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Extremely biased
The premise is a good one, Tina Brown picks up where she left off with the Diana Chronicles. Then it is all downhill from there, now Brown praises Camilla to the skies and makes some negative comments about Diana (saying she "used" William and "overconfided" in him), something that is straight out of the spin of Charles and Camilla. She also absolves Camilla Parker Bowles of any wrongdoing with her contention that the marriage of Charles and Diana "would not have worked anyway." The usual spin for those who don't like Diana and "adore" Camilla And praised Kate's and Camilla's families, forgetting that Camilla was a married mistress and also descended from another royal mistress. Plus Charles complained to his biographer about his own family circumstances. No family is ideal, Ms. Brown. With Harry and Meghan vis a vis William and Kate she truly shows the bias. Praising Kate to the skies likening her to the Mona Lisa and also for her waiting for years to get the ring because she was going for the Future King. Never mind that she put her life on hold and had no career to speak of in the run up to the wedding. She blames HARRY for the fights with William, never mind that William and Harry had falling outs and William was no saint himself. She also makes it seem that Harry was rejected by Cressida and thus turned to Meghan Markle. The fact is Harry was the most serious about Chelsy Davy and did not appear to be all that interested in Cressida. The worst part of the book is interviewing none other than Thomas Markle as a source!!! The same person who continually goes to the media (he admitted getting paid for this by the media) to slam his daughter Meghan. She does not go to potential pro Meghan people as a balance. I am disappointed in Tina Brown. I am sorry she apparently condones Mr Markle's mercenary behavior and disparaging his child publicly. Not recommended.
April 2022 · Books