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About The Messy World Of Royal Divorce | Diana and Sarah: Royal Wives of Windsor

For two of The Queen's sons, Charles and Andrew, it started with high hopes and fairytale royal weddings. It ended with scandal and bitter accusations as both couples announced that their were finished and Diana and Sarah the 'Royal Wives of Windsor', became royal outcasts. Using unique BBC archive footage - including exclusive, specially-shot pictures- this dramatic and revealing documentary tells the story of two remarkable young royals who flew in the face of convention and made shock waves that rocked the monarchy to its very foundations.

The Messy World Of Royal Divorce | Diana and Sarah: Royal Wives of Windsor is presented by Real History. Its listed runtime is 54 minutes. The source link and publisher attribution are provided with the embedded film.

As a society documentary, The Messy World Of Royal Divorce | Diana and Sarah: Royal Wives of Windsor uses messy, royal, divorce as its central frame. Social documentaries work best as invitations to examine systems through lived experience. Distinguish individual testimony from wider claims, and consider which institutions, incentives and inequalities shape the choices shown.

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Title
The Messy World Of Royal Divorce | Diana and Sarah: Royal Wives of Windsor
Category
Society
Runtime
54 minutes
Language
English
Publisher
Real History

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