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Nov 4, 2021 · Few figures enter the history books known by just a singular name without encountering their share of scandal or tragedy, but for the writer of Spencer, the new not-biopic from Jackie director...
- Olivia Ovenden
- 2 min
- Senior Digital Writer
- The Separation of Princess Diana and Prince Charles
- Holidays with The Royal Family
- Diana’s Eating Disorder
- Diana’s Childhood Home at Sandringham
- Diana’s Relationship with Palace Staff
The film takes place in 1991, placing it just one year ahead of the time that Diana and Charles formally separated in December 1992. This was eleven years after they wed in 1981; at this point in their marriage, there had been years of rumors and speculation of marital strife, much of which was attributed to Charles’ sustained and longtime affair w...
In Spencer, when Diana arrives at Sandringham, she is weighed upon arrival, much to her unhappiness (an emotion that colors her entire time at Sandringham. It turns out that weighing themselves before and after the Christmas dinner is a real traditionfor the royal family and their guests that dates back to the 1900s, when King Edward VII wanted to ...
The film doesn’t shy away from showing the sobering realities of Diana’s struggle with the eating disorder bulimia, showing graphic scenes of her bingeing and purging. According to Morton, who allegedly spoke with Diana throughsecretly recorded tapes, Diana’s eating disorder began the week after she got engaged and continued for nearly a decade. In...
In the film, Diana’s time at Sandringham House in Norfolk during the holidays brings up happy memories from her childhood and of her father, with the princess even visiting Park House, an abandoned residence on the Sandringham estate that once belonged to her family. In reality, Diana was born and lived at Park House until she was 14; in 1983, the ...
During Spencer, Diana has no qualms about interacting with the staff at the palace, even though there’s a strict code of behavior that staffers follow in front of the royals. In many instances during the film, she actually relies emotionally on some of the staffers, particularly the royal chef, who was based on real-life royal chef, Darren McGrady ...
- Cady Lang
- 1 min
Nov 5, 2021 · Spencer, director Pablo Larraín's highly buzzy film starring Kristen Stewart as the Princess of Wales, follows three days over the Christmas holiday at Sandringham in 1991, when an anguished...
- Stephanie Petit
In Spencer, Diana heads to Sandringham, the Norfolk estate where the royals traditionally spend Christmas. It was an area that the Princess of Wales knew well, as she was raised on the wider ...
Oct 22, 2021 · Spencer is not based on the true story of Princess Diana directly, but was rather inspired by her life. More on that to follow. Princess Diana (left) wearing a red coat and black veil in 1993 and Kristen Stewart (right) veiled in Spencer.
Nov 7, 2021 · Sandringham 1991 Saw The Breakdown Of Diana & Charles’ Marriage. Christmas at Sandringham in 1991 was the last time Princess Diana and Prince Charles would appear together as a married couple around the holidays.
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Nov 4, 2021 · The premise. The film opens in 1991, with Diana headed to Queen Elizabeth ’s Sandringham Estate in Norfolk, England. The 72-hour-period—which spans Christmas Eve, Christmas, and Boxing Day—is a...
