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Spencer director Pablo Larrain is joining us at Vulture Festival to literally put on a film school for us.
Though a biopic, the film isnt based on any one historical event.
Though Diana grew up near Sandringham, her return isnt a homecoming.
Its a relocking of the bars to a stifling prison.
At this point, few in the royal family like her.
They find her self-centered, overdramatic, and unstable.
Tabloid fortune-seeking paparazzi are roving the grounds hoping to get their money shot.
To guide you through the fact and the fiction, weve interrogated the many unbelievable scenes inSpencer.
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Other times Id see her just burst into tears and it was like, What do I say?
What do I do?
The Decay of a Marriage
How Rocky Was the Union in Real Life?
By that point, Charles was also five years into his affair with Camilla Parker Bowles.
The torrid marriage between Diana and Charles played out openly in the pages of tabloids.
In 1996, they officially divorced.
Did Charles Give Camilla and Diana the Same Pearls?
The problem: He gave an identical present to his longtime mistress Camilla Parker Bowles (Emma Darwall-Smith).
The gift-giving snafu is not based in fact.
How Accurate Is the Depiction of Dianas Eating Disorder and Mental Health?
Real-life Diana struggled with bulimia.
Episode three of season four of NetflixsThe Crowndelved into her early fight with the disorder.
and that triggered off something in me and the Camilla thing, I was desperate, desperate.
He said I was crying wolf.
Im not going to listen, he said.
Youre always doing this to me.
Im going riding now.
So I threw myself down the stairs.
The royals only wear black for funerals.
This is reportedly a real game.
The tradition began with Edward VII as a way to demonstrate the lavishness of the royals hospitality.
Nor are you allowed to eat unless she is eating.
When she is finished with her meal, no matter where you are in yours, youre finished too.
It pays to be the queen.
Miscellanea
How Often Was Diana late?
The opening scene inSpencerfinds Diana driving aimlessly, lost on her way to Sandringham.
She ventures inside a cafe for directions.
She arrives after the queen to take family photos and meals.
But there isnt much evidence to the idea that the princess was perpetually late.
Is That How Dianas Childhood Home Looked?
Not far from it is her childhood home, the abandoned, dilapidated Park House.
Did Diana Love Fast Food?
It was one of the many ways she helped her sons experience a semblance of a normal upbringing.
Was Diana aPhantom of the OperaSuperfan?
The princess did indeed loveher middlebrow musicals.
