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[@HuntClubBarbie]

It's worth noting that William brought Barbara Barnes out of retirement to care for George for his first six months. That's a testament to love for his own, and Harry's, nanny.

[@loreensmith4864]

We knew he loved Baba and was broken hearted when Diana got rid of her. In an establishment the size of buckingham palace having hundreds of staff impissible to keep things quiet. Too many 'press people pop in for tidbits of gossip.

[@yachoobful]

I was appalled by that when I learned about it, imagine breaking your own beloved sons heart because you’re jealous of his relationship with the nanny, who seems to have done nothing worse than try to protect William and Harry from seeing their warring parents fight with each other. Diana just wasn’t the saint she’s been painted, what’s the poem? “When she was good she was very good but when she was bad, she was awful “

[@thevintageread]

How lovely x

[@colleenoehme240]

@@yachoobful There was a little girl, who had a little curl, right in the middle of her forehead; when she was good she was very, very good, but when she was bad she was horrid! LOL! You took me right back to days of reading nursery rhymes to my children, more than 40 years ago!

[@titian-red]

I really must stop trying to read comments before my coffee. I was getting a little miffed because I misread your first few words as "it's worth NOTHING" 😆 But, I agree with your true words. ❤

[@karenleavitt7241]

This chapter just made a liar out of Harry! The Housekeepers Diary also made a liar out of H because Charles wanted to spend time with his sons!

[@honestea1828]

Harry's own re MM made a liar out of all of Harry's newfound "truth."

[@leslieacoca5876]

Harry has always been a liar.

[@bridgetmclaughlin6198]

Diana said that Charles was good with the boys. In Andrew Morton’s book she mentions how close he is to Harry in particular

[@HellBelle666]

Exactly!!! Harry just makes up 'stories' which push his narrative!!! 🤔🤦🏼‍♀️🙄🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿🇬🇧

[@LeeDon76]

Shauna , what you said about Diana ending relationships suddenly in a nasty way, and her being so demanding makes me think she had narcissistic tendencies.

[@colleenoehme240]

I think it's more likely to have been borderline personality disorder.

[@christinehall6441]

She had problems pre Charles and Harry's an extreme version of his mother. Diana knew there was something wrong with harry but did nothing about it, now look.....

[@kappy-nf6uh]

Whatever you're doing, don't stop. Thoroughly enjoy listening to your book reviews.

[@thevintageread]

Thanks, will do!

[@evelynpaterson2823]

Totally agree!

[@jackiegould1569]

I think an old fashioned Nanny full of discipline would have suited harry better! May have drummed some decency into him!

[@thevintageread]

I think you might be right!

[@christinehall6441]

No! hes likes being disciplined 😂

[@jackiegould1569]

@@christinehall6441 😂

[@GinaSeay-kn7xr]

I love your reading voice and the comments you make on each excerpt are always pertinent, often insightful, and sometimes very funny. Being introduced to this historic literature is a real treat.

[@thevintageread]

Wonderful!

[@leslieacoca5876]

me too.

[@journeysintothelight2133]

A real treat INDEED!

[@a.jordaan7629]

These book readings make me nostalgic about childhood times of sitting cross legged on the floor while listening to the librarian or teacher read an exciting new story. I can almost smell the Perkins paste and crayons…sip!

[@thevintageread]

😂😂😂

[@klmjtr]

There’s something so nice about a story being read to you. 😊

[@josiequintela7238]

So true 🥰

[@ClaireBaxter]

Yes! I agree. I love it.

[@maggiecronje4796]

True andi just lives your laughter ❤

[@xo2quilt]

In so many ways, Harry did marry his mother's worst traits without the leavening of her good qualities. Loving learning about Diana and her life as a newlywed.

[@justme-tj3jt]

It's not at all what happened between Harry and Charles, it's Harry's behavior that happened.

[@cinder8290]

Thank you for another wonderfully fascinating 20 minutes. Very interesting. Strange how Diana was so sweet and kind when in public but so different with her staff.

[@journeysintothelight2133]

The understudy took that role and plays it well....

[@lesleyhogg2495]

I so enjoy this book review! Thank you. One thing that stood out to me was the information that the staff at Althorpe got the money together to buy a swimming pool for Diana ( no cost to the RF), then they used the army to excavate the land and build the pool (no cost to the RF); so in essence Harry is just continuing the grift.

