In the series of books one has read recently (but not necessarily published recently), relating to the subject of various royals across Europe and mostly related to the clan of Queen Victoria, this one is by far the most candyfloss confection that could give one a brain shock unless taken with a pinch of another work to counteract the sugar in this.
The trouble here isn't that the topic warrants this treatment, but rather that it doesn't, as evidenced by the various historical events of the twentieth century, of which perhaps the death of Princess Diana was most shocking across globe for most people, especially those who had not personally been of age to be shocked by events of the earlier era of WWI, but perhaps even them. Ironically this book finishes its tale at birth of Prince William, the first son of Diana, and gives the picture of the family as being all hunky dory, although it was either published or subsequently re edited about '86 to let the reader know that the Queen Mother is healthy at that time. That the various affairs of Prince Charles are left unmentioned, including the now wife and then paramour Camilla, then Parker Bowles and now Duchess of Cornwall, makes it all the more dated.
For a healthy dose to counter the sugar shock of this one, fortunately, there is an apt one around - How They Murdered Princess Diana.
