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Video: Naomi Watts's Road to Playing Princess Diana

Karli Bulnes — Thu, 09 Feb 2012 12:36:49 PST

Naomi Watts has been tapped to play Princess Diana in the upcoming biopic Caught in Flight. Find out who she beat out for the role and why she's a perfect pick in PopSugar Rush.

Interest in Princess Diana Resurges

Annie Scudder — Wed, 29 Jun 2011 10:45:49 PDT

Princess Diana would have turned 50 on July 1, and although she died tragically 14 years ago, interest in the people's princess has not faded. In fact, it seems to be gaining.

Fascination with the royals has picked up steam since the April wedding of Prince William and Kate Middleton, and some of Diana's former confidants have used the regained popularity as a chance to offer their private mementos to the public for sale. An old teacher friend put Diana's personal letters up for auction, and the dress Diana wore while dancing with John Travolta at a US state dinner sold last week for nearly $1 million.

There has also been a darker response on the eve of her birthday. On its latest cover, Newsweek aged Princess Diana using Photoshop and made it appear as if she was walking next to her doting daughter-in-law, Kate Middleton. Inside the magazine readers can find a mocked-up version of her would-be Facebook page. Most of our readers found the concept unsettling.

And while some ponder what her life would have been, others are focusing on her death, specifically the filmmaker behind a new documentary, Unlawful Killing, which criticizes the royal family and alleges that there was a cover-up following her death. The movie, financed by the family of Diana's boyfriend Dodi Al Fayed, is directed by Keith Allen, the dad of singer Lily Allen, and it alleges that a UK jury found that the Paris car crash was not an accident. The controversial doc, banned in the UK but shown at Cannes, is gaining distribution deals.

Considering intrigue surrounding other icons who met a tragic fate - like Marilyn Monroe or the Kennedys - has transcended generations, I doubt the public will lose interest in Diana any time soon.

Imagining Diana at 50: Are You Curious?

Tara Block — Tue, 28 Jun 2011 12:10:00 PDT

This Friday, July 1, would have been Princess Diana's 50th birthday, so this week's issue of Newsweek imagines what Diana's life would be like if she were alive at 50.

The issue's cover features a superimposed image of a digitally aged Diana walking with Kate Middleton, and the story inside includes everything from what her Facebook page and Twitter would look like to her future fashion to her imagined love life - according to the magazine, she would have been married two more times.

Do you find this all interesting, or does it seem a bit on the morbid side, maybe even disrespectful?

Princess Diana's John Travolta Dancing Dress Sold For $800,000

Tara Block — Fri, 24 Jun 2011 11:45:00 PDT

The dress Princess Diana danced with John Travolta in sold for $800,000 at an auction of the late princess's dresses in Toronto yesterday. The Victor Edelstein midnight blue velvet gown Diana twirled in at the Ronald Reagan-hosted 1985 state dinner was one of 14 of her dresses a private collector sold at the auction, including two used in Diana's Mario Testino-shot Vanity Fair photo shoots. As William and Kate renew the public interest in the royal family, this is another recent example of Diana's personal items being sold; Diana's letters were put up for auction a few weeks ago. Do you think it's disrespectful for people to sell personal belongings of celebrities who've passed away? Or does it depend on if it's for charity? See more pictures of the auction now.

Princess Diana's Letters as a Young Newlywed Up For Auction

Annie Scudder — Tue, 07 Jun 2011 10:45:25 PDT

As a 20-year-old new wife and princess, Diana Spencer maintained a connection to her former ordinary life by keeping up a pen pal relationship with a former colleague. Margaret Hodge, a teacher twice Diana's age who worked with the would-be queen when she was a simple kindergarten teaching assistant, acted as Diana's confidant after her wedding of the century. Now, Mrs. Hodge is putting her collection of Christmas cards, royal wedding invitations, and personal letters up for auction, as other friends of Diana's have done before. They're expected to fetch close to $40,000.

Describing Highgrove, one of her royal residences, Diana's desire to play the everyday in-love couple shines through: "It honestly won't look smart," she writes. "Just a cosy nest for Mr & Mrs Wales to roost with bright colours of course!" Yet in another letter, Diana describes Prince Charles's disinterest in her, writing, "I've vanished down many a hole - the husband having not realised - typical."

While Diana's former friend will make a pretty penny off the endearing correspondences, timely again now that her son William is a newlywed himself, it doesn't seem like enough to hand over such personal mementos. Something tells me Mrs. Hodge has kept some for herself.

5 Legendary Royal Wedding Scents

Miriam Lacey — Tue, 19 Apr 2011 05:00:05 PDT

Recently, we got a peek at Prince William and Kate Middleton's purported wedding fragrances. Wills and Kate aren't the only royal lovebirds to have a scented wedding, though. High-profile princesses and heads of state have been perfuming their nuptials since the Victorian era. From Victoria herself to Princess Diana and even Grace Kelly, here are five wedding fragrances that have left their mark.

Link Time - The 10 Most Underrated Sex Acts

TresSugar — Mon, 18 Apr 2011 13:15:47 PDT

Making out and nine more underrated sex acts - Em & Lo
Famous bisexual babes - TheFrisky
10 dresses for pregnant brides - LilSugar
Celebrating the anniversary of your first date - Glamour
Who will be the next Miley Cyrus? - College Candy
How your dating life impacts your wallet - Betty Confidential
Couples who have remarried each other - Glo

FabSugarTV: Fabulous Wedding Day Looks Fit For Princess Kate Middleton

FabTV — Fri, 08 Apr 2011 11:50:34 PDT

The royal wedding is just weeks away, and we're on the edge of our seats waiting to see what princess-to-be Kate Middleton will wear down the aisle! A wedding is all about the dress, shoes, and tiara if you're becoming a princess. Here is FabSugar's wish list for what we hope to see Kate in on the big day. Tune in on April 29 to watch this stylish lady go from real girl to real-life princess!

Chinese Lingerie Company Reveals Bizarre Princess Di Ad

TresSugar — Wed, 01 Sep 2010 12:00:25 PDT

Wearing nothing more than her tiara, royal jewels, and lingerie, Princess Di plays the cello while what appears to be a ginger Prince Harry holds her sheet music. My first question when looking at this ad made by Chinese lingerie company Jealousy International: did Diana even play the cello? No, according to my research. In a way this absolutely surreal ad is genius. How could anyone even think of it! But then the copy gets creepy: "Feel the romance of British royalty." We know royal families have a reputation of inbreeding, but I'm sure they would find nothing romantic about a mother practicing her music sans clothes in front of her child.

Since yesterday marked the 13th anniversary of Princess Diana's death, the ads from China have caused quite a stir in England. Do you find the ads offensive or just bizarre?

Would You Eat Hair Jam?

BellaSugar — Tue, 06 Jul 2010 06:00:57 PDT

In a move both bizarre and disgusting, British caterer Sam Bompas has developed a jelly made with a bit of Princess Diana's hair. Dubbed Occult Jam, it combines hair with gin, milk and sugar to make a sweet treat. (Bompas bought the hair off eBay for $10.) If you're curious for a taste, head over to London's Barbican Art Gallery, where you can buy a jar for five pounds. Would you sample the jam, or is it too weird for your palate?