[@acommentator4452]

yes, i find that strange. it's not as though charles and or diana could not have afforded to pay for it themselves ?? i would be ashamed to take the money from low wage-earners

[@krisy-in-italy]

You do know how to pick a good book for us Shauna! 🥰

[@thevintageread]

Oh thank you!

[@judithricca6915]

Shauna, Diana was born July 1, 1961 and married July 29, 1981. The R.F. made sure she was not a teenage bride; she was 20 when she married.

[@desiree32129]

But Diana had no worldly experiences at all and was hopelessly naive, and had an idealistic view of Charles and marriage. And she was married off to a man who was in love with someone else. So much so that Camilla would cruelly have parties at Highgrove where she would invite friends and a few journalists and they would spend the evening making fun of Diana behind her back. Refer to Penny Juror on this as she was there and wrote about it.

[@LeeDon76]

Her previous boyfriend was a rugby player. Why do you think she was naive? I was a 19 year old virgin when I got married but I was not neurotic as many have said Diana was.

[@micheletorimaru9348]

Diana had three boyfriend before she married Prince Charles. It was the Queen Mother and Diana's Great grandmother decided on Diana. They new she was not a Virgin. The Palace made that Story up so people would believe in a Fairy Tale. And it worked. Poor Di so innocent. NOT.

[@josiequintela7238]

@@LeeDon76, Amen… as much as I loved Diana, I never thought she was naive or virginal. I married two weeks before my 20th birthday & I wasn’t all that stupid, even though my husband was my first.

[@cherylsapcote7327]

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[@janerochester]

This is so wonderful having Shauna in the afternoon! Sip! Love this book! Thanks from America!❤❤

[@KezWills-vp8rj]

Loved It Shauna💐💐 👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏

[@thevintageread]

You're so welcome!

[@finleykim]

Thank you Shauna, this is really fun. You are right that it's an excellent complement to The Housekeeper's Diary.

[@suemcdermott2947]

So much intrigue, csnt wait to hear more. You tell a story so well Shauna😊

[@thevintageread]

Thanks for listening

[@carolynscheick1471]

Sounds a lot like working for Meghan. I think both women were very insecure. Maybe that's why Harry fell so hard for Megsey. The only thing is he's too stupid to divorce her.

[@leslieacoca5876]

Shauna, you comfort me with your readings.

[@Jean-m2t]

There appears to be things we didn’t know about Diana. Not all the nicey nicey we believed her to be.

[@BeckyFisherSimpleAndSane]

I read Lady Colin Campbells book about Diana - The Real Diana. An eye-opener for sure.

[@lisalivingston6473]

This was my favorite chapter so far. It is so sad that Princess Diana was always so wary of people who she thought may have been conspiring against her, especially those who disagreed with the way in which she chose to raise her sons and bring some modernity to the strict ways of royal protocol. I will always believe that her decision to forgo royal security contributed to her death, since a trained royal protection officer (Ken Wharf) has stated that he and his colleagues would have never allowed her to be whisked off in a speeding car without a seat belt and chased by paparazzi with a driver under the influence. We can never know what could have been had she lived a longer life, but lessons have been learned from her tragic fate, and it is lovely to see the way in which Prince William cherishes and protects his family.

[@klmjtr]

You made me laugh with your comment about the Royal Ballet dancers 👯 commenting under this video! 😂

[@klmjtr]

I remember Diana talking about the tray of rings and she said she just picked the biggest one! 💙💍💙

[@RebeccaLaird-wb1el]

Lol

[@MyRedPoppy]

Hi Shauna, you should do audio book narrations and voice over work. Great voice.

[@thevintageread]

Thank you!

[@africanborn2443]

Thank you for another highly informative and entertaining "library hour" Shauna. What struck me is how all of these books written decades ago (and many now out of print and very hard to hunt down), expose aspects of Diana's significant personality disorder! She was absolutely adored by millions, in fact I'd go so far as to say 'venerated by millions' but I always felt there was something deeply damaged about her. Those insights have been confirmed repeatedly since her death and mostly, in ways that reflect an onging acceptance and affection for the person notwithstanding the spite and the damage she did to their reputations and careers.

[@NakaidaBeauzec]

Rf did with diana the same with henry cover up.

