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  82.
“in a state of desperation”: Dimbleby, p. 593.
  83.
“The Glums”: Smith, p. 284.
  84.
“he had no choice”: Dimbleby, p. 595.
  85.
“no plans to divorce”: Ibid.
  86.
“With hindsight it was a mistake”: Shawcross,
Q and C
, p. 204.
  87.
The arrangements were so hastily made: Shawcross,
QEQM
, p. 894.
  88.
“prayers, understanding and sympathy”: Christmas Broadcast, Dec. 25, 1992, Official Website of the British Monarchy.
  89.
“with fresh hope”: Ibid.

SEVENTEEN: Tragedy and Tradition

    1.
“You’re a clever old thing”:
Sunday Mirror
, Jan. 17, 1993.
    2.
In a poll published: Smith, p. 284.
    3.
“to explain to the media”: BBC interview with David Airlie: transcript, Feb. 21, 1994.
    4.
“courtiers should be neither seen”: Ibid.
    5.
“She isn’t like you!”: David Airlie interview.
    6.
died in her suite:
Los Angeles Times
, Sept. 25, 1993.
    7.
who had hired two nurses:
The Scotsman
, Nov. 12, 2002.
    8.
The Queen came down: Margaret Rhodes interview.
    9.
“She simply stopped”:
Daily Express
, Sept. 3, 1998.
  10.
It was a tempestuous relationship: Smith, p. 317.
  11.
“time and space”:
Today
, Dec. 4, 1993.
  12.
Both the Queen and Prince Philip had urged: Smith, p. 310.
  13.
In an atmosphere thick with tension: Bradford, p. 487.
  14.
“I wasn’t paying enough attention!”: Elizabeth II to Ronald Reagan, Feb. 13, 1994, Reagan Library.
  15.
“She has no regard for color”: Wesley Kerr interview.
  16.
“Did you see your father”: Ibid.
  17.
“the clever manner in which she discussed”: Bill Clinton,
My Life
, p. 599.
  18.
“nodded and laughed”: Hillary Rodham Clinton,
Living History
, p. 238.
  19.
“was clearly happy”: Shawcross,
Q and C
, p. 229.
  20.
but all were eclipsed by: Jonathan Dimbleby,
Prince Charles: The Private Man, the Public Role
, ITV, June 29, 1994.
  21.
“the myth that he had never intended”:
Sunday Telegraph
, July 3, 1994.
  22.
John Major was concerned: Wyatt, Vol, 3, p. 403.
  23.
“That Jonathan Dimbleby!”: Ibid., p. 453.
  24.
Paradoxically, the Soviet Communist Party:
The Independent
, Oct. 16, 1994.
  25.
“The monarchy is unshakeable”: Ibid.
  26.
When he tried to draw out: Shawcross,
Q and C
, p. 177.
  27.
“I thought the jewels were too much”: David Thomas interview. 383 “the Queen evoked a sort of nostalgia”: Shawcross,
Q and C
, p. 207.
  28.
“attractive … very conceited”: Wyatt, Vol. 3, p. 466. 383 “vulgar, vulgar, vulgar”:
Daily Mail
, Jan. 6, 1995. 383 “He’s got such a lot of wisdom”: Wyatt, Vol. 3, p. 504.
  29.
“one of the outstanding experiences”: Shawcross,
Queen and Country
documentary.
  30.
He and Kenneth Kaunda: Robin Renwick, Baron Renwick of Clifton, interview.
  31.
“Let’s have him”: Turner, p. 193.
  32.
“huge emotional charge”: Shawcross,
Queen and Country
documentary.
  33.
“re-launched”: Smith, p. 339.
  34.
“She was nervous about the fact”: Robert Salisbury interview.
  35.
“The Queen’s eyes were brimming”: Pimlott, p. 575.
  36.
“superb performance”: Barbara Walters interview.
  37.
The princess spoke unflinchingly: Bashir interview,
Panorama
.
  38.
“Diana at her worst”:
Sunday Telegraph
, Sept. 7, 1997.
  39.
“advanced stages of paranoia”:
The Guardian
, Nov. 21, 1995.
  40.
a Gallup survey registered:
Daily Telegraph
, Nov. 27, 1995.
  41.
“very dangerous”: Wyatt, Vol. 3, p. 577.
  42.
“took the BBC aback”: Confidential interview.
  43.
“early divorce … in the best interests”:
Daily Telegraph
, Dec. 21, 1995.
  44.
“with love from Mama”: Burrell, p. 222.
  45.
Elizabeth II remained predictably noncommittal: Jane Atkinson interview (Dec. 3, 1998).
  46.
“sensitivity and kindness”: Burrell, p. 229.
  47.
But Diana again overreached: Jane Atkinson interview.
  48.
“The decision to drop the title”:
Daily Mail
, March 1, 1996.
  49.
“co-parents”: Meredith Vieira interview with Prince Andrew,
Today
, Jan. 29, 2008.
  50.
“happiest unmarried couple”: Sarah Ferguson interview with Sky News, Feb. 24, 2010.
  51.
“regarded as a member of the royal family”: “Status and Role of the Princess of Wales,” statement from Buckingham Palace, July 12, 1996.
  52.
“has a special place in my heart”: ITN Reuters Television, July 10, 1996.
  53.
“let bygones be bygones”:
New York Times
, July 13, 1996.
  54.
“Should I dance?” Robin Renwick interview.
  55.
“To everyone’s surprise”: Ibid.
  56.
“has seldom been known”:
New York Times
, July 13, 1996.
  57.
Early in the new year they met: Tony Blair,
A Journey: My Political Life
, p. 135.
  58.
“fairly calculating terms”: Alastair Campbell,
The Blair Years: Extracts from the Alastair Campbell Diaries
, p. 152.
  59.
“radical combination”: Tony Blair, p. 135.
  60.
“an unpredictable meteor”: Ibid., p. 136.
  61.
“perfect fit”: Ibid., p. 134.
  62.
“We were both in our ways”: Ibid., p. 140.
  63.
“all teeth and no bite”: Burgess, p. 76.
  64.
“He had the nicest manners”: Johnson, p. 37.
  65.
“betrayal … understanding”:
The Mirror
, Sept. 4, 2010.
  66.
he tripped on the edge: Cherie Blair,
Speaking for Myself: My Life from Liverpool to Downing Street
, p. 186.

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