16 Books About Princess Diana That Pull Back the Curtain

Vanity Fair's former editor Tina Brown penned The Diana Chronicles, which was published in 2007, near the 10th anniversary of her tragic death. Based on hundreds of interviews from those in Diana's inner circle, it's arguably the definitive biography of Princess Di's life.

Published in 1992, Diana: Her True Story — in Her Own Words is one of the only books about Diana that the princess had a say in. Author Andrew Morton writes of Diana's relationship with Prince Charles, her life in the palace, and her wildest dreams for the future.

Tina Brown uses real photographs of Diana to tell her story visually. Remembering Diana: A Life in Photographs features over 100 pictures of the princess.

Michael W. Simmons tries to make sense of the contrast between Diana's public image and who she was behind closed doors in Queen of People's Hearts: The Life and Mission of Diana, Princess of Wales.

One of Diana's protection officers Inspector Ken Wharfe cowrote Diana: A Closely Guarded Secret. Due to Wharfe's position, he had a personal relationship with the princess.

Paul Burrell, author of A Royal Duty, was one of Diana's butlers, making his account authentic and intimate.

Bestseller Shadows of a Princess is written by Patrick Jephson, Diana's private secretary. Jephson tells of Diana's marital and personal troubles in this intimate account.

Fashion editor Tamsin Blanchard teamed up with photographer Tim Graham to put together Dressing Diana, a photographic account of the late princess's life through fashion.

Mary Clarke, who worked as Diana's nanny, tells the story of the late Princess of Wales's childhood in Little Girl Lost, discussing the development of Diana's eating disorder and more hidden facts.

Guarding Diana is Inspector Ken Wharfe's second account of the princess. In this book, he describes traveling the globe with Diana.

Katy Holborn writes of Diana's misunderstood public and private lives in Princess Diana: The True Story of the People's Princess.

Tim Clayton and Phil Craig write an objective account of Diana's life, detailing how she could actually be vindictive — reminding us that she, too, was human. Diana: Story of a Princess contains seven never-before-published pictures.

Sally Bedell Smith dives deep into Diana's inner turmoil in Diana in Search of Herself, published in 1999.

Benjamin Southerland's account, Princess Diana: A Biography of the Inspirational Royal, tells of Diana's tumultuous marriage, motherhood, commitment to philanthropy, and her untimely death.

Trevor Rees-Jones was the bodyguard of Dodi Fayed, Diana's suspected partner, and the sole survivor of the crash that killed Diana and Fayed. In The Bodyguard's Story, Rees-Jones tells of the aftermath of Diana's death and Fayed's father's at-times obsessive commitment to avenging his son's death.

Another account of the late princess's timeless styles, Dan Jones's Diana: Style Icon is currently available for preorder and is set to be released in March 2021.