[@africanborn2443]

@@NakaidaBeauzec I don't think the family knew much about her 'troubled state of mind' before she married the heir to the Throne. Her former schoolmates did and those she'd shared boarding school accommodation with, but which of those would dare to approach the Royal Family and warn them? The staff at Althorp clearly felt very sorry for her as a result of her parents issues and her mother's abandonment...but her older sisters didn't behave the way she and her brother Charles have done. Diana clearly thought that once married to the then Prince Charles, she would be able to force him to do what she wanted, which seemed to parallel one of her step-grandmother's ridiculous romantic novels that she used to devour as a teenager....he only took so much then pulled down the shutters and that was that! The descriptions of her 'in-house' manipulations only began to come out after they separated and former and current staff felt safer talking about their experiences.

[@ajune583]

Mid afternoon, a fresh hot cup of tea made and then Your book review pops up......Perfect!! 🇨🇦❤

[@buttercup1765]

Same here!

[@Irene-q5v]

Yes, love Shauna as well, must be because we are part royal as Canada still part of the commonwealth 🇨🇦

[@reneej7594]

Same except coffee ☕️ ❤😅

[@thevintageread]

Enjoy!

[@ajune583]

@@thevintageread I did! 😊

[@silvercrowsong]

Thank you! So needed with all the hoopla going on the US. I so appreciate it.

[@thevintageread]

You are so welcome!

[@boboosRoo]

I'm American and this has been wonderful in these difficult times ❤ Thank you

[@theheartoftexas]

This book is so much fun! So much gossip from beginning to end! I couldn’t put it down! Shauna, I’m currently reading “Shadows of a Princess” by PD Jephson. He started as Diana’s equerry, and was later her private secretary. There is CONSIDERABLE insight into Diana’s personality and behavior. It’s pretty juicy at times. It’s not a fun, quick read though. But he seems to treat her fairly. He’s analytical and psychological in his approach. Not sure this is a book for your channel or not, but certainly worth reading. Thanks for another great video!

[@thevintageread]

I admire Patrick Jephson. I am having a Diana author on in the next few weeks…not Lady C x

[@theheartoftexas]

@@thevintagereadThought I was thoroughly sick of Diana, and didn’t want to hear or read anything about her. But I got a second wind, and am enjoying this book. Probably because it is written by an insider.

[@susanread2637]

I am really loving this book...enough to track a copy down to purchase. Thanks for the more positive change of pace...very enjoyable. Cheers and sip from Canada 🇨🇦

[@thevintageread]

Yes I will aim for Mondays & Fridays every week.

[@PS_testing321...]

Thank you, Shauna. I love these shows. Good thing the Berry's decided to describe their experiences! Interesting insight.

[@jaym6870]

This book, with The Housekeeper’s Diary, confirms that King Charles was a good father. He called Harry ‘darling boy’ because they were close. So it must be really devastating for KC to see what Harry has done. And I can understand why he has not acted against Harry the way people want him to. It must be very difficult for KC as a father who loved Harry very much. And now, with his illness and other more pressing responsibilities, I can see why he does not want to trigger a public fight with Harry. For his own mental and physical health, he cannot afford to. I personally think it is terribly unfair for people like Tom Bower to criticize KC and label him as weak.

[@fibanocci314]

Agreed! I also think the same people are giving H and M too much credit for the ability to harm the royal family if left alone and not enough credit to the harm that could be done by doing something that could be perceived as unfair treatment. I have to think he's still hoping Harry will come to his senses and he's worried that burning the bridges completely will make him stay away.

[@janettesinclair6279]

King Charles is a father and it must break his heart to see what a mess Harry is making of his life. However, sometimes a person has to be strong to be kind in the long run.

[@ladymaria6697]

I agree, I think it is very heartbreaking for any parent. I saw how heartbreaking it was for my In-law parents when their son had similar issues. More so, if Harry and KC were very close…. So, I personally cut KC some slack …: but, I do hope Megan dumps him… I fear she will be very brutal to Harry when all is said and done.

[@brendatucker35]

Brilliant book, I'm really enjoying it, you do an amazing job!!!❤❤❤

[@jackiegould1569]

I am enjoying this book! Thank you.

[@thevintageread]

Glad you enjoy it!

[@marylochhead7867]

Hi Shauna, thank you! This book is fun. There is a Vanity Fair article that mentions Zoe Sallis - Royals and the Spirit World. Enjoy.

