Each morning I inserted the key into a small gold lock in the back entrance of her residence. The residence was absolutely gorgeous. There were flowers with the most exquisite scent. The landscape was ridiculous, it was pure perfection. The grass was also always cut to perfection. There was never a weed between the cracks in the concrete. The palace was extravagant. The entire palace was made of the best materials, it was beautiful. The roof was even gold. Despite the golden exterior of the royal family, full of love for each other and their children, I saw the real Prince and Princess of Wales. I often had time to talk to Princess Diana, although she preferred me to call her Di ( Tompson 1). Although Diana's life was cut too short, every minute she was alive was thrilling, the dresses, the press and the charities. People couldn't get enough of her life and sometimes it was too much for her although you could never tell from the smile she constantly wore. Being Diana's assistant and publicist for almost twenty years was not the easiest task, although it was certainly an enthralling experience. experience. My name is Anne Audra Forbes and my job has really taken a toll on my life. I spent so much time with her and her children that my husband left me. I was hardly home, so I can understand his frustration with me. We divorced and he got full custody. I really had nothing else to wake up for other than my job. I moved into the building and even had my own wing. It was a spectacular way to live. I was more than Di's publicist, I was his friend. After his death I had nothing left. My children hated me, I was virtually absent from society for twenty years, and now the only person I had a relationship with was dead. I turned to alcohol and…to the medium of paper…On File, Inc., 2003. Modern World History Online. Facts On File, Inc. http://www.fofweb.com/activelink2.asp?ItemID=WE53&iPin=HISDC0655&SingleRecord=True (accessed March 18, 2010).Morton , Andrew . Diana: Her True Story. New York City: Simon and Schulzter, 1997. Print.O' Mara, Michael. Diana Princess of Wales. New York: St. Martins Press, 1997. Print."Royal Family of the United Kingdom." Student of the world book. World Book, 2010. Web. March 19, 2010. Timms, Howard. "Diana, Princess of Wales." Student of the world book. World Book, 2010. Web. March 19, 2010.Tompson, Richard S. "Diana, Princess of Wales." Britain: a reference guide from the Renaissance to the present. New York: Facts On File, Inc., 2003. Modern World History Online. Facts On File, Inc. http://www.fofweb.com/activelink2.asp?ItemID=WE53&iPin=GB0386&SingleRecord=True (accessed March 18, 2010).