Diana's Decades

Princess Diana was an icon who both captured and transformed the spirit of the times. Following how this thoroughly modern princess emerged from the bra-burning spirit of the 1970s and helped transform not just the Royal Family, but Britain itself.

Princess Diana began the 80s a shy bride and ended the decade the most photographed woman in the world.

In 1990s Britain, New Labour was emerging and the Spice Girls were soon to form. This episode explores how Diana became the emblem of a new spirit of emotional candour.