[@Silverfern2424]

Thank you Shauna. Another enjoyable books read. Fascinating stuff looking back at the 80’s 👍

[@thevintageread]

So glad!

[@Deb-my8cy]

Thank you. The perfect vibe that I didn't know I needed until you gave it.

[@thevintageread]

So glad!

[@raffaellavitiello1762]

This and more, thank you so much Shauna, you are such a gift to us, and this book is full of delicious bits. And no body say it better than you!

[@HellBelle666]

YES 🙋🏼‍♀️ i bought The Housekeepers Diary book (im in Wales 🤭) after listening to your videos 👏🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿🇬🇧 Cwtches🤗 to you Shauna, i appreciate all your hard work in creatingthese videos!!!💯👏😘 @TheVintageRead

[@thevintageread]

Yay! Thank you!

[@angelacrest1140]

Hello from Cape May, New Jersey!!! Absolutely love your show!!! Thank you so much for such an interesting chat!!!

[@l.h.2543]

Hi Cape May! I anchored out overnight next to CGTC mess hall last year. Brought back happy memories of standing at attention in the freezing rain 40 years ago. Good times.

[@minwade5436]

Shauna yr “soup for the soul”, after a long day having cars serviced @ a distance from home it’s lovely to sit down & listen to yr awesome book reviews, Ty.😘💐

[@thevintageread]

I’m glad! x

[@PriscillaLanza-h3b]

No matter what’s going on, I always feel better after listening to her.

[@karolschoen2736]

Brilliant as always Shauna 💞Thank you!

[@thevintageread]

Thank you! 😊

[@katemyer1955]

😂😂 Wowie. Your timing with that thumb nail was impeccable. Lol

[@thevintageread]

Didn’t think of that! 😂

[@SharonSeaver]

Good afternoon, Shauna. These books are so great. It's so much fun hearing it from the staffs point of view. Thank you 😊 ❤

[@thevintageread]

So glad!

[@gibbersking6575]

Yes, MOST enjoyable! 😀

[@leslieacoca5876]

Trim and Twinkly!!! Divine !!!!!!

[@peggycarlyle6409]

Another excellent chapter review! Love it!

[@reneej7594]

Okay 2nd comment but this is so full of interesting tidbits that could leave 10 responses!!! 😂 The piece about Diana not appreciating the beautiful photo album of her wedding shows us she was no saint. If Harry could just pick up a few books and have a few real conversations with people in the know (like family), he wouldn’t have to deify his mother and could learn to love her anyway. Warts and all. Then, he could learn to love himself. Warts and all. This constant striving to be perfect is not just exhausting us. It’s breaking him down too.

[@diannescott4504]

Maybe these stories about Diana are the person Harry remembers Diana to be and why he always has said his missus is just like his mum.😊

[@HuntClubBarbie]

According to Lady Anne Glenconnerr, Barbara Barnes (William and Harry's nanny) ,said "Harry was born mad". The reason Anne would know is because Barbara Barnes was Anne's nanny when she recommended her to Diana. Lady Anne was a royal insider, having been Lady in Waiting to Princess Margaret and her best friend since childhood..Anne was also one of the Elizabeth's attendants at the Queen's coronation. In an interview, she shared that she asked Charles, over a friendly informal supper,, to please invite her to his own coronation. I wonder, did he or didn't he? Lady G is a DELIGHTFUL character in her nineties now and she just released her second book,, "What Comes Next?" She wrote her first book, "Lady in Waiting" in her eighties and it was a delightful read! Highly recommend.

[@krishnavyas313]

Barbara Barnes said "Harry was born angry." She didn't say Harry was born mad.

[@dianeshelton9592]

Yes Lady Glenconnor was one of the few people who were at both coronations

[@Polopony]

@@krishnavyas313 Possibly the original commentor is American. They use 'mad' meaning 'angry', not mentally ill, as it means in UK.

[@HuntClubBarbie]

@@krishnavyas313 Funny, when I quoted Lady G saying the nanny said "Harry was born angry" I was corrected that the nanny said "mad". Can't win.

[@mirelairinapetre6503]

I was about to say ,but you said "see you on Monday"!!!😂😂😂 Here is still Sunday!!! 😂😂❤❤Stupid me,but it lasted just two second! ( stupidity,ofcourse!)

