![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Nobody can say that Diana’s life was under-covered, with the season devoted to her on “The Crown,” the Kristen Stewart starring vehicle “Spencer” and Netflix’s presentation of “Diana: The Musical” still looming large in the rear-view mirror. Director Ed Perkins has smartly bookended the film with video of the paparazzi chasing her and the young Diana being peppered with questions by reporters about her upcoming marriage, meticulously filling the gap in between.Īs for pundit takes that aged incredibly badly, one commentator on the BBC says confidently that after the wedding and attendant hoopla, “All this telephoto lens business will stop.” ![]() Told entirely using clips and video, with nary a narrator’s voice or talking head, the documentary essentially opens up a time capsule, propelling viewers back to the near-quarter century span from Diana and Prince Charles’ fairy-tale wedding through their divorce and its aftermath.Įven with the treasure trove of available material, it’s a feat of editing and curation. The amount of new information in “The Princess” will likely depend on one’s personal Royals-related media consumption, but the packaging of this stark and intimate documentary – marking the 25th anniversary of Princess Diana’s death – serves as a sobering reminder of how the press hounded her from the moment of her engagement until her tragic death. ![]()
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