Tim Heald is a biographer, crime writer and journalist. He was chosen by Prince Philip to be his biographer on his 70th birthday. He has been a contributor to many television obituaries of royal figures, including Princess Margaret and the Queen Mother.
This sympathetic but unsentimental biography explores the paradoxical nature of a fascinating, infuriating woman - MAIL ON SUNDAY - Simon Shaw A fascinating insight into the life of the party girl who became an icon in postwar Britain - DAILY EXPRESS A sympathetic tribute and an exploration into a tormented soul - GOOD BOOK GUIDE