This is one of the “revelations” in a new book by former friend of the Princess, Tina Brown. It portrays much-missed Diana as a neurotic attention-seeker who didn’t fall in love with Charles — but fell in love with the idea of becoming a princess.

With the tenth anniversary of the death of Diana looming, Brown has turned on Diana in a book, determined to cash in on her memory. Former magazine editor Brown claims to dispel the image of a shy, naive victim which Diana herself created.

I think it is about time to give her a break, too many people just want to cash in on her memory, let the women "rest in peace".