Princess Diana

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Each morning I stuck my key into a small gold key hole into the back entrance of her residence. The residence was absolutely stunning. There were flowers with the most exquisite scent. The landscaping was ridiculous, it was sheer perfection. The grass was always trimmed to perfection as well. There was never a weed in between the cracks of the cement. The palace was extravagant. The whole palace was made of the finest materials, it was beautiful. The roof was even made of gold. Despite the royal family’s golden exterior with love for one another and their children, I saw the real Prince and Princess of Wales. I often had time to talk to Princess Diana, although she preferred when I called her Di ( Tompson 1). While Diana’s life was cut too short, every minute that she was alive was exciting, the outfits, the press, and the charities. People could not get enough of her life and sometimes it was too much for her even though you could never tell through the smile she constantly sported.

Being Diana's assistant and publicist for almost twenty years was not the easiest task, although it was definitely a riveting experience. My name is Anne Audra Forbes and my job really took a toll on my life. I spent so much time with her and her sons my husband left me. I was hardly home so I can understand his frustration with me. We got a divorce and he won full custody. I really had nothing else to wake up for besides my job. I moved into the palace I even had my own wing. It was a spectacular way to live. I was more than Di's publicist I was her friend. After she died I had nothing. My children hated me I was virtually absent from society for twenty years and now the only person who I had a relationship with was dead. I turned to alcohol and...

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