[@fibanocci314]

Perfectly understandable to need a second to shift perspective

[@sallyl5041]

Yes More Please Shauna😊

[@Buzzinga248]

In the last book Harry was said to have been born angry, and this one contradicts that.

[@fibanocci314]

Different perspectives, someone who dealt with the child first-hand day in and day out (I believe that quote is said to have originated with the nanny Barbara Barnes) versus someone who occasionally interacts with the child and mostly hears information filtered through a doting father. There's also likely a difference in experience with children in general.

[@fibanocci314]

He did also explicitly say that Harry hadn't been around enough to have formed a real opinion on

[@mgpm17]

Perhaps he had colic.

[@bettysshowtime7400]

Absolutely enjoyed this segment, thanks Shauna!

[@JudithFitzsimmons]

His nanny supposedly said that Harry was born angry . Who do you believe 😂

[@starfireiii2536]

You look great in chambray! 🦋

[@janscott7565]

This is a fun book and I think you help to make it fun. Thanks, Shauna.

[@louesparza8003]

Zoe Sallis was born Zoe Ishmail in India.

[@ibelieveinangelsyesido7436]

Thank you! Yes! And she not only influenced Charles to become vegetarian but also influenced him into other realms...like reincarnation, etc. With Charles being the next in line & would then be head of the Church of England, this was highly inappropriate. He was pressured into dropping her. He resisted but finally relented when his advisors threatened to bring his mother into the equation. I've just been reading this (somewhere around page 250 or thereabouts) in Kitty Kelley's The Royals. Blessings! Jackie in upstate NY

[@thevintageread]

Ahhh thanks x

[@rebeccaarnold-sauer6278]

I think we try and understand Princess Diana behavior now she gone but I wonder if we would be so judging on a curve if we really knew what she was doing behind the scenes at the time?? Or even now if she had lived; she gaslighted the public in some situations. Just curious. No malice.

[@susanjohnson9795]

I remember reading and seeing pictures about P. Charles and all his girlfriends. And P. Andrew was called Randy Andy. That is how I kept the last 2 boys apart, and still, do I stop and think Randy Andy, and then I know which brother they're talking about. They showed Charles in a bathing suit quite a bit, he did have a nice body.

[@MelissaC1103]

Loved this…, hubby was intrigued by the can of drink?? On your bookcase… shows he was checking out your books as I often check out what books are on your shelves!

[@thevintageread]

Son’s pepsi can 😂 I had no idea it was there and I recorded two videos!

[@Donna_Relaxing]

LOVED IT !!!! I so love the books

[@kellyburgess671]

i had to go back and look for the pepsi can 😉 how funny

[@thevintageread]

😂😂😂

[@parkwood6334]

Wealthy people certainly look carefully at how much they are charged for goods and services. It's sad that they're so critical of anyone else trying to make an honest living.

[@Wildflowers516]

Thank you !!! Only heard of Zoe in this book 😊

[@cameliawilks2049]

Love your book reviews of the Royals. I actually bought The Housekeepers Diary after your review. You’d be quite surprised at how costly that book is. Mine is in excellent condition and I was excited to get it. Looking forward to more reviews from ⭐️Texas 🇺🇸

[@thevintageread]

Hope you enjoy it!

[@silva7493]

Woo hoo !!!!!!!!! I'm early to the party !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[@leslieacoca5876]

Diana was not 19 when the family started. Diana was a gorgeous, spoiled, borderline/hysteric... If not for her birth and beauty, no one have endured her.

[@LeeDon76]

She was 20 when she got married. In those days that was normal.

[@nightingale22]

@LeeDon76 No it wasn't, it wasn't the 19th century. I was 11 at the time. On the day of the engagement , my entire family were talking about how she was too young. They did realise it was hard to find a contemporary of Prince Charles who wouldn't be torn apart by the press for having had a life. It was the press and the public who were judgmental. They still are, the family have to act so as not to encourage censure. They then get blamed for being stuffy.

[@BeckyFisherSimpleAndSane]

@@LeeDon76 I'm 6 months older than Diana - I was married at 18. And not expecting at the time :-) No shotguns involved.

[@merriestroscher5795]

@@nightingale22Your family may have thought she was too young, perhaps because of what she was taking on, being the wife of the future King, but marrying at that age was common. (I was a few years older than Diana) I was a uni student, privileged background, not pregnant and married at 19 - married for 58 years. Most everyone I knew were married young. My husband was 21. At the latest, girls married the week after they graduated uni. By 25 you were considered to be an older bride.

