Prince Harry was not allowed to amend his upcoming lawsuit against News Group Newspapers with several new allegations, some of which pertained to media mogul Rupert Murdoch and others that involved his late mother, Princess Diana, and wife Meghan Markle. Harry and the more than 40 other plaintiffs involved in …
Read More »'The Crown' Has Become Lame Royalist Propaganda
The Crown is back. The sixth and final season of Netflix’s royal drama begins with some Big D Energy: It’s all about Diana and Dodi, the young lovers whose whirlwind romance ended tragically in the Paris car crash that became the “Where were you?” moment for a generation. The first …
Read More »'The Crown' Struggles Mightily With Princess Diana's Death
The 2006 film The Queen, written by Peter Morgan, dramatizes the immediate aftermath of the death of Princess Diana. Much of the conflict comes from Queen Elizabeth’s reluctance to publicly address the grief of her subjects, with British Prime Minister Tony Blair pleading with her to speak. In the fourth …
Read More »Final Season of 'The Crown' Will Cover Diana's Death, Elizabeth's Golden Jubilee. TBD on Andrew and Epstein
Queen Elizabeth II and the Windsors will return for one last go-around in the loosely fictionalized ringer, with the sixth and final season of The Crown premiering next month on Netflix. The show’s final 10 episodes will be split into two parts. Part one will largely take place in 1997, …
Read More »Ice Spice and Nicki Minaj Drop Ode to British Royal With 'Princess Diana' Remix
Ice SpiceandNicki Minaj released the anticipated remix to Ice’s “Princess Diana” single on Thursday. The new collaboration launches into Ice’s relentless verse, while Minaj delivers her own heavy-hitting bars. “Nowadays, I be duckin’ them cameras/And they hype that I’m up on them banners/Callin’ my phone, but they know I don’t …
Read More »Is Prince Harry Shooting Himself in the Foot?
Spare is not an easy read. It’s not even a particularly fun one. But Prince Harry’s new memoir doesn’t seem to want to make an articulate, nuanced point about fame in the age of a monarchy that might have outlived its usefulness. Instead, Prince Harry wants to tell his story, …
Read More »Princess Diana's Iconic Sheep Sweater Is Reincarnated As Sperry Sneakers
If you purchase an independently reviewed product or service through a link on our website, Rolling Stone may receive an affiliate commission. Twenty-five years after her death, Princess Diana’s style is still in vogue (sometimes literally inVogue). Lately, it is William and Harry’s mum’s penchant for off-the-clock normcore knitwear, specifically …
Read More »Princess Diana HBO Doc Stands By Use of Interview Prince William Said Should 'Never Be Aired Again
The creators of The Princess, an HBO documentary about Princess Diana that premiered on Saturday, are defending their use of a controversial interview clip that Prince William previously said “holds no legitimacy.” The interview clip, which comes from the infamous November 1995 BBC Panorama interview with journalist Martin Bashir, captures …
Read More »'The Princess' Trailer Captures Diana's Turbulent Life in a Storm of Media Footage
HBO has shared the official trailer for its highly-anticipated documentary, The Princess, which chronicles the tumultuous public and private life of Princess Diana. The new clip offers a compelling look at the film’s archival-heavy approach as it examines the media and the British public’s obsessive adoration and vilification of Diana, …
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