Sep 27th, 2015

Diana: Portrait of a Princess

A Biography, Nonfiction book. Dianas great-grandmother Frances Work, or Fanny, as she was known to her family, was an American,...

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...

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  • Pages: 224 pages
  • ISBN: 9780684853925 / 684853922
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Dianas great-grandmother Frances Work, or Fanny, as she was known to her family, was an American, and perhaps that is why the Princess always felt such a great affinity for the land across the Atlantic. Fannys father began his career as a clerk in Ohio and ended up making millions as a financial whiz in Manhattan. A great patriot, he promised to disinherit any of his offspring who married Europeans. But Fanny, like Diana a strong-willed woman, crossed the Atlantic and married British aristocrat James Boothby Burke Roche, who became the third Baron Fermoy....

Spectacular book! The photos by royal photographer Jayne Fincher are incredible and it's filled with interesting tidbits about a life following Princess Diana around with a camera. A must-have coffee table book! Will probably read again. This is an exquisite book about Lady Diana Spencer - who was oft-called "the most photographed woman in the world".Jayne Fincher actually seems to care about Diana and knew her - something I think that is lacking in most books that were written hastily in the wake of Diana's untimely death. She even dedicates the book to the memory...

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Acclaimed biologist Lewis Wolpert eloquently narrates the basics of human life through the lens of its smallest component: the cell.Everything about our existence-movement and memory, imagination and reproduction, birth, and ultimately death-is governed by our cells. They...

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