SYNOPSIS

A taut, intimate and revealing portrait of Queen Elizabeth II and the Royal Family in turmoil during the days immediately following the death of Princess Diana. When news of the death of Princess Diana, undoubtedly the most famous woman in the world, breaks upon a shocked and disbelieving British public, Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II retreats behind the walls of Balmoral Castle with her family, unable to comprehend the public response to the tragedy. For Tony Blair, the popular and newly elected Prime Minister, the people’s need for reassurence and support from their leaders is essential. As the unprecedented outpouring of emotion grows even stronger, Blair must find a way to reconnect the Queen with the British public.


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RELEASE DATE

September 15, 2006

DIRECTOR

Stephen Frears

WRITER

Peter Morgan

COMPANY

Path

GENRE

Biography, Drama

CERT

12A

RUNTIME

103 minutes

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