We learn for the first time how, with Simone's help, Diana perfected the art of disguise to enjoy some of the freedoms of an ordinary person: shopping incognito, walking in the park, queuing with her latest beau for a night at Ronnie Scott's.
Here is Diana in all her lights as Simone knew her: the lonely stay-at-home addicted to the diversion of her telephone; the relaxed, mischievous single girl; the glamorous Princess who knew her lines perfectly; the wonderfully caring and generous benefactor towards the sick and needy; the perfect mother; the demanding and sometimes fickle friend. Above all, we see her portrayed as a strong woman fighting for her identity against the odds and finally, with her well-received landmine campaign and new inner strength, winning through.
"Better than most, I knew that she was hurting about her lost love, so I hadn't been very surprised when she took up with someone else that summer. She had earned a break, and the relationship with Dodi Fayed . . . might have been the perfect summer fling. But if it had, indeed, been designed to inspire another's jealousy, I doubt that the tactic worked. If anything , he would have been horrified by the reminder of the depth of public interest in anything she said or did, or anywhere she went, and with whom . . ."
