CNN'S 'Growing up Diana' reveals lesser-known years of princess of wales
MUMBAI: Through the words of people who knew her first hand, some of whom have never spoken previously, CNN‘s Soledad O‘Brien reports on the early years of the Princess of Wales in GROWING UP DIANA.
This hour-long documentary, premiering on the 10th anniversary of her death, begins with her years growing up in the shadow of royalty and ends as her marriage to Prince Charles approached troubled times. O‘Brien takes viewers on location to explore Diana‘s childhood home, the place where she met Prince Charles, and the roots of her insecurities. The documentary features exclusive interviews including one with Inga Crane, Diana‘s childhood au pair, and a 2001 CNN interview with Diana‘s brother, Lord Charles Spencer. It also includes rare interviews with Robert Spencer, Diana‘s cousin; Mary Clarke, Diana‘s childhood nanny; Penny Walker, Diana‘s former music teacher; James Colthurst, Diana‘s close friend and confidante; and Mary Robertson, an American expatriate for whom Diana worked as a nanny. Robertson gives CNN viewers a first-ever look at Diana‘s personal correspondence to her, revealing personal stories of a very public woman. Despite being born into a family of extraordinary privilege, the young Diana Spencer did not have the happiest of childhoods. The documentary reveals that early feelings of inadequacy and need for approval may have instilled emotional insecurities that followed Diana into her adult life. Her parents‘ bitter divorce and custody battle left psychological wounds. Mary Clarke recalls a young Diana making a precocious declaration about divorce during their first meeting: "She said, ‘I will never marry unless I‘m really in love, because if you‘re not in love, you‘re going to get divorced, and I never intend to get divorced.‘" Penny Walker, who taught Diana at West Heath School for Girls, describes her as distracted by her family troubles, which grew even more complicated when her father began dating and later suffered a stroke. Walker said Diana seemed to find solace in music, swimming and, notably, volunteer service. Walker also remembered that at age 13, Diana had an intense crush on Prince Charles, instead of the usual pop stars her friends idolized. The documentary follows Diana through her courtship with Prince Charles, noting that they first met when she was just 16 years old and began dating in secret when she was 18 and Charles was 31. Despite being hounded by reporters when news broke of their relationship, Diana was careful to stay silent until the engagement was announced. O‘Brien takes viewers behind the scenes of the most watched wedding of all time - more than 750 million people worldwide tuned in - with insiders at Diana‘s side including one of her bridesmaids, her wedding gown designer and a close friend who says Diana almost cancelled the wedding at the last minute. Although the marriage was ultimately ill-fated, her friends recall Diana as a warm, loving woman who adored her children, invested time and compassion into causes such as land mines and HIV/AIDS, and ultimately changed the face of the modern monarchy. Essential to that legacy are her two sons, William and Harry, who have followed in her philanthropic footsteps and recently gave a benefit concert in support of her favourite charities. Mc2, derived from Einstein‘s energy equation, has a new logo too. It reflects the energetic, bold and young crop of talent it has on board. Painted in New York Taxi colours, black on yellow, the agency picked a logo that would make them happy to be working there everyday. Apart from the bright and cheerful colours, the logo has pac man on it, to show just how much fun they intend on having.features a new logo against a yellow backdrop. To improve the agency‘s creative stock, there‘s a new team that is being put into place. The ‘new‘ agency will deliver ‘as of this moment‘ advertising solutions for clients - from those with deep pockets to the thrifty, we will deliver solution ranging from ad films to guerilla. Airtimes: Indian Standard Times |