

On Broadway: “Diana, the Musical” opened on Broadway on Nov.A Potent Performance: Kristen Stewart is drawing Oscar talk for her portrayal of Diana in “Spencer.” She spoke to our reporter about the role.

On-Screen Representations: These five productions, including a 2013 movie starring Naomi Watts, offer different perspectives on the life of the princess.Here is how TV, cinema and theater are shaping the narrative around her image:

The story of Diana, Princess of Wales, continues to fascinate people around the world. (Stream via Amazon Prime Video rent or buy on Amazon. Sticking to revelations in Morton’s book, Diana’s struggle with an eating disorder is also depicted. Her portrayal of the princess is sympathetic and she frequently reacts to Charles’s mistreatment, screaming at him after she finds a photograph of Camilla on their honeymoon and throwing herself down the stairs while pregnant with her first child. Scott Thomas doesn’t quite embody Diana’s looks or mannerisms, but she does capture the personable nature that made her so popular. Charles is explicit that he doesn’t see love as a prerequisite for marriage, seeing it as a “partnership.” Scott Thomas’s Diana, meanwhile, believes that her role is to support her husband and that, with time, she can make Charles love her. This is a soapy rendering of Diana’s marriage, but the plot generally sticks to the story that “The Crown” later explored with more nuance, and the differences between the couple are evident from the start. Īndrew Morton’s explosive biography “ Diana: Her True Story” was published in 1992, and a year later NBC aired a movie adaptation of the book, starring Serena Scott Thomas as Diana and David Threlfall as Charles. television networks scrambled to make small-screen movies depicting Charles and Diana’s much-publicized unhappy marriage.
