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It is a story of how Princess Diana, forbidden to comfort the parents in the immediate aftermath, urged their campaign on; of how Andy Murray, a pupil at the school, ultimately banished the shadow over his hometown by winning Wimbledon; and of how the grieving parents secured the tightest gun laws in the world.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Gardners","offers":[{"title":"Hardback","offer_id":56369193812341,"sku":"9781800756090","price":20.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true},{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":57697059275125,"sku":"9781800756113","price":12.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0612\/7193\/3106\/files\/9781800756090.jpg?v=1793083641"}],"url":"https:\/\/backstory.london\/collections\/author-stephen-mcginty.oembed","provider":"Backstory","version":"1.0","type":"link"}