The trailer opens with Princess Diana and Prince Charles’ engagement interview, when they are asked about their first impressions of each other
Twenty-five years after Princess Diana’s untimely death, a new documentary examines her life using archival audio and video footage.
On Wednesday, July 27, HBO released a trailer for the Ed Perkins-directed documentary “The Princess,” which will premiere on August 13. The film explores Princess Diana’s complex relationship with the media, from the early days of her romance with Prince Charles to their split, and ultimately how the paparazzi frenzy contributed to her tragic death in 1997 aged just 36.
“The film unfolds as if it were in the present, allowing viewers to experience the stirring adoration, but also the intense scrutiny of Diana’s every move and the constant judgment of her character. Through archival footage, the film is also a reflection of society at the time, revealing the anxieties, fears, expectations and desires of the audience,” according to HBO.
As People writes, the trailer begins with Princess Diana and Prince Charles’ engagement interview, when they were asked about their first impressions of each other. “I was thinking what a happy, fun and engaging 16-year-old she was,” Prince Charles said. “I don’t know what you were thinking about me…”
The clips show the intense public interest surrounding Diana, from being hounded by photographers to being surrounded by unruly crowds during royal engagements and how Prince Charles realized he was “taking second place”, as he said a journalist.
Shocking footage includes Diana putting her hand on a camera lens, the 1992 fire at Windsor Castle and Princes William and Harry at their mother’s funeral.
The trailer ends with Prince Charles talking to young Prince William while Princess Diana looks on sullenly. As Prince William looks through the lens of a video camera, Charles tells his son: “The people in there, look at them… trapped.”
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