STRUGGLING to cope with a maelstrom of emotions in the public eye, Princess Diana (Naomi Watts) pays a low profile visit to the Royal Brompton Hospital, where she is drawn to Dr Hasnat Khan (Naveen Andrews). Seeds of romance are sown between the princess and Khan, and she is careful to hide the relationship.

The pressure of conducting a romance through the omnipresent lens of the media takes its toll and Khan eventually ends the affair, propelling Diana into the arms of Dodi Fayed (Can Anvar). Based on Kate Snell’s contentious book, Diana is a trashy made-for-TV movie, blessed with an award-winning German director and an Oscar nominated lead actress, whose talents are well and truly squandered.

Watts offers a passable impression of a global icon, but Andrews fails to live up to his surgeon’s nickname as Mr Wonderful and chemistry between the pair is cold, making a mockery of the tears and tantrums when the central relationship ultimately breaks down.