A Tribute Website Inspired by Diana, Princess of Wales
In his new book "Dianaworld: An Obsession", published in the US in April 2025, Edward White wrote that Diana was “exceptionally proud of her heritage” and of being a Spencer (per Marie Claire). In the book—which hit shelves April 29—White added that Diana appreciated “centuries of inherited specialness which supposedly was the very thing that allowed her to relate to everyone.”
When life—and her marriage to Charles—got rocky, Diana’s friend Rosa Monckton told White that “Whenever things got too much for her, she would say to herself, ‘Diana, remember you’re a Spencer.’”
Another of Diana’s friends, Elsa Bowker, also said “that the princess took great strength from her Spencer heritage.”
Charles and Diana eventually separated in 1992 and finalized their divorce in 1996, just one year before Diana’s far too soon death in a Paris car accident on August 31, 1997. When Diana would argue with Charles about their impending divorce, Diana reportedly told the future king, “When I came here, I had my title. I don’t need your title.”
Worth a read.
