the future king of england, in love with someone else. amongst the aristocracy, that was the norm. but whose norm is it? some women put up with a sham of a marriage. but not diana. she wanted to blow the lid off everything. isn t it normal to feel angry and want to change the situation that is hurting? this was her going totally rogue, she was risking it all, not knowing where it would lead. diana s taking on one of the oldest and most powerful institutions in the world. she wanted her truth to be told, and she was determined that she was going to control her narrative. it was the summer of 1990, and charles was playing polo, and he fell badly off his horse and broke his arm. and he was rushed to the local hospital. it was a major fall, a major break. and it takes time for the swelling to go down. diana was 100 miles away in london when she heard about the accident, and she jumped into the car with her bodyguard and drove to the hospital. it was a
the clock was ticking and she was about to run out of time. i want to reassure all those people who have loved me and supported me throughout the 15 years, i d never let them down. we re actually hearing princess diana speak from the heart. she s giving her first ever solo interview. the public were riveted, 20 million of them watching in pubs. everybody hung on to her every word. she went from military style jacket, very strong, very powerful, extremely chic. she s saying i know you re going to attack me and i m going into battle. i was separated wife prince of wales, i was a problem full stop. never happened before. what do we do with her? can t we pack her off quietly rather than campaign against her? she won t go quietly, that s the problem. i ll fight until the end. she was controlled, on message, well rehearsed. it was a full hour of solid television with the camera trained right on her face so that she could say what she wanted. she saw an o