• A Netflix documentary almost Princess Diana, which originally aired on National Geographic in 2017, will likely reply any questions fans take later on watching the latest season of "The Crown."
  • "Diana: In Her Ain Words" features secretly recorded sound tapes of Diana in 1991, where she spoke nearly her life and the breakup of her union to Prince Charles.
  • The princess called her nuptials day "the worst day of my life" and described herself as being "a lamb to the slaughter" in the tapes.
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Fans of "The Crown" have most likely establish themselves searching the net for details every time they picket an episode of the show'south fourth season. But they tin can scout the existent Princess Diana tell her story in a Netflix documentary instead.

"Diana: In Her Own Words" features audio footage of Diana discussing her life, the majestic family, and her wedlock to Prince Charles for a series of secret tapes in 1991. The princess had immune her words to be recorded by a friend on behalf of journalist Andrew Morton, according to the documentary.

The tapes were used to assistance Morton write the biography, "Diana: Her Truthful Story" (1992), with the understanding that her involvement would exist kept a secret.

Emma Corrin and Josh O'Connor as Princess Diana and Prince Charles.
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However, later the princess died in 1997, Morton released a revised version of the volume: "Diana: Her True Story — In Her Ain Words," and for the outset time admitted that the biography had been created with full co-functioning from the princess.

Then, in 2017 — 20 years after Diana'due south death — some of the secret tapes were aired in the National Geographic documentary "Diana: In Her Ain Words," which has since been made available on Netflix and Disney Plus.

Diana described her hymeneals day as 'the worst day of my life' in the documentary

"The Crown" actress Emma Corrin has been widely praised for her portrayal of Diana, merely the historical drama skims over many details of the royal'south tumultuous marriage to Prince Charles (Josh O'Connor), and the struggles she faced equally the newest member of Uk's royal family.

For instance, the series only shows a glimpse of Diana in her wedding dress in an episode titled "Fairytales."

The ceremony was actually incredibly significant in foreshadowing the breakdown of their spousal relationship.

Princess Diana and Prince Charles buss on the balcony of Buckingham Palace, after their wedding anniversary.
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Speaking in the audio tapes featured in "Diana: In Her Own Words,' the belatedly princess described her wedding day every bit the worst 24-hour interval of her life.

"I don't call back I was happy. I never tried to telephone call information technology off, in the sense of really doing that, merely I think [information technology was] the worst day of my life," she said.

She besides described herself as being "a lamb to the slaughter."

"The Crown" shows how Charles' relationship with Camilla Parker-Bowles overshadowed the couple'due south appointment — and eventual marriage — merely dissimilar the documentary, it doesn't show the moment Diana spotted Camilla in the crowd at her wedding.

Diana also said in the audio tapes that she would have nightmares nigh Camilla during her honeymoon, and that she found cuff links that she gifted to Charles — the latter of which was briefly referred to in the serial.

Diana always knew that she wasn't going to be queen

"The Crown" doesn't show Charles' full proposal to Diana. Instead, it includes flashbacks of the moment as the Prince of Wales tells the Queen the good news. When asked how the then-Lady Diana responded to the question, Charles recalled her as saying it was "the happiest moment of her life."

Nevertheless, it wasn't exactly similar that in existent life, according to the documentary.

Speaking during the secret interviews, Diana said she laughed when Charles asked the question.

"I remember thinking, this is a joke. So I said 'Yeah, okay,'" she said.

The princess recalled telling Charles "I love y'all and then much," to which he replied: "Any beloved means" — the same response he had when asked whether he was in love during their official date interview.

She said the prince told her that she would be queen one day, just that she didn't believe him.

"A voice said to me inside, 'You won't exist queen, but you'll take a tough role,'" Diana said in the tapes.

It could be argued, so, that the princess predicted her pace back from royal duties after her divorce from Charles in 1996. Diana lost her HRH status, and her title inverse to Diana, Princess of Wales.

Buckingham Palace declined to annotate when contacted by Insider for this article. Netflix did not immediately respond to Insider'southward request for annotate.

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