[@acommentator4452]

@@merriestroscher5795 yes, perhaps because it was not generally acceptable to live together without being married, unless you were self-consciously arty or bohemian

[@PattyfmPhilly]

Thanks, Shauna!! Loving this one!!!😁💙💙

[@geraldineallan6514]

I just got caught up on this book . Great so far !! Enjoying this so far . Can’t wait for number 5.

[@MarieGroce]

Shauna, I am curious about the red and black print behind you on the shelf. Please tell us what it is?

[@thevintageread]

No story just a print and I loved the colours x

[@MarieGroce]

@@thevintageread Wow, quick response. Thanks, will you please give us a glimpse of the full print? Curiosity might kill the cat in Texas.

[@hanginlaundry360]

Started late on this series, delightful as always, Shauna!

[@sheilathompson1026]

Hi Shauna, another great review. Thank you so much ❤️

[@SAINTOBVIOUS]

I need to get this book. There’s a book I’m desperately trying to find that I know for a fact is PACKED SOLID with juicy royal gossip and perhaps a bit taboo attractions in those pages….. it’s a book about a royal courtier (i think) named Lord Esher. iIt’s way before QEII’s reign and I think more around the time of her grandfather George V. I remember reading a small review online of someone who read it years ago and said it was one of the most scandalous books they ever read about the royal institution as a whole! I’d love to get my hands on that one !

[@fibanocci314]

Never heard of it. Thanks for the tip and good luck on your search!

[@brendastajkowski502]

Placid??? Not a chance.

[@geralenejordan4419]

Shauna! Did you mean to broadcast with that can on your shelf???

[@thevintageread]

Of course not. My son left it…pepsi 😂 I had no idea!

[@charmianjohnson2364]

Well the photographer who took the wedding photos, was the Queens cousin

[@BarbaraZook-fv2bo]

Loved it !!❤

[@maureenfitzpatrick440]

Hi Shauna! Yep…still there😂❤

[@foretfleur]

Zoe Sallis was an Indian born beauty whose spiritual influence over the bachelor Prince Charles, actress, ex-wife of the late Hollywood director John Huston.

[@msfishandchips7204]

Placid or sulky or are they being polite and saying they couldn't quite put their finger on what was going on with him... Poor old Harry. He was so loved and popular and proviledged but utterly unable to appreciate all that and made a tremendous mess of things under the ministrations of his (mad) wife. 😂

[@giovannamoruzzi3734]

Thank you Shauna. Such a great book and your commentary does it justice. I'm afraid I have to side with the yeoman. He wasn't young so must have witnessed plenty of goings-on and wanted to establish the boundaries. It seems to me that most of the royals are friendly when it suits them or when they are feeling needy but have absolutely no qualms or conscience about berating or humiliating the help whenever they feel like it. The staff have to put up with it in silence even if they don't deserve to be shouted at. He was perfectly right to defend his space, having seen his fair share of nonsense. That's my impression anyway, which is not to say that the staff were ever blameless, but the pervading sense of entitlement is very annoying

[@thevintageread]

Yes I think he was within his rights too. It can also be a health and safety issue in a busy kitchen.

[@GinaSeay-kn7xr]

There is a Zoe Sallis on IMDb who was an actress, photographer, producer, and author. She had a son to producer James Huston. I'm not sure if this is the right woman but she's from the right era, it seems.

[@thevintageread]

I wonder…

[@annaegeriaperkoski4240]

That's her.​@@thevintageread

[@oonaghmarguerite6752]

Well, if the actress is the correct female mentioned in the book, there would have been no marraige with Charles. She had a son with John Huston (American director & screenwriter) in the early 1960's. Mr Huston was married to another when the child was born. The palace would have imploded if Prince Charles had even mentioned marrying a young woman with a son born out of wedlock to Hollywood Royalty The year 1979 was right on the heels of, the then Prince Charles beginning to date Diana Spencer.... Perhaps ''whatever love means...'' meant someone else altogether. It isn't easy to get a stubborn man to give up hunting , fishing & to become a vegetarian. 😮

[@chrish2277]

Collingwoods jewellers? Wouldn't it have been Garrards?

