Lifetime Begins Production on Princess Diana Movie

LOS ANGELES, June 7: Lifetime Television has begun
production on the Lifetime Original Movie The Murder of Princess Diana, which will premiere this August to coincide with
the 10th anniversary of Princess Diana’s death in a fatal car
crash.

Produced by Working Title Television for Lifetime,
the movie is a fictionalized account of the book by the same name by Noel
Botham, who claimed that the car crash that claimed the lives of the Princess
of Wales, her companion Dodi Fayed and their chauffeur Henri Paul, was a
conspiracy. The Murder of Princess Diana stars Jennifer Morrison (House) and is currently filming in Luxembourg and Paris.

The movie focuses on the hours leading up to and
directly following the tragic deaths of Diana, Fayed and Paul. In the
movie, Morrison plays Rachel, an American journalist in Paris who witnesses the
accident. Rachel is suspicious that something rings false with the official
version surrounding Diana's death, and begins her own investigation into the
incident. Enlisting the help of her former lover Thomas, a police officer, she
soon finds herself further embroiled in what she believes is a conspiracy to
murder the Princess. As she gets closer to uncovering the details of
Diana's death, Rachel soon learns that there are powerful people out there who
will stop at nothing to silence her.

Simon Wright (Tales of the City) is the executive producer of the movie and
Priscilla Parish (The Robber Bride)
serves as associate producer. Julia Stannard (Robber Bride) is producer and John Strickland (Big Love) is the director. Emma Reeves (Doctors) and Reg Gadney (Kennedy) wrote the teleplay.

Susanne Daniels, the president of entertainment for
Lifetime Networks, commented: "An iconic figure to millions during her
life, Princess Diana's death is still viewed as an unsolved mystery, despite
the official police investigation that concluded that the crash was a tragic
accident. In fact, in a recent BBC poll, 31 percent of British citizens
surveyed said they believed her death was not an accident. In this movie,
we are sharing a dramatic story that will appeal to millions of people's
continued fascination with both the facts and speculation surrounding the
case."

Working Title Television is the sister company to
the award-winning production company, Working Title Films, which produced United
93, along with the movies Bridget
Jones' Diary and Pride and
Prejudice.