![]() Major Gregory attempts to encourage Diana to conform to the pressures of royal life by reminding her that the soldiers of the British Army die attempting to protect the interests of the Crown (and by extension her interests). Charles privately arranges for Maggie to be sent to London and spreads rumours that she had planted the Boleyn book in Diana's room and made critical comments about her mental health McGrady denies that she had done so when Diana questions him. She holds a difficult conversation with Charles, who rebuffs her concern over William and Harry's participation in a pheasant shoot the next day and advises her to develop a stronger sense of separation between her public and private lives. On Christmas Day, Diana attends the service at St Mary Magdalene Church, Sandringham, where she notices Camilla among the gathered crowd and is photographed by numerous intrusive journalists. Diana tries to visit her childhood home, but she is stopped by royal guards, who initially mistake her for an intruder. ![]() She begins to have dreams about Boleyn (including a hallucination of her at a Christmas Eve dinner where she imagines herself destroying a pearl necklace given to her by Charles and eating the pearls in her soup), eventually coming to believe that Boleyn's ghost is haunting her in her capacity as a fellow abandoned royal wife. ![]() Diana finds a book on Anne Boleyn in her assigned bedroom. Diana's only friend at the Estate is Royal Dresser Maggie, who encourages her to both combat the royal family and fulfil the obligations expected of her. When Diana arrives at Sandringham, her sons William and Harry are excited to see her, but she does not attempt to socialise with the royal family, who mostly ignore her. Diana takes off its jacket, which once belonged to her father John Spencer, 8th Earl Spencer, and goes back to her car. Then she notices a scarecrow in the distance and eagerly runs towards it with a nostalgic expression. She notes that the long-abandoned neighbouring estate, Park House, used to be her childhood home. On the verge of a breakdown, she avoids heading to Sandringham until running into Royal Head Chef Darren McGrady. The staff of Sandringham prepare for the royals' arrival, and Diana drives around the Norfolk countryside. ![]() Among the attendees is Diana, Princess of Wales, whose marriage to Prince Charles has become strained due to his affair with Camilla Parker Bowles. On Christmas Eve 1991, the British royal family prepares to spend the Christmas holidays at the Queen's Sandringham estate in Norfolk. For portraying Diana, Stewart was nominated for the Academy Award, Golden Globe Award, and Critics' Choice Movie Award for Best Actress. It received generally positive reviews from critics, with Stewart's performance garnering widespread acclaim. The film was not successful at the box office, grossing $24.9 million on an $18 million budget. Spencer premiered at the 78th Venice International Film Festival on 3 September 2021, and was theatrically released in the United Kingdom and the United States on 5 November 2021. Kristen Stewart and Jack Farthing star as Diana and Charles respectively, joined by Timothy Spall, Sean Harris, and Sally Hawkins. The film is about Princess Diana's existential crisis during the Christmas of 1991, as she considers divorcing Prince Charles and leaving the British royal family. Spencer is a 2021 historical psychological drama film directed by Pablo LarraĆn from a screenplay by Steven Knight.
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