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Dianaworld : An Obsession - Edward White

Dianaworld

An Obsession

By: Edward White

Hardcover | 8 May 2025 | Edition Number 1

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A brilliant new cultural history of the Queen of Hearts

For more than forty years, Diana, Princess of Wales, has been mythologized to the most extraordinary degree. Adored and lionized by some, ridiculed and traduced by others, Diana has always commanded a cultural presence unmatched by any other member of the royal family.

In Dianaworld, Edward White offers both a portrait of the princess and a group portrait of those who existed in her orbit-from her royal in-laws, her servants, and the dilapidated ranks of the British aristocracy from which she rose, to drag performers, artists, Britain's ethnic minorities, and the Gen Z superfans who maintain her status as a cultural icon.

Drawing on a wide array of sources and perspectives, many never used in books about Diana or the royal family, White vividly recreates the world Diana lived in, explores the growth of her global reputation, and illuminates her lasting impact on the world she left behind.

About the Author

Edward White is the author of widely praised The Twelve Lives of Alfred Hitchcock and The Tastemaker- Carl Van Vechten and the Birth of Modern America. He has written for publications including the Paris Review. He lives in Kent.
Industry Reviews
A kaleidoscopic portrait of Princess Diana (1961–1997), as viewed by the people whose lives she touched... White takes an evenhanded perspective on his subject... his panoramic approach attests to her lasting influence across the world. This achieves the difficult task of finding a novel take on the much-discussed former royal -- Publishers Weekly

Devotees of the ‘People’s Princess’ will revel in White’s explorations of the territory behind the curtain -- Kirkus Reviews

Equitable and ecumenical… White ensures that readers will appreciate the phenomenal impact this often misunderstood yet perennially alluring woman has made on the culture -- Carol Haggas, Booklist

White takes advantage of a quarter-century’s distance to present the cultural postmortem she deserves -- The Washington Post

Among the strengths of this book is its dissection of its subject’s self-presentation -- The Telegraph

A wide-ranging cultural history of the former Princess of Wales... Dianaworld teems with striking, odd anecdotes that will be irresistible to anyone with an eye for Diana-related ephemera -- Katie Rosseinsky, Independent

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