The People’s Princess

In the Eyes of the People. Two princesses never to become queen. The stories of Charlotte in the 1800's and Diana in the 1980's. It is eerie how these two lives are so similar to each other in how they lived and in the mannerisms of the princesses themselves. When Diana Spencer meets Prince Charles she thinks it is a fairy tale. All she wants is to marry Prince Charles and be happy. Alas she finds learning to be a princess is exhausting and is irritated by her those teaching her the role of a princess and how she must act. When the prince is away for long times taking care of business she is very lonely in the palace with only servants of whom she as a princess is not allowed to befriend. She spies a photo of a young woman on the wall in the palace and asks who she is. The Prince introduces her to a librarian that gives her a journal of Princess Charlotte of Wales in the 1800's. The Princess that was never queen. As Diana reads the journal she is surprised to find how much their lives parallel with each other as she awaits to marry Prince Charles and become herself the princess of Wales. The story shows us a glimpse of life in the palace and Diana as a young woman in love with her own failings and doubts while fighting an eating problem. As the wedding draws closer the tension mounts and although she loves Charles she is apprehensive about how her life as his wife will be. I loved both the story of Charlotte and Diana. The author of "Before the Crown" has done another great job with "The People's Princess". I really enjoy her writing and hope there is another book soon. I can't wait to see who she writes about next. I really enjoyed reading this book and I would recommend it. Thanks to Flora Harding for writing a great book, to Harper Collins U.K., One More Chapter, for publishing it and to NetGalley for making it available to me.