To Kill A Princess: The Diana Plot
A novel of conspiracy, fact and fiction
by Timothy B. Benford
August 31, 1997. The day the world lost a princess. This wasn’t the day that the rumors and stories began about
Princess Diana’s life, though. Those rumors began long before when it was announced she would become the future
wife of Prince Charles. August 31, 1997 is the day the ones surrounding her death took on a swirling life of their
own, and with that begins the story of To Kill a Princess: The Diana Plot. Offering a cleverly written tale
of rumor and fiction intertwined with well-known facts, this book takes a look at how it all might have come about
that the world would end up mourning her death in a tunnel in Paris.
The Royal Family has a high concern for their public persona and a desire to control what they see as damaging
conduct by Princess Diana. The break up of Prince Charles and Princess Diana’s marriage leads a little known group
of loyalists to the Crown called "The Committee" to spy on and shadow the princess in hopes of being able to head
her off before she does something that will embarrass the Royal Family any further or threaten Prince William’s
chances of becoming king. With Princess Diana getting closer to Dodi Fayed, "The Committee" decides it wouldn’t
do to have a British king’s mother married to a Muslim, or risk her having a child with him. While "The Committee"
does have legitimate ties to the police and the protection of the Royal Family, these men are acting on their own
to handle things best left to something other than official channels. A plot is hatched to prevent Princess Diana
from having more children and to do away with her future intended husband, Dodi Fayed.
The book also gives you a glimpse of the terrible pressure that Diana must have been under and how hard she
struggled to have her own life, yet remain loyal to the "Royal Family" for the sake of her children. It seems she
almost made her life her own until that fateful moment in the Pont de l’Alma bridge tunnel in Paris. What’s
fascinating is that the fictional part of this story is actually quite believable. It will make you wonder if her
death was truly an accident. It will remind you that with every rumor in life there is always a little fact. |
The Book |
American Book Publishers |
June 2006 |
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0-9710560-2-1 |
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NOTE: a combination of fact and fiction |
The Reviewer |
Michelle Shealy |
Reviewed 2006 |
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