Diana's Baby? New Book Offers Unique Insight Into What Has Been Overcome by Diana's Baby: Prince William
The first baby born to the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge – popularly known to the world as William and Kate – is fated to become one of the most scrutinized infants on the planet. The fascination with Kate seems to be boundless. The story of the attractive commoner stealing the heart of the third in line to the British throne has proved irresistible to people not just in Britain but around the world. And of course, everyone is entranced by a baby. Behind this happy story, however, lies an even more hopeful and inspiring message. The fragmentation of the family, with huge rates of divorce and rising number of children who have never known a committed father at all is deeply troubling. The damage this is doing to both individuals and society is incalculable. Even more alarming, however, is that those brought up in fractured family units so often replicate this unhappy pattern as they have no healthy family model upon which to draw.
If anyone seemed at one time to be caught in this trap, it was surely Prince William; second in line to the British throne, he was raised with every advantage, except what every child needs most, a secure, stable, loving family background. As Angela Levin explains in DIANA'S BABY: Kate, William and the Repair of a Broken Family (Wednesday June 5, 2013 emBooks / a division of Melanie Phillips Electric Media £4.99 / $6.99 embooks.com and available for download via the free emBooks app) William's parents, Diana, Princess of Wales and Prince Charles, had a disastrous marriage that formed a pattern of behaviour he was destined to repeat. Among the insights in DIANA'S BABY:
- How the Prince bravely faced his own emotional demons
- The Middleton family values he delights in embracing
- How Prince William overcame the destructive chain of a dysfunctional family
William and Kate's baby will mark the final stage in a moving tale of redemption that will give hope not just to future generations of his own family but also to the British monarchy. It is the inspirational tale of an extraordinary prince who has sought salvation in the ordinary. In this pioneering study Angela Levin has understood what this means, not just for William and Kate but for all who wonder whether, in our wider society, the shattered traditional family can ever be repaired. Her unique insight into just what has been overcome by Prince William - Diana's baby – suggests that his own child may not merely redeem the tragedy of Diana's life, but serve also as a symbol of hope for a society whose heart is too often being broken.
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