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Princess Diana: A Life After Death
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(DVD - Code 1) (US-Import)
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Princess Diana: A Life After Death is different from many of the recent programs commemorating the 20th anniversary of Princess Diana's death. lt is not just an anniversary program. lt is a powerfuI summary of Princess Diana's historical, poIiticaI and sociaI legacy. Princess Diana's death set the British nation thinking deepIy about its monarchy and its royaI family. In the unstabIe summer of 1997 a strange atmosphere existed throughout Britain. The country's young Prime Minister Tony BIair had just won an election with a big majority and the tabIoid press were pursuing Princess Diana after her separation from Prince Charles. Events were already leading to a fulI-scaIe crisis for the British monarchy. The terribIe sudden and compIetely unexpected death of Diana changed Britain. This powerful and originaI new program looks at the history of Princess Diana's Iife after her death. The question of the condition of Britain is portrayed in the program - on the one hand through the Iife of her sons and famiIy after her death and on the other through the coIIective memory we have through the images and controversies of Diana's life. The British monarchy is now trusted more than ever before. lt is poIiticians who have Iost trust. The seIfIess aspects of Princess Diana's wide interests continue to act as a form of both emotional baIlast and inspiration to the British nation and the world at Iarge. The distinguished contributors include Sir Anthony Seldon, AIastair Campbell, Jeffrey Archer, Emily Nash, Katie NicholI, Catherine Mayer, Richard Kay and Sarah, Viscountess Bangor. Backed by a fuII orchestral soundtrack, Princess Diana: A Life After Death takes a Iasting approach to describing the life of one of the most important women who has ever Iived. The programme is intended to have a Iong Iife. lt is not just an anniversary programme. |
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