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| Directed by | Ed Perkins |
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| Music by | Martin Phipps |
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Running time | 109 minutes[1] |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Language | English |
| Box office | $101,188[2][3] |
The Princess is a 2022 Britishdocumentary film aboutDiana, Princess of Wales, directed by Ed Perkins. The film is produced byLightbox in association withSky andHBO Documentary Films.
Told in the present tense, this documentary draws on recently revealed testimony and rarely seen archival footage to immerse viewers in the most iconic moments of the princess's life.
The film premiered atSundance Film Festival on 19 January 2022, prior to its UK premiere at Sundance London on 11 June, and a UK nationwide theatrical release on 30 June.[4][5] It premiered in the US on 13 August 2022, on both theHBO TV channel and theHBO Max streaming service, with its UK television premiere the following day onSky Documentaries andNow.[6][7] In Mexico it premiered on 1 September 2022.[8] It premiered in Japan on 30 September 2022, with "Forever You" by Japanese artistZard featured as the theme song.[9]
The film was released theatrically in a few territories including the United Kingdom, Australia, Finland, Norway and the Netherlands with a worldwide box office total of $101,188.[10][11]
On thereview aggregatorRotten Tomatoes, the film holds an approval rating of 85% based on 87 reviews, with an average rating of 7.1. The website's critical consensus reads: "The Princess may not add anything truly new to its subject's story, but in recontextualizing the details of her public life, it forces the viewer to rethink them."[12]