The Diana I Know : An American Mother's Warm Memories on Her Child's Nanny Who Became the Princess of Wales

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Summary: A Mother's perspective of the life of Princess Diana.
Review: A simply wonderful tribute to Diana's memory and love. Her love and care for her boys is clearly evident in this book! A must read for all of Diana's truest fans!

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Summary: Want To Be a Nanny? Need to Hire a Nanny? Read this Book!
Review: A wonderful book that demonstrates and reinforces the belief that caring for children is a NOBLE PROFESSION. So many of my parents (I run a nanny agency that places top notch live-ins world-wide) will ask, "Why would someone with a college or master's degree want to be a nanny?" My reply, "Why would an English Aristocrat want to be a nanny?" Love of children. Just as you and I embrace our respective professions, caring for children is something some people are called to do. Caring for children and others was clearly Diana's strength. If you want to be a nanny or plan to hire a nanny you will want to possess or seek out, respectively, those qualities revealed about Diana in this book.

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Summary: The Real Diana
Review: After reading many books and articles about Diana, I wondered if I could learn anything new from this viewpoint. The answer is "Yes". Here is the story from someone who has no hidden agenda in telling their story. She just wants to let the world see a side of Diana that we so rarely hear about. I especially liked the personal account of the pre-wedding, wedding, and the funeral events. For those who enjoy reading about Diana and who cared for her, this is a must read. And I did look to see if any of the proceeds from this book was to be donated to the Princess' fund........Yes.

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Summary: See the true Diana
Review: At first I was not sure there was anything else to learn about Diana. I was wrong. This personal account from someone who has nothing to gain from her discussion of her relationship with Diana, shows us the Princess' true nature; one of sincere love and caring for others. The most enjoyable sections were the first-hand accounts of the pre-wedding activities, the wedding, and the funeral. I was very moved by this revealing look into the life of Diana. After reading numerous articles and books regarding her life; this I found refreshing, again, because it was written by someone without an agenda of personal gain. Yes, I did look to see if any of the proceeds from the book were to be donated to the Princess' Fund; a portion will be donated.

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Summary: The best book I've ever read on Princess Diana
Review: Ever since I studied the upcoming wedding of Diana and Charles in my sixth-grade class back in 1981, I've loved reading about the princess. I even wrote a paper about Diana in college. And, having read just about every book on the Princess of Wales, I'd say this is the best one because it comes from such a unique perspective -- imagine, the future Princess of Wales working as a nanny for an American mom. If it was fiction, no one would believe it! A touching, elegant book that brought tears to my eyes. You'll never read a better book about Diana.

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Summary: An enchanting and affectionate tribute to the late icon.
Review: I agree with the reviewers who found this book refreshing and loving. Mrs. Robertson has paid a heartwarming and respectful portrait of the rare relationship and pen-friendship she shared with her son's former nanny. From this book, the reader gains a perspective of Diana seldom chronicled in other literature: the respectful, discreet, caring friend who remembered those who showed her kindness and returned it in kind. While it's possible that Mrs. Robertson didn't know Diana familiarly enough to meet her darker, shreweder, and reportedly vindictive side, I prefer to think that the Diana Mrs. Robertson shares is the truer version of the much-gossiped-about former princess. The best thing about the book is the way Mrs. Robertson avoids speculating about anything outside of her own firsthand experience. She avoids diagnosing the neuroses of the Prince and Princess of Wales, analyzing their marriage, commenting on either's activities which she doesn't witness firsthand, or casting aspersions. The book is what it says it is: Loving memories of an American mother and her son's nanny who became the Princess of Wales. Period.

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Summary: A refreshing perspective of Diana, I could not put it down.
Review: I bought this book because I wanted a glimpse into the REAL Diana, the person she was before the world met her. This book had that insight and much more. It tells about Diana living in the "real" world, and who she was before she got engaged to Prince Charles. It shows us a Diana who we would all have loved to have known, a sweet shy fun loving girl, who was polite and unassuming - behavior that belied her aristocratic background. I was sixteen the summer Diana was married and I remember getting up early and watching her wedding on TV with my mother, who died five years ago. I know that this woman who wrote the book had the same reaction to Diana as my mother did - that she was shy and sweet and innocent. Reading this book takes us all back to the innocent time before the wedding, when she forgot to wear a slip and wore the wrong dress to the ball and avoided reporters outside her flat as she went to work each day. The perspective of this book, though is its most iimportant part. This woman does not boast of her relationship with Diana, which continued until shortly before her death, but instead is appreciative of every encounter with the Princess, every lettter every CHristmas card. Though I never met the Princess, I could very much relate to this perspective. and I was equally devastated at her death. Mrs. Robertson attended Diana' wedding, and her funeral and saw her other times in between . She was awestruck at the pageantry of her wedding and devasted by the funeral. SHe took us all with her in this book. We met Diana , too, through her, and it is a most refreshing view, especially in light of all of these tell all juicy details books out now - Mrs. Robertson truly gives us in her book, The DIana SHE knew. I could not put it down.

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Summary: A sweet book about a special Princess
Review: I enjoyed this book very much. I actually felt like I had attended the wedding and the funeral with Mary. It is the only account I have read (so far) by someone who actually attended the events, and was (more or less) an average person. I do wish she would have gone into Diana's job as her nanny a little more and given a more personal account, but maybe that wasn't her intent. I think it did show what a sweet and special person Diana was. I got so engrossed in this book that I couldn't put it down until I finished. It was very touching and a "must-read" for Diana fans.

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Summary: not the best of the pack but an interesting little book
Review: I guess that I'd have to give this book about 3 1/2 stars if I could do that, it's an interesting little book to read. Written by Mary Robertson, the American woman who once employed Diana as a nanny, it isn't nearly as bad as some critics would suggest.The book starts with an Aug 31-Sept 6th recap of learning about Diana's death and attending the funeral, in the next chapter and for most of the book details Robertson's experiences over the years with the Princess. While Mrs. Robertson does talk about herself (not particularly boastfully)she tells a lot of harmless little details about Diana, various meetings & so on, that you just don't see elsewhere. I wouldn't put it at the top of your list of books to accquire but it makes a nice little addition.

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Summary: not the best of the pack but an interesting little book
Review: I guess that I'd have to give this book about 3 1/2 stars if I could do that, it's an interesting little book to read. Written by Mary Robertson, the American woman who once employed Diana as a nanny, it isn't nearly as bad as some critics would suggest.The book starts with an Aug 31-Sept 6th recap of learning about Diana's death and attending the funeral, in the next chapter and for most of the book details Robertson's experiences over the years with the Princess. While Mrs. Robertson does talk about herself (not particularly boastfully)she tells a lot of harmless little details about Diana, various meetings & so on, that you just don't see elsewhere. I wouldn't put it at the top of your list of books to accquire but it makes a nice little addition.