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Summary: Growing Up Royal
Review: Andersen's Diana's Boys: William and Harry and the Mother They Loved explains the lives of Prince William, Prince Harry, and their family members. It tells of the scandals that the Windsors have recently been involved with and how the young princes have dealt with these scandals. The book tells of Diana's problems: her failed marriage, her battle with bulimia, and her arguments with the Queen over how the young boys would be raised. The story seems to tell more about Charles and Diana than the boys, and at times seems to be repetitive. Overall, I enjoyed the book and its description of the lives of the young princes and how they handle their royal lives: the paparazzi, the bodyguards, and the death of their mother, the Princess of Wales.
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Summary: AN EXCELLENT READ
Review: I bought this book with the hopes of finding out a little more about William and Harry, a pair of teenage boys whose actual lives have been completely overshadowed by their father and late mother. Unfortunately this book is mostly about just that: Charles and Diana. Better to have cut out most of the stuff on them and focused on the "Boys."It begins as the news of Diana's death reaches the Windsor family, and the reactions of the people there. Then it shoots back in time to show the lives and backgrounds of Charles and Diana, the seemingly golden royal couple whose marriage deteriorated under adultery, lies, and the piercing eye of the press. William and Harry grew up in this bizarre enviroment, and the book includes some of what they have been doing since their mother's sudden death. This might have been a good -- albeit slim -- book, if Anderson had kept his eyes focused on Diana's boys. But at least two-thirds is barely about the boys, but a rehash of all the stuff about Diana. We've seen it all before, and Anderson's presentation is not particularly interesting. Perhaps it's because Charles and Harry, royal hijinks included, just haven't done that much of note yet. One of the biggest problems with the book is that the author tries to cover all the bases. In the matter of these two, it's really not possible to not take sides. So, Charles let his wife suffer, stayed with Camilla, and he went off to the opera when his son was beaned by a golf club. "Charles is scum," you will be saying -- Anderson is presenting him in that light. But after that, we are presented with a more ooey-gooey, sensitive, forgiving picture of Charles as an ex and a father. It's like Anderson wrote a postscript to his Diana love note, devoted to Charles. It doesn't work! Either you think Diana was right, or you think Charles was. You cannot say that they were both okay, kindly and fine -- if they had been, then presumably they would not have broken up. The parts about Harry and William are actually the most interesting parts of the book; there are some cute photographs and anecdotes, like William playing with a tot, working as a rap deejay (cute "rock on" gesture here), and Harry giggling at his brother's inability to get his driver's license without press attention. But like many biographers, Anderson also descends to tabloid sniggering. We're presented with entire photographic pages of William's ex-girlfriends, including First Niece Lauren Bush. there's a weird anecdote about William creeping into girls' camping tents, which is never credited to anyone or even a publication. This book has some endearing stuff about the "Boys," marred by a spattering of tabloid material (am I the only one who doesn't care who William is dating?). But most of it is the thousandth rehash of Charles and Di's messy marriage -- better to wait until their sons get a real biography written about them.
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Summary: Very interesting!
Review: I highly enjoyed this book. It showed a fascinating and intimate perspective into the family lives of Diana, Charles, William and Harry. I found a lot of interesting tidbits! I totally found this difficult to put down. It seemed to show the sincere feelings and actions of Diana and the boys who she loved. Honestly, I felt this book was very detailed and interesting and I would have enjoyed if it even went more in depth into their lives. I HIGHLY recommend this book! One of my favorite Princess Diana books I have ever read. I wasn't sure if I would enjoy it but it gave me different perspectives on each member of the family.
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Summary: A moving look at WIlliam and Harry.
Review: I just finished reading Diana's Boys. Christopher Andersen has painted a wonderful portrait of the Princes and their lives after their mother's death. I confess to both curiosity and fascination with the boys, and I was eager to learn about the way the two have grown since the tragic death of Princess Diana. Andersen has offered readers a glimpse at the way William and Harry dealt with a very personal tragedy in a very public way--a fact that is so often lost in the media frenzy that has surrounded them. Aside from that, he's presented an image of charismatic children who, despite growing up under the scrutiny of both the media and the royal family, have found a way to be charming and personable adolescents sure to become successful young men. This book, on top of The Day John Died and The Day Diana Died, leaves me only wondering what subject Christopher Andersen will tackle next.
