Diana: Portrait of a Princess

by Jayne Fincher

Book Overview

Alone among award-winning photographers, Jayne Fincher snapped some of the most private moments ever seen of the late Princess Diana. What's her secret? Perhaps it's because, as an official royal... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0684853922
• ISBN13: 9780684853925
• Release Date: August 1998
• Publisher: Simon & Schuster
• Length: 224 Pages
• Weight: 4.20 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.1" x 12.3" x 11.1"

Customer Reviews

Who can believe that it's all in the past?

About 95% of DIANA: PORTRAIT OF A PRINCESS is photos, with only minimal narrative. And almost all of the photos were taken by Fincher, who was a royal photographer. The pictures are fantastic -- a couple just take my breath away. How could this exquisite person be gone? (see page 95) Surely, Diana was one of the most photogenic persons who ever lived. Here in the photos we watch her grow up, make fashion choices (not all good!) to find her own image, and create her own life just in time to lose it. Sometimes she looked a bit like a tired, frumpy housewife. In other pictures she's just perfection. The heavy, oversize book is divided into three parts: For Love, For Loyalty, For Liberty. The printing quality of the photos is EXCELLENT. This was a beautiful gift from my beloved niece, who knows me well. I must say, it makes an excellent gift. This book is one to keep and treasure.

princess di would have been pleased!

as a collector of princes di books, i have several good ones in my collection, but jayne fincher's 'portrait of a princess' is my best by far. the book is stunning. the unusually large size of the hard-cover book, the huge collection of splendid color photographs, many of them from diana's early years, make for an awesome book. a must-buy for any diana fan!. this is the definitive pictorial tribute to princess diana.

Stunning photography of a world legend

My sister and I are MAJOR Diana fans, and both agree that this is by far the best of the many, many photo books available on the late Princess. The colors practically bleed off the page, and each photograph is sharply reproduced in a pleasurably large format. The book is blessedly absent of distracting text: this author knows what we want: pictures, pictures, pictures! Buy it: you will NOT be disappointed.

One of the best books on the late princess!

Jayne Fincher did an excellent job photographing the Princess of Wales, while also showing us how much Diana was like the rest of us. Fincher wrote that you could tell what kind of a mood the princess was in by the color of her clothes. Why are we so surprised to find out that Diana had her moody days, when she could be difficult? Aren't we all like that at different times in our life? No one is perfect, and neither was she. I love her just the way she was -- a flawed human being who tried to do her best. Fincher's book is one of the top efforts published on Diana. It contains beautiful pictures, sad pictures, and wonderful memories. The text beside the photos was a nice touch, letting the reader know a little bit of history behind a particular shot. A fine, fine book!

Absolutely gorgeous pictures

I loved this book. It has so many pictures that I hadn't seen before (and I have lots of Diana books). I was amazed at the variety of pictures. They were absolutely gorgeous. I think it gave a good chronology of her life and growth as a woman. There are some gorgeous pictures of her when she was young, and progressed through the years. This book has well over 200 pages and every page has pictures on it. It is an awesome book and a "must have" for Diana fans.