It shouldn’t have come as a surprise. Di had warned Fergie that while she supported her decision to write the book, some things were totally off limits – namely any reference to herself.
‘Sarah made clear that she was going to write a book, and Diana was supportive of that,’ explains Sunrise royal expert Robert Jobson. ‘But she said, I don’t want you to mention me at all.’
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The Diana Chronicles author Tina Brown notes that the revelation was ‘fatal’ for the friendship, explaining, ‘Goddesses don’t get warts’.
Despite her desperate attempts to make it up to Di, Fergie never succeeded. Things became so toxic, that when Diana threw a party for friend David Tang, she told him the guest list could include literally anyone he wanted.
But when he suggested Fergie, the response was swift. ‘Absolutely not,’ Diana replied.