After the news breaks of Diana and Dodi's fatal car accident,Charles and Fayed fly separately to Paris to supervisearrangements. The tragedy generates a vast outpouring of publicgrief, which catches the Queen off-guard. While she remains atBalmoral, popular anger builds about her absence from Londonand the perceived callousness of the Royal Family. Charles,recognising the precariousness of their position, urges theQueen to depart from rigid protocol and make herself visible tothe public. At the same time as Diana's death sends shockwavesthrough the Palace, Fayed processes the loss of his cherishedson. Hoping that the news will bring him and the Royal Familytogether in shared grief, he instead finds himselfincreasingly shunned.
