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Why wasn't this film called The Queen and Di?




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Because it's not really about Diana. The Paris accident and death of Diana is just the backdrop to the story of the Queen in those months: how she dealt with a new Prime Minister, how she managed her role as monarch, how she dealt with her family. It could have been anything--a war, a constitutional crisis, a royal scandal.
The Diana incident just provides some historical context to the story, which is primarily about the Queen. Hence, the title.

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I agree with you. Actually I thought it should have been called something like the "The Queen, The PM, and the Princess" clumsy as that is. It really is a dramatic balance between all three of them - how each one pushes and pulls at the other in impact. Such subtle interactions - this movie handles everthing so expertly.

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Don't worry, someone here got it.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7cG79lGWyL4

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*golf clap*

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People, the OP was making a pun out of The King and I.

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