Diana Simmonds, Editor, Sydney Alumni Magazine
Diana, Queen of Hearts: 10 years on
Recorded 30 September at the Powerhouse Museum
Diana Simmondsis a writer and journalist who while living in London found
herself sharing tips on household cleansers with a tall, shy teenager from
the flat upstairs. Two years later, the teenager turned into Princess Diana
and a year after that, was the subject of Princess Di: the National Dish
(the making of a media superstar), the first ever book about the girl who
became an international phenomenon. It was written by Diana Simmonds
and ten years ago, she sadly recorded the end of the relationship in Diana
the Hunted. Meanwhile, Diana Simmonds had become one of Sydney’s
best-known and most respected arts critics and commentators. She currently
edits SAM – the Sydney University Alumni Magazine and
www.stagenoise.com – the dedicated arts website.
Download mp3 - (mp3 22mb, 47 minutes)
Thursday 20 September, 2007
Diana’s wedding gown arrives at the Powerhouse Museum.
Photography by Marinco Kojdanovski, © copyright Powerhouse Museum
