and here also are hundreds of never-before-seen candids, outtakes, and portraits, the definitive photographic document of Diana's life -- as fiancie, wife, and then ex-wife of the Prince of Wales; as mother to princes William and Harry; as philanthropist, as ambassador, as fashion muse. But more than a simple collection of images, "Diana: Portrait of a Princess" is a personal and deeply felt memoir with behind-the-scenes insight into the moods and complex personality of Diana. This narrative, a collaborative effort with royal writer Judy Wade, incorporates detailed impressions and experiences gathered in photographing the Princess. Featuring more than 500 pictures -- three-quartersof them never before seen -- and including dozens of revealing anecdotes, "Diana: Portrait of a Princess" is all exquisite tribute to a woman who carried the hearts of the world in the palm of her hand.
Alone among award-winning photographers, Jayne Fincher snapped some of the most private moments ever seen of the late Princess Diana. What's her secret? Perhaps it's because, as an official royal photographer, she did not provoke the fear and panic that outside photographers tragically did, and her status as the only woman in the pool of royal photographers somehow put the royal family and the Princess of Wales off their guard in her presence. Diana: Portrait of a Princess contains never-before-seen photos from the early 1980s until Diana's death in August of 1997. Fincher captures the shy, awkward Lady Spencer, the picture of innocence and bewilderment thrust onto the global stage. Later in this chronologically ordered collection we see this young woman evolve into the glamorous and sophisticated princess. Some of the most striking images reflect the raw emotion and revealing intimacy in Diana's life, such as the private moments in which you can sense her fiercely tender devotion to her sons. Many of the natural, spontaneous shots depict a deeply distressed woman, trapped in a world of conformity, while still other pictures illustrate the growing strain in her loveless marriage to Prince Charles. Royal writer Judy Wade worked with Fincher to provide the text to go with these, the best of Fincher's 30,000 candid images of Princess Di.
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