Princess Diana and Queen Elizabeth's Complicated Relationship

Andrew Morton's latest book The Queen: Her Life includes an exclusive excerpt.

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Andrew Morton's 1992 memoir on Princess Diana was a landmark in royal history. Diana:

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The author of Her True Story (with Diana as his secret source) is now a character on season 5 of Netflix's The Crown (played by Andrew Steele).

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The Queen: Her Life recounts the remarkable reign of Queen Elizabeth, who died on Sept. 8 at age 96.

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Morton tells PEOPLE, "She supported Diana." "Diana felt the Queen should intervene in her husband's friendship with Mrs. Parker Bowles. The Queen was optimistic."

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The Queen became an adored grandma in her later years. "She seemed superhuman," he says. She's human.

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The '90s were "arguably the darkest decade of her reign," Morton adds.

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Princess Diana and Queen Elizabeth's Complicated Relationship

18-11-2022

By Jawad Hussain

Andrew Morton's latest book The Queen: Her Life includes an exclusive excerpt.

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Andrew Morton's 1992 memoir on Princess Diana was a landmark in royal history. Diana:

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The author of Her True Story (with Diana as his secret source) is now a character on season 5 of Netflix's The Crown (played by Andrew Steele).

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The Queen: Her Life recounts the remarkable reign of Queen Elizabeth, who died on Sept. 8 at age 96.

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Morton tells PEOPLE, "She supported Diana." "Diana felt the Queen should intervene in her husband's friendship with Mrs. Parker Bowles. The Queen was optimistic."

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The Queen became an adored grandma in her later years. "She seemed superhuman," he says. She's human.

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The '90s were "arguably the darkest decade of her reign," Morton adds.

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