In the Kristen Stewart movie, Princess Diana and the royal family weigh in around Christmas Spencer——Reflect the tradition in real life.
Pablo Larraín’s biopic shows that when the princess arrived at Sandringham (the royal Norfolk manor), she tried to reject an old set of brass scales, but was told that she had to follow the tradition Sit on it.
This bizarre moment reflects the royal traditions in real life and is said to date back to the time of Edward VII, who reigned from 1901 to 1910.
Ingrid Seward, author Prince Philip revealed, Tell Grazia In 2018, this tradition stems from the king’s concern that his guests should eat well.
Someone suggested in the same year Meghan Markle During her second royal Christmas, she may have to accept a ceremony that may be embarrassing, although it has never been revealed whether it actually happened.
exist SpencerIn the context of Princess Diana’s bulimia, this tradition is described as particularly strong.
Stewart’s Diana is portrayed as bringing back food again, not wanting to eat, and Prince Charles Ask her to salute the chickens who laid her breakfast eggs and not to ruminate them “before the church bell rings.”
Princess Diana I did experience binge eating disorder in real life, Saying that this is a relief valve for her life pressure.
She told her secret biographer Andrew Morton in a tape smuggled from Kensington Palace Elizabeth II It is believed that her eating disorder is the cause of the problems in her marriage.
Quoted in Diana: Her true story, The princess said: “She [the queen] Tell me that the reason our marriage went downhill was because Prince Charles had a hard time with my bulimia.
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“She told me. Suffice to say, she hung the coat on the hook. It made me realize that they all think this is the cause of the marital problem, not one of the symptoms.”
The biography first exposed the relationship between Prince Charles and Camilla, and when it was published in 1992, it led to the couple’s separation.
The queen only appears in a few scenes Spencer And there are few lines in the descriptions that are difficult to read clearly.
Diana had to wear the clothes selected by the staff for her under pressure, and then had trouble choosing the wrong clothes at the wrong time.
Then Elizabeth admitted that she also did not wear the clothes she was told to wear, in a seemingly supportive comment.
However, when the queen was portrayed as a supplement, Diana seemed troubled: “They took a lot of pictures of you, didn’t they? The only thing that matters is the one they put on the £10 note. Then you will understand you Who is it—currency.”
Laraine said in the promotional materials: “We have conducted extensive research on Diana, the Royal Christmas tradition, and the ghost anecdotes at Sandringham Palace.
“However, the royal family is notoriously separated. They may show up in public on certain occasions, but at certain times, the door is closed. Once they show up, you don’t know what happened behind them. This brings the novel to the novel. A lot; that is our job.
“Our goal is not to make a documentary. We want to tell a woman’s life with the tools of film by taking real elements and then using imagination. This is why the film is so beautiful: there is always room for imagination.”
