This ain’t a week for flattering portraits of icons. A new book is out by Tina Brown called “The Diana Chronicles”. Ms. Brown lets us know that Di was a bitch and f-ed around. Thanks, Tina. Way to kick the headstone over and pee on the grave. In Princess Di’s defense, she had a HOT son. Damn, that Harry is smoking. And yes, having a hot son makes up for a lot. Maybe not murder, but at least bitchery and slattern behavior. The author, a former newspaper editor, only met Di in person four or five times but apparently that was enough for a book. And she claims Diana was busy:

Brown concludes her first affair was with Barry Mannakee, her bodyguard from 1985, who was later killed in a motorcycle accident. Next was Hewitt, whose relationship with Diana initially had the tacit approval of the royals, Brown writes. Afterward came James Gilbey, related to the gin fortune, who was caught calling Diana “Squidgy” in a bugged phone conversation; art dealer Oliver Hoare (whom she harassed with anonymous phone calls); rugby player Will Carling (whose wife named Diana in divorce proceedings); surgeon Hasnat Khan, the love of her life who would not marry her because of his obligations to his Muslim family and to his profession, and Dodi Fayed, son of Harrods owner Mohamed Al Fayed, who was just a bit of post divorce summer entertainment.

Some of those are post-divorce so I don’t know what the damn problem is. Keep reading for more on Di’s cranky side, including when she dumped Fergie (royal not “Glamorous”) for Fergie’s claim that she gave her warts.

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