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Authors: Sally Bedell Smith
8.
“I teased her that it was her folks”: George H. W. Bush interview. 358 “left even the Secret Service”:
New York Times
, May 15, 1991.
9.
“No wonder I cannot feel a stranger”:
Washington Post
, May 15, 1991. 358 “I do hope you can see me today”:
Dallas Morning News
, May 17, 1991.
10.
“How are you doin?”:
Washington Post
, May 16, 1991.
11.
“It’s the American way”: United Press International, May 15, 1991. 359 “What a waste”: Benedicte Valentiner interview.
12.
“She was standing stock still”: Ibid.
13.
“grazing happily”: Queen Elizabeth II to Ronald Reagan, July 15, 1990, Reagan Library.
14.
“If you’ve got two-thirds”:
E II R
documentary.
15.
“I am an amazing woman!”:
Houston Chronicle
, May 23, 1991.
16.
Once again she could indulge: Ibid.
17.
Sarah Farish greeted her with a kiss:
Daily Express
, May 24, 1991.
18.
“humiliated that her husband”:
The Sun
, May 20, 1991.
19.
Andrew and Fergie were misbehaving:
People
, March 11, 1991.
20.
a sharply critical editorial:
Sunday Times
, Feb. 10, 1991.
21.
“This is the first time”: Gay Charteris interview.
22.
he rode a bicycle: Smith, p. 276.
23.
“a frightful pinko”:
Daily Telegraph
, Nov. 14, 2008.
24.
“exposing too much of the inner workings”: Confidential interview.
25.
she readily agreed to set up a working group: David Airlie interview.
26.
“She was not worried about how much she would pay”: Confidential interview.
27.
An infuriated Andrew called in: Wyatt, Vol. 2, p. 651.
28.
an unusual personal statement: Confidential interview.
29.
“Most people have a job”:
E II R
documentary.
30.
“the dynamic sexiness”:
Today
, May 18, 1991.
31.
“the marriage was indeed on the rocks”: Dimbleby, p. 592.
32.
On the 7th:
Sunday Times
, June 7, 1992.
33.
Despite persistent rumors: Smith, p. 276.
34.
Known for his integrity: Ibid., p. 277.
35.
“Not once was there the slightest hint”: Charles Anson interview.
36.
In consultations with Fellowes: Smith, p. 278.
37.
It was an emotional encounter: Burrell, p. 159.
38.
“learn to compromise”: Ibid.
39.
“Mama despaired”: Ibid., p. 158.
40.
“in a friendly attempt to resolve”: Transcript of hearing into the death of Diana, Princess of Wales, Dec. 13, 2007, quoting statement from Prince Philip on Nov. 23, 2002.
41.
“involved much more than simply”: Burrell, p. 161.
42.
“stinging … wounding … irate”: Smith, p. 280.
43.
“not a single derogatory term”: Brigadier Sir Miles Hunt-Davis testimony, transcript of hearing, Dec. 13, 2007.
44.
“dearest Pa” and subsequent quotes from letters: Ibid.
45.
“he never touched Diana’s heart”: Smith, p. 280.
46.
Before the Morton book: Dimbleby, p. 588.
47.
“I think it took a long time”: Patricia Brabourne interview.
48.
“saint-like fortitude”: Bradford, p. 475.
49.
“to keep a calm view”: Confidential interview.
50.
“Can you imagine having two”: Patricia Brabourne interview.
51.
“If I wanted help in understanding”: George Carey interview.
52.
“The personalities were so different”: Ibid.
53.
“became almost mutual support sessions”: Shawcross,
Q and C
, p. 201.
54.
“People don’t realize quite how strong”: Shawcross,
Queen and Country
documentary.
55.
“some preparatory work”: Carey, p. 402.
56.
“It was my pastoral duty”: Ibid., p. 405.
57.
On Thursday, August 20:
Daily Mirror
, Aug. 20, 1992.
58.
“It would be accurate to report”: Sarah, the Duchess of York, p. 21.
59.
“I had been exposed for what I truly was”: Ibid., p. 19.
60.
“furious”: Ibid., p. 23.
61.
“I don’t see her because”: Brandreth, p. 329.
62.
“The Queen had an affection”: Confidential interview.
63.
Four days after the
Mirror
scoop:
The Sun
, Aug. 24, 1992.
64.
“personally found great comfort”: Shawcross,
QEQM
, p. 892.
65.
“alternately despairing, defiant”: P. D. Jephson,
Shadows of a Princess: An Intimate Account by Her Private Secretary
, p. 307.
66.
Once again, the Queen intervened: Burrell, p. 165.
67.
Early in September: Wyatt, Vol. 3, p. 94.
68.
“take time and talk round it”: Confidential interview.
69.
She was going into an audience:
The Queen at 80
, Sky News.
70.
“It was the most shaken I ever saw her”: Confidential interview.
71.
“It made all the difference to my sanity”: Shawcross,
QEQM
, p. 892.
72.
“lifting too much veil”: Confidential interview.
73.
“She could see that it was a good thing”: Confidential interview.
74.
as she had been in 1977: James Lees-Milne,
Diaries, 1971–1983
, p. 234.
75.
“let Major persuade her”: Wyatt, Vol. 3, p. 133.
76.
“very miserable and mealy-mouthed”: Shawcross,
Queen and Country
documentary.
77.
“one of the central features”: Confidential interview.
78.
She was suffering: Shawcross,
QEQM
, p. 893.
79.
“Nineteen ninety-two is not a year”:
Annus Horribilis
speech, Nov. 24, 1992, Official Website of the British Monarchy.
80.
“intense and complex”:
Daily Mail
, Nov. 25, 1992.
81.
“a year capable of scaring you”: Shawcross,
Queen and Country
documentary.