I think publishing a book about your sister once in thirty years who died in such tumultuous circumstances is entirely acceptable.
Especially when every Tom, Dick and Harry will be writing a book about her on the thirtieth anniversary of her death.
Especially when it is known that a deliberate PR strategy, paid for and instigated by our head of state, and future head of the Church of England, to rehabilitate Camilla’s image to prepare for their marriage, involved trashing Diana’s credibility and reputation posthumously.
It was an appalling thing to do to the late mother of your own children.
Please see what Tom Sykes is reporting on this issue and his interview with Phil Craig. Also what Patrick Jephson has written on the subject.
They allege that the book written by Penny Junor was one of the major ways in which Diana was smeared and that PJ was fed lots of anti-Diana intel by friends of Charles.
This isn’t made up. This is documented. Penny Junor has talked about it herself in the documentary made by Phil Craig when she faced questions from Jephson on this subject.
And fwiw, I agree with Phil Craig that this is the real reason why Charles Spencer wrote the book. To get revenge for what was done to his sister back then.
King Charles may be a happier, wiser person now, but back then he wasn’t. He had spent many years talking to pseudo-intellectuals like Laurens Van Der Post, sharing his ideas about the environment and architecture with MPs via his spidery letters, creating a benign image of himself talking to flowers, preparing for his future role, when Diana rocks up who had more charisma in her little finger and he was jealous of her immediate popularity.
I think it is excellent that these issues can be re-examined more objectively thirty years on.
Particularly as ^Simpsonthecat* has pointed out, with the British media being so biaised towards the monarchy for the simple reason that reporting on the institution makes the media pots of money. They may bash its shell a little, but ultimately they aren’t going to destroy the golden egg.
The journalists who have exclusive access to cover the British royal family's events have to be sycophantic to a certain degree in order to maintain their position in the royal rota.
It’s therefore refreshing to see some alternative viewpoints aired and this period of history re-examined in light of what we know now and I am glad for Diana’s sake that her brother’s book has opened the door for that to happen.