Smithsonian Channel Specials to Honor Princess Diana

Smithsonian Channel is paying tribute to Princess Diana on the 20th anniversary of her death with two specials commemorating her life.

Diana and the Paparazzi will premiere on Sunday, August 27, at 8 p.m., followed by Diana: The Day We Said Goodbye, at 9 p.m. Diana and the Paparazzi looks at how she attempted to use the constant hounding from the paparazzi to promote the charitable and humanitarian causes she championed. The special features interviews and footage of Princess Diana’s personal friends, security and staff, as well as the paparazzi that photographed her, including some who were present at the scene of the fatal car crash seconds after impact. Diana and the Paparazzi illustrates how the relentless press coverage changed her life and factored into her death. Diana and the Paparazzi was produced by Charles Thompson with executive producer Bernard Clark of TVT Productions. John Cavanagh, Charles Poe and David Royle serve as executive producers for Smithsonian Channel.

Diana: The Day We Said Goodbye, narrated by Kate Winslet, takes viewers back to the day of Princess Diana’s funeral. Guardsmen, reporters, pallbearers and more share their experiences, with some speaking publicly about it for the first time. Diana: The Day We Said Goodbye was directed by Leslie Woodhead and produced by Lorraine McKechnie, with executive producer Sue Summers of Finestripe Productions. Poe and Royle are executive producers for Smithsonian Channel.

Smithsonian Channel will also premiere a four-part series on Sunday, August 13, at 8 p.m., titled Inside Windsor Castle. The show goes behind the scenes of the famous castle. It uses dramatic reconstructions, interviews and archive footage to uncover the truth about Britain’s most famous family and castle. Inside Windsor Castle was produced by Paul Nelson of Red Planet Pictures (Entertainment), with executive producers Philip Clarke and Simon Raikes. Joy Galane serves as executive producer for Smithsonian Channel.