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13 actors who played Princess Diana – from Kristen Stewart’s dazzling performance in Spencer to Emma Corrin’s portrayal in The Crown, how do these Hollywood stars measure up?
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Princess Diana has captivated audiences for decades. From Kristen Stewart’s recent performance in Spencer to Emma Corrin’s portrayal in The Crown, a number of Hollywood stars have recently taken on the iconic yet formidable role of the late People’s Princess.
Since 1982, there have been 13 actors who’ve played Princess Diana in TV shows and films. Here’s a closer look at the stars who portrayed the People’s Princess.
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Caroline Bliss
In 1982, Caroline Bliss played the new princess in a TV movie about the royal wedding. Just 14 months after the IRL ceremony, ABC released Charles & Diana: A Royal Love Story, a dramatic retelling of Prince Charles and Princess Diana’s wedding at St. Paul’s Cathedral in London.
Bliss played the role of Diana “with reasonable accuracy”, according to The New York Times in 1982.
The publication went on to explain that the “script for the ABC opus did attempt to make brief references to certain pressing realities” when compared to the other network movie that came immediately after.
Catherine Oxenberg
The same year, just a few weeks after ABC’s movie, CBS released a similar TV movie titled The Royal Romance of Charles and Diana about the royal wedding, with Catherine Oxenberg playing the role of Princess Diana.