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Summary: A Real Eye Opener
Review: I liked this book very much, even though in the beginning it covered ground we knew about before. Once you get into it though, you learn quite a few things you may not have known before. I was shocked to learn that even though the legal drinking age in England is 18, At the school both William and Harry attended, Eton, they actually have a pub on campus where students as young as 14 are allowed to drink. Even more shocking is the fact that the Queen once hosted a party for William and many of his friends from Eton, some of whom were as young as 14, where not only were they served an alcoholic drink before dinner, but were served white AND red wine during. I have never thought very much of Queen Elizabeth as it is, but to find out that this supposedly very proper women, who is such a stickler for protocol and proper behavior, would actually throw what amounts to nothing less than an underage drinking party absolutely enrages me. What a two faced hippocrite she is!
On the bright side, this book leaves you with the feeling that, contrary to the attempts by the Palace, Diana's boys have not forgotten the things their mother tried so hard to teach them, though they are of course, each their own person, and make their own decisions and mistakes. If you have ever wondered what happened to them in the aftermath of Diana's death, this is the book to read. Be prepared, though, to find out a few things that may disturb you about what's been going on since Diana died.
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Summary: This book is very intresting to anyone
Review: I think this book is great it took me one day to finish it. It really gives you a human look at the Royal Family.
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Summary: INTERESTING READING...BUT IS IT TRULY FACTUAL?
Review: I would have had a great deal more faith in the credibility of this book had it not been written by Christopher Andersen, who has an acclaimed reputation for digging up dirt on infamous people and portraying them at their worst, at their most vulnerable moments. However, that is the same kind of juicy, gossip that sells books and tabloids; some people will believe anything! The book reveals how Princes William and Harry have dealt with the break-up of their parents' marriage, the death of their mother and the ever-growing presence of Camilla in their lives. It tells of the Queen's role in grooming the boys for the "Royal image" and how they have responded to her attempts. While the book does make interesting reading, if one were to take these two boys out of the public limelight and their "Royal position", they would probably react no differently from other boys around the world who have witnessed their parents divorce and their mother's tragic death. Diana was a world-wide celebrity and one of the most beautiful ladies of our time. She exuded class and style in every life she touched. Her death was felt world-wide, particularly so in my country and in others who are a part of the British Commonwealth. It is highly likely the life lessons Diana gave her sons, and what she would have wanted for them, would be no different than what any loving parent would want for their children. The book does go on to discuss "who blames who" for Diana's death. It is ironic that some people always seem to find a need to "blame someone" for life's trials and tribulations. I rather think Diana, being the compassionate person she was, would have raised her sons with a more positive, nurturing outlook on life, believing that forgiving the world for its tragedies is far more healing than blame. So, how much is truth and how much is fiction? I suspect no one other than William and Harry will ever truly know the answer to that question, regardless of how many others may speculate. Everyone has the right to an opinion, but that does not make it factual. The reader will have to bear in mind the author's writing style and come to their own conclusions.
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Summary: Possibly the best Diana book I've read
Review: Most books about Diana seek to either deify her or tarnish her. This book is a very "middle of the road" telling of her and her relationship to her sons. I was also interested to read the sections dealing with Prince Charles's relationship to the boys since this tends to be overlooked. It's a very easy read and well worth the time spent reading it.
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Summary: Diana's Boys by Andersen
Review: There are a couple of things in this book that are NOT true, one of them being that Trevor Rees-Jones was NOT wearing a seatbelt at the time of the car crash. (It's in the book he wrote.) So I'm not sure how much of this book is truth or speculation.
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Summary: Fiction, Fiction, Fiction
Review: Why is this book in the non-fiction section? And why is it called Diana's Boys? It should be titled Diana and Charles marital woes, and a tiny bit of sensationalised tabloid stories on their sons. Don't even bother with it unless you need to use it as what NOT to believe.
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