The Day Diana Died (2025)

Everyone remembers where they were on the morning of Sunday, August 31, 1997, when they first heard the news. The announcement of the death of Diana, Princess of Wales, sent a shockwave across the globe, plunging Britain into a state of collective disbelief and mourning. This 90-minute documentary charts the extraordinary 24 hours that followed, a period in which decisions made in private by a small number of people would shape the nation’s response and change the monarchy forever.

The film goes behind the headlines to reconstruct the frantic hours following the announcement. It explores the initial reaction of the Royal Family, isolated at Balmoral and operating according to a rigid set of protocols that seemed dangerously out of step with the public mood. It reveals the intense pressure on broadcasters and politicians as they scrambled to respond to an unprecedented outpouring of national grief.