The Princess

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As soon as I saw this had premiered at Sundance, I suspected it would be worth the watch. Why? Because unlike the glut of so-called documentaries about this ill-fated yet fascinating woman--with their dubious research, endless speculation, and onslaught of unverified opinions--this extremely well-made film doesn't tell you what the producers are pretty sure must have happened during Diana's life using a bunch of crap from the public archives that everyone's already seen a zillion times. Instead, it shows you exactly what went on through the use of historical footage and audio--most of which (as a Yank) I've never before seen or heard before. It's meticulously edited to chronologically follow the facts. By doing this, the story becomes so engrossing that there were times I felt swept up in the saga as if I was there and experiencing everything for the first time. That's good filmmaking imho. Totally worth the time investment.

I watched this only because of the recent death of the queen of England. I was very young when princess Diana cam into the spotlight and all I could remember of her and an adolescent and young adult was her philanthropy and kindness. To me that says it all. I don't believe in the monarchy one bit. I do believe in respecting individuals that leave a positive mark in the world and that is what the princess did. There is no dispute in that. This documentary left me with like the title of my review says my jaw dropped in many instances. Many times I thought to myself of how "cringy" to use a modern term the kids use these days so many things that were done , said and thought of this person for no other reason than for being. Of course no one is perfect and princess Diana certainly was not but she definitely did not deserve a lot of the negative things that were done to her by that family. This documentary showed a lot of that in such a different and interesting way. Very well done in my opinion.

Aproved by the royals! Aplause. She deserved and still deserves better. Not the true... She served the purpose and then was terminated when she wasn't needed anymore. I hope her sons or at least her grandchildren tell the truth some day. Shame on the high power that silences the ones who was supposed to defend the truth. Include that scene/ picture of her pregnant belly a little before she was terminated. I know, I know, that was just belly fat, ONLY NOT. August 31st insted of August 13, inside the tunnel that was under WHAT? Goddess DIANA. Anyone else know what's the real secret behind all..?

The whole time you're watching this, you're waiting for the end. How they ever got that footage of the guys playing cards, and then hearing the news. It was a gut punch, just like we all felt then. Excellent and moving documentary.