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Prime Video to stream Princess Diana documentary with unheard audio
Prime Video will stream a three-part documentary about Princess Diana in the UK and Ireland.
The series, titled Diana: Her Secret Confessions, includes about five hours of recordings Diana made in 1991 with her friend James Colthurst.
The recordings were made in secret and were used in Andrew Morton’s 1992 book, Diana: Her True Story.
Some excerpts have been heard before, but the documentary’s producers gained access to the full collection.
In the recordings, Diana discusses her marriage to Charles, her views on Camilla, and her sons and family.
The series also includes interviews with people who knew her.
Its producers say they want the recordings to let viewers hear Diana tell her story in her own words.
Prime Video has secured the rights for the UK and Ireland, while the series is being sold internationally as Diana Unheard.
Prime Video has acquired the UK and Ireland rights to a three-part Princess Diana documentary series featuring previously unheard audio.
The streamer will release it as Diana: Her Secret Confessions, while its original title is Diana Unheard.
The series uses about five hours of recordings Diana made in secret with her friend James Colthurst in 1991.
The recordings were used in Andrew Morton’s 1992 book Diana: Her True Story, and excerpts have previously been heard, including in a 2017 Nat Geo documentary.
The series also includes interviews with people who knew Diana.
- Who
- Prime Video acquired the rights; Love Monday TV produced the series.
- What
- Prime Video will stream a three-part documentary featuring recordings of Princess Diana.
- When
- The recordings were made in 1991. The series launch date is not stated.
- Where
- The series will stream on Prime Video in the UK and Ireland.
- Why
- Love Monday TV said the series aims to reframe Diana’s story through her own recordings.
This story does not have two clearly opposing sides.
By centring our series on hours of intimate recordings Diana made herself, Diana: Her Secret Confessions reclaims and reframes her own story, in her own words.
audiences will hear Diana’s voice as never before, showing her not as a passive victim of events, but as a strong woman who is risking everything to take control of her own narrative.
Diana and her friend James Colthurst secretly recorded conversations.
The recordings were used in Andrew Morton’s book Diana: Her True Story.
Excerpts from the recordings were heard in a Nat Geo documentary about Diana.
Deadline reported that Prime Video had acquired the UK and Ireland rights to the series.
- Rights
- UK and Ireland
- Series format
- Three parts
- Prime Video title
- Diana: Her Secret Confessions
- Original title
- Diana Unheard
- Recordings
- About five hours
- Production company
- Love Monday TV
Sources
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