Princess Diana’s style has hit the shops again as TV show The Crown reaches the Diana years

The dress was black and embellished; the high slit at the front was that little bit higher than ever and the plunging décolleté plunged that little bit lower. Intended for a big premiere on her return from Paris, it was a real red-carpet showstopper.  It would have shown the world this iconic woman wasn’t afraid … Read more

BBC’s Martin Bashir ‘misled Princess Diana’s brother Earl Spencer to secure Panorama interview’

BBC journalist Martin Bashir misled Princess Diana‘s brother Earl Spencer to secure her 1995 bombshell Panorama interview, sources claim. Nearly 23 million tuned in to witness the Princess of Wales tell Bashir, ‘There were three people in the marriage,’ a reference to Camilla Parker Bowles. But Bashir engineered the scoop of the century by showing … Read more

Queen described Princess Diana’s explosive Panorama interview as ‘a frightful thing to do’

Queen described Princess Diana’s explosive Panorama interview opening up on her marriage to Charles as ‘a frightful thing to do’, new documentary reveals Queen described Diana interview as ‘frightful thing that my daughter-in-law did’  Princess Diana’s Panorama interview in 1995 got more than 20 million viewers Sir Richard Eyre says Diana had ‘presented herself as … Read more

Animated Queen described Princess Diana’s explosive Panorama interview as ‘a frightful thing to do’

Animated Queen described Princess Diana’s explosive Panorama interview opening up on her marriage to Charles as ‘a frightful thing to do’, new documentary reveals Queen described Diana interview as ‘frightful thing that my daughter-in-law did’  Princess Diana’s Panorama interview in 1995 got more than 20 million viewers Sir Richard Eyre says Diana had ‘presented herself … Read more

SEBASTIAN SHAKESPEARE: When Princess Diana’s brother Earl Spencer fell for Paula Yates 

She married rock aristocracy in Bob Geldof, but Paula Yates could have become a genuine countess — and the sister-in-law of Princess Diana, to boot. A close friend of Yates tells me that Diana’s brother, Earl Spencer, long before inheriting the title, became infatuated with the television presenter and even asked her to marry him . … Read more

Socialite, 53, who was bridesmaid at Princess Diana’s wedding admits stealing £680 Max Mara coat

Prince Charles‘ goddaughter has admitted stealing a £680 designer coat from Harrods. Socialite India Hicks, who was a bridesmaid at Princess Diana‘s wedding in 1981 and is 678th in line to the throne, stole the expensive Max Mara ladies’ coat from one of its luxury branches at Heathrow Airport in January. The mother-of-five, who was … Read more

Socialite, 53, who was bridesmaid at Princess Diana’s wedding admits shoplifting £680 Max Mara coat

Prince Charles‘ goddaughter has admitted shoplifting a £680 designer coat from Harrods. Socialite India Hicks, who was a bridesmaid at Princess Diana‘s wedding in 1981 and is 678th in line to the throne, stole the expensive Max Mara ladies’ coat from one of its luxury branches at Heathrow Airport in January. The mother-of-five, who was … Read more

Mystery of why Princess Diana’s designer Bruce Oldfield pulled the plug on his London store

His life story might have been scripted by a latter-day Dickens — from sickly baby born out of wedlock to Barnardo’s boy, before becoming the country’s most acclaimed couturier, dressing not only Princess Diana but also the Duchess of Cornwall. But Bruce Oldfield’s devotees are today in mourning, because his iconic Beauchamp Place showroom in … Read more

Princess Diana’s nanny claims royal’s mother spent lot of time’ with her children

Princess Diana‘s childhood nanny has claimed the royal had a ‘sheltered’ childhood, and said she had no idea of the ‘trauma’ of her parent’s divorce.  Diana’s mother Frances Shand Kydd, who passed away in 2004, aged 68, left her father John Spencer, for wallpaper tycoon Peter Shand Kydd in 1969, and, after losing a bitter custody battle … Read more

Princess Diana’s niece Lady Kitty Spencer exudes glamour in a polka dot frock

Whilst a holiday abroad remains a distant dream for most of us, Princess Diana‘s niece Lady Kitty Spencer is continuing to enjoy a lavish holiday in Italy. The society beauty, 29, proved her fashion prowess once again when spotted in Rome yesterday, wearing a black and white polka dot frock. Featuring a dazzling collar with tassel detailing, the eye-catching … Read more