The Diana Chronicles is a 2007 book by Tina Brown on the life and death of Diana, Princess of Wales. It was released June 12, 2007. The work's timing coincided with the increased attention Diana received leading up to the tenth anniversary of her death. The Diana Chronicles was at number one on the New York Times Best Seller list for hardback nonfiction for the weeks of 8 July 2007 to 15 July 2007. The author writes in a preface: The biography was based on over 250 interviews with men and women - members of Diana's intimate circle, associates in her public life and partners in her philanthropy.
Of the conspiracy theories surrounding the death of the Princess of Wales in the Paris tunnel, the author surveys the evidence extensively and concludes "In any sequence of events of such complexity, speed, and drama, there are bound to be confusions and discrepancies. But the evidence is overwhelming that this was a traffic accident - period."
More than 250 witnesses came forward in the British Coroner's Inquests into the deaths of the Princess and Mr. Dodi Fayed which began on 2 October 2007. After reporting and analyzing the evidence, the paperback edition of The Diana Chronicles carries an Afterword in which the author concludes: "The were not so much an inquiry as an exorcism of every lie and myth surrounding the way the Princess died."
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