The Insider

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The conversation moved swiftly to a recent edition of Have I Got News For You. 'Oh, HHummy, it was hilarious,' laughed William. 'They had a photo of IVIrs Parker-Bowies and a horse's head and asked what the difference was. The answer was that there isn't any!' Diana absolutely exploded with laughter \Ne talked about which is the hottest photo right now. 'Charles and Camilla is still the really big one,' I said, 'followed by you and anew man, and now of course William with his first girlfriend.' He groaned. So did Diana. Our 'big ones' are the most intimate parts of their personal lives. It was a weird moment I am the enemy really, but we were getting on well and sort of developing a better understanding of each other as we went along.
At the tender age of 28, PIERS MORGAN was made editor of a national newspaper. So began a career at the epicentre of Britain's media over one of the most tumultuous and scandalous decades of modern times.
We were rocked by the death of Diana and... Tovább

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The conversation moved swiftly to a recent edition of Have I Got News For You. 'Oh, HHummy, it was hilarious,' laughed William. 'They had a photo of IVIrs Parker-Bowies and a horse's head and asked what the difference was. The answer was that there isn't any!' Diana absolutely exploded with laughter \Ne talked about which is the hottest photo right now. 'Charles and Camilla is still the really big one,' I said, 'followed by you and anew man, and now of course William with his first girlfriend.' He groaned. So did Diana. Our 'big ones' are the most intimate parts of their personal lives. It was a weird moment I am the enemy really, but we were getting on well and sort of developing a better understanding of each other as we went along.
At the tender age of 28, PIERS MORGAN was made editor of a national newspaper. So began a career at the epicentre of Britain's media over one of the most tumultuous and scandalous decades of modern times.
We were rocked by the death of Diana and saw the Royal Family brought to its knees by scandal and tragedy; we witnessed the implosion of the Tories and the rise of New Labour; we found ourselves enthralled by a stream of celebrity gossip. And then, on 11 September 2001, the world changed forever. Within months Britain was at war.
These are the diaries of a true insider and the cast of characters is endless: Diana, William and Charles; Tony Blair, Cherie, Gordon Brown; Paul McCartney, George Michael and Elton John; Rupert Murdoch, Richard Branson and Al Fayed; Fergie, Paul Burrell, James Hewitt, Earl Spencer; Jeremy Clarkson, Paula Yates, Paul Gascoigne; Jeffrey Archer, Alastair Campbell and Alan Clark-to name but a few.
In a world of indiscreet dinners, private meetings, and gossipy lunches. Piers Morgan found himself in the thick of it. Often laugh-out-loud funny and at times nothing less than shocking, to read THE INSIDER is to experience first-hand the secret deals, plotting and power-games that make Britain what it is today.
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PIERS MORGAN was born in 1965. He studied journalism at Harlow College, beginning his career in local south London newspapers before being spotted by Kelvin MacKenzie of The Sun and given his own showbiz column, Bizarre. Rupert Murdoch made him Editor of the News of the WorldJanuary 1994; he was headhunted two years later to edit the Mrror where he stayed until 2004 when he was sacked for publishing photos of British soldiers apparently abusing Iraqi civilians. He has presented two series of Tabloid Tales ior BBC2 and most recently has co-hosted the current affairs show Morgan & Platellon Channel 4. He lives in London and Sussex.
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FRONT COVER:
1 Diana - this is the moment I met her for the very first time, and I look suitably overwhelmed.
2 Gordon Browin gives me a tip for the 3.30pm at Cheltenham or perhaps it was the date for entry into the Euro
3 Jordan, the most famous and successful wannabe star there has ever been.
4 'Hello Piers, mind if I strangle you?' Cherie and I share another intimate moment.
5 Jeremy Clarkson and me aboard Goncorde seconds before he tipped water all over me.
6 'Claudia, I'm not interested luv ' Ms Schiffer tries everything to get photographed with me but rm not having it.
7 'Hilarious ma'am - it's the way you tell 'em.' The Queen cracks me up at Windsor Castle.
BACK COVER:
1 Alastair Campbell tells me how the country should be run as Tony Blair watches in awe.
2 Snuggling up to Rachel Stevens it's a hard job but someone has to do it.
3 Prince Charles finally realises I'm not the wine waiter at his 50th birthday party after all.
4 Mo Mowlam gives me the low-down on Peter Mandelson with the emphasis on the word 'low'.
5 Hey Geri, heard the latest about the Beckhams ' Ms Halliwell and I swap gossip at the M/rror Pride of Britain Awards
6 Concorde's last trip, Jodie Kidd, and all captured on camera -the perfect day.
7 Down to No10 for another bollocking -1 enter Blair's lair.
8 'Go on Richard, buy the Mirror : I try and persuade Branson to be our saviour.
9 Catherine Zeta-Jones and I have a little dance in happier times, before she tragically disappeared up her shapely Hollywood derriere.
10 My finger, Jeremy Clarkson's bald patch. You do the maths. Vissza