The Bodyguard's Story: Diana, the Crash, and the Sole Survivor

图书标准信息

• 作者 Trevor、Moira Johnston 著
• 出版社 Grand Central Publishing
• 出版时间 2000-03
• ISBN 9780446527750
• 定价 213.60元
• 装帧 精装
• 开本 其他
• 纸张 其他
• 页数 336页
• 正文语种 英语

【内容简介】

WherewereyouwhenDianadied?ForTrevorRees-Jones,theanswerissimple:hewasinthesamehospitalasDiana,fightingforhisownlifeafewroomsaway.AsbodyguardtohercompanionDodiFayed,hewaswiththecouplewhen,houndedbypaparazzi,andwithadriverwhoturnedouttobedrunk,theirMercedescrashedintothethirteenthpillarofthetunnelunderthePlacedel'AlmainParis.DodiandtheDriver,HenriPaul,diedinstantaneously,medicssay;DianawasrushedtoanearbyhospitalwheredoctorsworkedfeverishlytoresuscitateherbeforegivingupintheearlyhoursofSundaymorning.Miraculously,Trevorsurvived.Buthisconditionwascritical--internalchestinjuriesandabrokenwristweretheleastofit.Hisheadhadtakenthebruntoftheimpactandsufferedcatastrophicdamage;hisfacewascrushedbeyondrecognition.Inastunningmedicaldrama,however,afacialsurgeonperformedamiracleofreconstruction,and--alongwithTrevor'sownindomitablewillandthesupportofhisfamilyandfriends--thebodyguardwasabletoleavethehospitalafterjustoveramonth.Hisgoalthenwasstraightforward:toreturntoanormallifeassoonaspossible,gobacktoworkforhisemployer,MohamedAlFayed,andtothesimplepleasuresofrugbyandhismatesathomeinShropshire.ButthecrashthatnearlykilledhimhadkilledDiana,PrincessofWales,oneofthemostfamouswomenofthelatetwentiethcentury.Anormallifewasnolongeranoption.AnasMohamedAlFayed'sgriefatthelossofhissonquicklyturnedintoadesperatehuntforreasons,forculpritsandconspiracy,TrevorfoundhisunswervingloyaltytotheBossatfirstquestionedandthen,ultimately,destroyed,asFayedpointedthefingerofblameathim.TheBodyguard'sStorygrippinglydescribes,forthefirsttime,TrevorRees-Jones'spartintheseastonishingevents.FromthepreludetoParis,whenTrevorfoundhimselfmindingthePrincessandhertwosonsinthesouthofFrance,tothecrashitselfanditscausesandconsequences,thisbookrevealsthetrue,first-handaccountofoneofthemostsensationalnewsstoriesofthelastcentury.Compelling,alarmingandyetdeeplymoving,itisaremarkablestoryofcourageunderfire,andofhowordinarypeoplecanreacttoextraordinarycircumstancesandsurvive,scarred,butwiththeirsoulsandvaluesintact."TrevorRees-Joneswasbornin1968.Aformersoldier,hethenjoinedthesecuritystaffofMohamedAlFayed,thecontroversialEgyptianmulti-millionairebusinessmanandownerofHarrod's,andworkedaspersonalbodyguardtoFayed'ssonDodi.Inthesummerof1997,asafriendshipdevelopedbetweenDodiandDiana,PrincessofWales,Trevorfoundhimselfafirst-handwitnesstotheeventsleadinguptothecrashthatwouldkillthembothonAugust31inParis.Followinghisdischargefromthehospital,TrevorreturnedtotheUKinOctober1997,andwasaninsidepartytotheFrenchinvestigationthatfollowed.HeresignedfromhisjobwithFayedthefollowingApril,andnowlivesinOswestry,Shropshire.

【作者简介】

"TrevorRees-Joneswasbornin1968.Aformersoldier,hethenjoinedthesecuritystaffofMohamedAlFayed,thecontroversialEgyptianmulti-millionairebusinessmanandownerofHarrod's,andworkedaspersonalbodyguardtoFayed'ssonDodi.Inthesummerof1997,asafriendshipdevelopedbetweenDodiandDiana,PrincessofWales,Trevorfoundhimselfafirst-handwitnesstotheeventsleadinguptothecrashthatwouldkillthembothonAugust31inParis.Followinghisdischargefromthehospital,TrevorreturnedtotheUKinOctober1997,andwasaninsidepartytotheFrenchinvestigationthatfollowed.HeresignedfromhisjobwithFayedthefollowingApril,andnowlivesinOswestry,Shropshire."