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Daily Mirror
Daily Mirror
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Andy Lea

Review: The Princess - a compelling, if uncomfortable, portrait of Diana

There are no fresh revelations in this feature-length documentary about Diana. What it does offers is a compressed view of her short life as the Princess of Wales, seen through archive footage and old interviews.

The effect is like a rush of fuzzy memories, given new shape by slick editing and the distance of time. It makes for compelling, if uncomfortable, viewing.

After opening with 25-year-old footage of paparazzi gathered outside The Ritz in Paris, director Ed Perkins rewinds, showing a teenage Diana making her way to her car as future ITN anchor Carol Barnes badgers her with questions about her rumoured engagement to the future king.

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