Princess Diana (played by Naomi Watts) is a protagonist in Diana.
Princess Diana is the narrative center of the film, followed through the final two years of her life after her divorce. She falls in love with Hasnat Khan, undertakes humanitarian work including an Angola land-mine campaign, and later becomes involved with Dodi Fayed before dying in the Paris car crash. Hasnat Khan (played by Naveen Andrews) is a protagonist in Diana.
Hasnat Khan is a Pakistani heart surgeon who meets Princess Diana and becomes her great romantic attachment. Their relationship eventually ends because he wants a private life and feels uncomfortable with her celebrity status, while Diana later uses her relationship with Dodi Fayed in an effort to make him jealous. Dodi Fayed (played by Cas Anvar) appears in Diana.
Dodi Fayed is an Anglo-Egyptian billionaire who becomes involved with Princess Diana after her relationship with Hasnat Khan has ended. The film presents the affair as a calculated attempt to provoke Hasnat's jealousy, and Dodi ultimately dies with Diana and their driver in the Paris car crash. Diana's Assistant 1 (played by Ilan Goodman) appears in Diana.
Diana's Assistant 2 (played by Mary Stockley) appears in Diana.
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Characters
Princess Diana
(played by Naomi Watts) — protagonist
Princess Diana is the narrative center of the film, followed through the final two years of her life after her divorce. She falls in love with Hasnat Khan, undertakes humanitarian work including an An...
Hasnat Khan
(played by Naveen Andrews) — protagonist
Hasnat Khan is a Pakistani heart surgeon who meets Princess Diana and becomes her great romantic attachment. Their relationship eventually ends because he wants a private life and feels uncomfortable...
Dodi Fayed
(played by Cas Anvar) — supporting
Dodi Fayed is an Anglo-Egyptian billionaire who becomes involved with Princess Diana after her relationship with Hasnat Khan has ended. The film presents the affair as a calculated attempt to provoke...
Diana's Assistant 1
(played by Ilan Goodman) — minor
Diana's Assistant 2
(played by Mary Stockley) — minor
Canonical Relationships
Family, romantic, and professional connections based on plot evidence.
The character profile states that Dodi becomes involved with Princess Diana after her relationship with Hasnat ends and that the affair is presented a...
Princess Diana grows close to Hasnat Khan, and their relationship includes warmth and ordinary intimacy. They separate after press coverage makes Hasn...
Story Analysis
The film follows Diana's struggle to reconcile public scrutiny, private love, humanitarian purpose, and the hope of moving forward.
Plot Progression
A Life Under Scrutiny
Love Behind Closed Doors
The Cost Of Separation
Purpose Among The Mines
An Unresolved Future
Directed by Oliver Hirschbiegel
Diana (2013) · 5.6/10 · drama, romance
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(Q1825585), public domain (CC0).
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