Documentary on growing up years of Princess Diana

Mumbai, Aug 30 (UNI) CNN will premiere a documentary ''Growing Up Diana'' for three days beginning tomorrow.

According to a release here, CNN's Brien will report on the early years of the Princess of Wales wherein the hour-long documentary begins with her years, growing up in the shadow of royalty and ends with her marriage to Prince Charles approaching troubled times.

Brien takes viewers on location to explore Diana's childhood home, the place where she met Prince Charles, and the roots of her insecurities. The documentary features exclusive interviews including one with Inga Crane, Diana's childhood au pair, and a 2001 CNN interview with Diana's brother, Lord Charles Spencer, among others.

Despite being born into a family of extraordinary privilege, the young Diana Spencer did not have the happiest of childhoods. The documentary reveals that early feelings of inadequacy and need for approval may have instilled emotional insecurities that followed Diana into her adult life.

The documentary follows Diana through her courtship with Prince Charles, noting that they first met when she was just 16 years old and began dating in secret when she was 18 and Charles was 31.

Brien takes viewers behind the scenes of the most watched wedding of all time as more than 750 million people worldwide tuned in with insiders at Diana's side including one of her bridesmaids, her wedding gown designer and a close friend, who says Diana almost cancelled the wedding at the last minute.

Although the marriage was ill-fated, her friends recall Diana as a warm, loving woman who adored her children, invested time and compassion into causes such as land mines and HIV/AIDS, and ultimately changed the face of the modern monarchy.

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