[@thevintageread]

Apparently not in this instance!

[@chrish2277]

@@thevintageread I love details ;)

[@jasminebean5762]

Hi Shauna another great episode. After all the below stairs gossiping, intrigues and tantrums from this book and the Housekeepers Diary I can see why the Wales's decided to move to a house with no live in staff. "Zoe Sallis, Indian born beauty whose spiritual influence over the bachelor Prince Charles, actress, ex-wife of the late Hollywood director John Huston."

[@isabelwright8910]

Shauna your rev review of this book is great I think it's more honest than a lot of books by so called royal experts 😀 I heard last night that the documentary that we have all been waiting for is not going to be televised there is too much damaging content megs lawyers are having it scrapped and no channels will want to touch it soooo disappointing don't you think 😑

[@MelodyeSartori]

Sorry, I’m not Shauna but…. YEAH! Biggest disappointment of my year.

[@annelousteau9799]

It's the Lindo Wing. 😊❤

[@thevintageread]

Are yes! Thank you

[@fibanocci314]

Shauna, loving this book! Wondering if on the next one (after this one), you might go a little further back in the royal family? The late queen's parents or grandparents maybe? The juicy mentions in the books you've already covered whet my appetite and I'd love to learn more! Is the Diana book writer you're interviewing soon Andrew Morton??

[@thevintageread]

Phil Craig

[@fibanocci314]

@thevintageread Ooohh! Looking forward to it!

[@allyanderson6755]

I wonder if Harry appeared more placid than his brother as a baby simply because his mother had a bit more experience with his arrival.

[@MargaretWishart-or3yt]

Diana was always seat belt conscious, her sisters have stated she always wore a seat belt. I have wondered if Dodi made her take it off???

[@LynxSouth]

According to investigating officer Patterson of the Met police, who examined the car, both rear seatbelts were jammed closed and could not be opened. I saw a photo of his report on line a few years ago.

[@wendydownes6475]

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[@valerieforbes8096]

Cheere Denise is now reading the Housekeepers Diary.

[@dianeshelton9592]

Yes and she needs to do some research some of her observations have been way off.

[@KiraHulait]

@@dianeshelton9592I found her reading v entertaining

[@dianaroach3093]

​@@dianeshelton9592 Everyone has their own opinion.

[@l.h.2543]

She does a wonderful Diana impression in the readings

[@ChariCole-c2t]

Diana was far from being a saint.

[@krishnavyas313]

So Diana used to buy shirts for charles?

[@loreensmith4864]

They were really happy for a short while. The first double bed on the royal yacht. Until her tantrums wore him down. She was not 19 she was a twenty year old woman. Sadly she didn't seem to grow up.

[@MelodyeSartori]

Didn’t grow up…..😢like #2 son.

[@stinamars88]

The way Diana would get it in her head that people didn't like her and that is why she would shut people out sounds very much like someone with borderline personality disorder. I have very close family members who are like that, it's is so sad and devastating for them and the people they shut out. They also have so high expectations from people and when they don't meet those expectations, disappoint them in any way the get so mad but it's mostly internally but can sometimes come out in a nasty, cruel way. Borderline personality disorder is a cluster B personality disorder like Narcisstic personality disorder and often they overlap so someone with BPD can have high traits of NPD. The people that I know with BPD can be so kind and caring and empathetic in more ways than most other people are but to the people that are close to them that they feel have done something to them it's like all that empathy just gets shut down.

[@kittyg2718]

Diana was not as perfect as some people would like to make out. She was a jealous person and could be cruel, to staff and others who fell out of favour, does that sound like someone else?

[@Emmajaymusic]

Am reading The Peoples Princess- Flora Harding. From 2022. Different perspective again as it involves Diana reading another princesses diary-

[@RegalGenia]

I HEARD THAAT "ALTHORPE" WAS PRONOUNCED AS "ALTRUP" BY EARL CHARLES SPENCER.

[@patbowers4180]

A nurse wondered if H had fetal alcohol syndrome.

[@barbraluce5706]

Zoe Sallis? Nope, never heard of her

[@swissuz]

Hello Shauba..quick question...Where do we send you stories? In the comments here, or on X or Insta. I don't know my way around then yet.

[@thevintageread]

Here 😊

[@MellyBooHoo]

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[@deborrahdutra5599]

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