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[0:03] ..." I would say graduate student at Oxford university and I. I think Ph.D. When I came across the practices -- by kids count. And that I. Read the front page"...
[3:29] ..." the story of called curry -- these terrible demons and finding an equilibrium and enabled it to the issue without having to resort to these national crisis."...
[5:44] ..." And that should women that they can be more than just little Masco assisted by the husband and kids today speech time."...
[7:14] ..." work of history that make you left about -- able to -- shackles. But my -- they -- he wanted to have an authenticity and and that emotional authenticity. It will could be proud of."...
[0:00]" Little about what inspired you to write this."
[0:03]" I would say graduate student at Oxford university and I. I think Ph.D. When I came across the practices -- by kids count. And that I. Read the front page I realized I come across somebody very -- in fact unique. If she rates she's. And so. In reading -- It was it was the was speaking in my yet. And -- of this. Saddens. Me and admiration of the blind that way I really wanted to write back."
[0:42]" And it was really different for her time also -- I should -- ahead of her time can you talk a little bit about who she was as a person."
[0:50]" Yes. Today don't but don't said that fast and and -- extremely wealthy aristocratic. And it was expected she would make very good match. Which I think Davidge says she took to the -- many new prize an entry society. And the issue is thrust into it the forefront. Era. -- that's how was that she had will be equals the common touch. She herself. I had no offensive differentiation between. Classes and issue with the unit that would break with the between the classes but. She -- people is human beings as individuals that your that mean me radical nation that time. And that's what made people. Not I mean department that's with that she was saying natural and every situation."
[1:42]" And she is really the celebrity at the time wasn't she."
[1:45]" Yes people ask that he be fascinated by at least you'll concern in people -- they they would forget themselves they would. These that train of school she have this extraordinary. Charisma. And it was coupled with the extraordinary need. To be dubbed the other. And it and it's I think this is that he be fascinating and mesmerizing went when. There is combinations come together in the past that."
[2:15]" Diana was actually a direct descendant of the duchess and of course is on the she led a very public life. As the -- did what were some of the similarities. And Vietnam and differences between the two in regards to the error in which they both lived."
[2:31]" But this similarities. Between the two I think what I that they. Based public women. With all that entails desperately trying to see cigarettes wed bet private individual taxes and did. And whip -- public but that is again. And I think it's it is true isn't it in celebrity does -- headed. And they've spent. Suffered. Because of that. That the it's the very and they need destabilizing. Arena to live it and they consequently they it to gain for the Diana. Profit public plea from. Emotional disorders that they've had -- That it was that the vinik. -- today and it won't say who became a gambling -- and two of the drug addict as well. The -- isn't life. What. Partly the story of called curry -- these terrible demons and finding an equilibrium and enabled it to the issue without having to resort to these national crisis."
[3:40]" She tell young I believe my -- actually any 48 only forty only unison -- what did she Diana. An effort and of them and let's go to these -- a drug gang what's sort of drugs were. Words you know of the drug at the time. Apparently based. I guess they drank that was that would it was it was it was four but it -- What's an example do you think to attain it set for other women of her time."
[4:06]" Yeah admitted they fired again. It is three major ways the -- radical way it was that she. She wanted to news. That the new example for mothering. There at the time it was the fashion full women to get that -- two witnesses to what breast feed the babies instead of them. And Dana bucked the trend and she does or has chosen by herself. And that that was just. Massive revolution in Calgary and happy practices."
[4:39]" So that did become public record moon and what it back that this -- impressed. What sort of impact did her position in a royal family and her purse on have long England at the time."
[4:53]" Well. If that's time into the pre democratic age. Really meant that although there were elections they were either in -- completely controlled by AB aristocratic families. Is negative influence rain and that particular county or pass. So women -- expect to see. And help that families in during electioneering time and in maintaining the stability of the national policies said. Yeah I mean it was expected that to -- it would always typically other women be present during elections because -- the great picture without. But what Jordanian did that was different was -- or that became. Of an adept backroom negotiates. Has still within forming alliances. Within the party. And that should women that they can be more than just little Masco assisted by the husband and kids today speech time."
[5:52]" Which you -- the first women to do that."
[5:55]" She was hit on the bus couldn't do that in ways that was accepted by the coffee and -- appreciate it have a role design it to continue."
[6:06]" Now entertain it was a very optimistic. Open minded woman for her time yet she was so trapped she couldn't have a life outside the confines of the marriage she probably it was so repressed like so many women. At that time yet she still had a strong impact on society."
[6:25]" did impact of that was because she was so am I told myself. People write about has this. She would admit to being busted through -- she'd just roll this huge and it -- with have. And that enabled two -- they carried the days. When she decided to web white dresses before that maybe have a war the cut away. Maybe -- wore simple dresses she -- of the overnight changed eighteenth century fashion you can pick in the paintings. For one did the next -- advocate for wearing heavy silk to white muslin dresses that -- taxes. She she does have this extraordinary --"
[7:06]" What do you think the movie did -- meet your expectations."
[7:09]" I -- exceeded my expectations. The filmmakers. While they didn't want to make it work of history that make you left about -- able to -- shackles. But my -- they -- he wanted to have an authenticity and and that emotional authenticity. It will could be proud of."
[7:26]" This your first does that -- you're dead -- on the it this market was my first day camp. With some within your future."
[7:34]" Well I've I've native finished my second that which is actually about the American civil war. Let's say the civil war that yes. It's about these British men and women who bullets is coming and that can Nazis. Take profitable on both sides -- for the north of the."
[7:51]" That's -- what is -- you have a title yet it -- our American cup night. On to -- ought to be rhetoric."
[7:59]" And then my problem was the screen right and I when I was younger I wanted to do just about -- they be anything else but -- But I guess sometimes DNA when that."
[8:12]" Isn't sending -- that you want to -- about the about the movie the book."
[8:16]" I've benefit other than the movie takes. An important six or seven years of judging is alive but actually how that continue. For another. Twenty is and what's important about that time is that she she she remade herself in and she'd just. She it is -- actually it is never too late you the past that you want to see and I think that's a very important message or."
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