Burrell's exalted sense of duty, as keeper of the Diana flame, might even provide the excuse for the release of more prince-relatedtittle-tattle from his decades of invisibility.

She was dependent upon him for everything under the sun and Paul was the strongest pillar of her life. There is the occasional moment where information is repeated several times and the timeline gets a bit muddied as Burrell reflects back on certain occasions; despite these flaws, the context is well-written and easy to read through. It bothered me that Paul and his family had to go through all that court drama for as long as he did and all of a sudden. The Queen is the camp of people Paul likes (like most people in the UK who aren't mad keen to get rid of the freeloaders aristocracy and replace the system with a republic.Although Burrell plainly got a tremendous thrill from the camp, girly aspects of her dependency - sharing the sunbed, shrieking over gossip, picking outfits - he can still summon up enough objectivity to see that her enslavement of his entire life was not really very humanitarian at all.

With two sons the same age has her sons, and a friendly wife, and a good understanding of the people in her life, Paul Burrell was perfect for meeting Diana's need for emotional support. Diana when asked if she thought he would be a good king said, "I think a life in Provence would really rather suit him more.

One chose a path of affection, acceptance, humility and philanthropy — in essence giving away to others what she so longed for herself. My interest is less about the tabloid gossip and palace intrigue, and more about the traditions, duties, and the nuts and bolts of an institution that's been around for 1000 years. If anything it made the royal family look good b/c we were able to understand their side more by him writing Diana's side of the story. While I do see their grief, it does not excuse the fact that their true colors were shown in their persecution of the man that really knew Diana, the man that they hated because of that very fact. But as Burrell regales us with the chronical of their relationship, we see glimpses of the the daily routines of some of the royal family, the protocol, the hiring, dismissal, and duties of the staff, etc.

Also, Paul has a wife and family but yet states clearly that his loyalty was/is foremost to Diana - all day, every day.He talks about "someone special" in Diana's life and then says he won't disclose that person's name. In one of Burrell's many borrowings from other people's correspondence, Prince Philip tells Diana that no one in their right mind would leave her for Camilla. Finance is provided by PayPal Credit (a trading name of PayPal UK Ltd, Whittaker House, Whittaker Avenue, Richmond-Upon-Thames, Surrey, United Kingdom, TW9 1EH). It was his refusal to fib to Diana, Burrell claims, that prompted Charles to throw a book at him, shouting: "I will be King.