Diana: In Her Own Words (2017)

This documentary uses the recordings Princess Diana made for the book that was written by Andrew Morton. In this documentary Diana narrates her life and the events that surrounded her.

Directors:

Tom Jennings, David Tillman

Writers:

Tom Jennings, David Tillman

Stars:

Camilla Parker-Bowles, Prince Charles, Prince Harry

2 wins.

Cast

Credited cast:
Camilla Parker-Bowles	...	Self (archive footage)
Prince Charles	...	Self (archive footage)
Prince Harry	...	Self (archive footage)
Princess Diana	...	Self (archive footage)
Queen Elizabeth II	...	Self (archive footage)
Frances Shand Kydd	...	Self (archive footage)
Earl John Spencer	...	Self (archive footage)
Prince William	...	Self (archive footage)

Storyline

This documentary uses the recordings Princess Diana made for the book that was written by Andrew Morton. In this documentary Diana narrates her life and the events that surrounded her.

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Plot Keywords:

archival audio recording | british royal family | controlled marriage | arranged marriage | unhappy marriage | 

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Genres:

Documentary | Biography

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Did You Know?

Trivia

The red Austin, registration MPB909W, in which Princess Diana is seen driving was first registered in November 1980 and with a year of manufacture of 1980 is an 998cc petrol engine whose "Date of last V5C (logbook)" was issued on 21st October 2005 and its last "Road Tax due-date" being 31st October 1990.

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Quotes

Interviewer: Right, questions, here we are. Yeah, has anything come up since the last meeting? Any after thoughts?
Princess Diana: Well, only about being accused very early on of stopping him hunting and shooting.
Interviewer: Let's now go back to the other life before this life, as it were. Your first memory after being born, so anything as a child.
Princess Diana: I mean it was an unhappy childhood. I remember seeing my father slap mother across the face and I was hiding behind a door. And she was crying.

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Connections

Referenced in Sky World News: Episode dated 7 August 2017 (2017)

User Reviews

Trading Happiness for Destiny

This is a great food-for-thought documentary. I can't promise you'll side with Diana or not, it leaves you to build your own opinion.

What struck me was that Diana knew what she was getting into, but marched inexorably forward as if she was powerlessly drawn to a destiny she'd chosen for herself as a child.

There's a compelling inevitability to the whole thing that reflects our own lives, and our own choices, back at us. How many times have you known that a certain course of action will bring you pain and suffering, and yet you continue down the path without heeding your better instincts? Perhaps that's the compelling factor in Diana's story.

Details

Official Sites:

network website

Country:

UK

Language:

English

Release Date:

14 August 2017 (USA)

Also Known As:

Diana - A saját szavaimmal

Filming Locations:

Hotel Ritz, 15 Place Vendome, 75001 Paris, France

Company Credits

Production Co:

1895 Films

Technical Specs

Runtime:

112 min

Color:

Color