Her family life is equally central to her story. She and her husband, David Flint Wood, raise five children in a close and lively household, often featured in her writing and photography. For many readers, her latest update resonated not because of the fear but because of the steadiness beneath it. She allowed vulnerability in without letting it overwhelm her, something people have always sensed in the way she tells her life.
The images that follow capture the broader arc of that story, from her connection to the royal family to moments from her public life: