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Series of films documenting life in contemporary Britain.

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Modern Times: The Shrine

30/12/1997

The Shrine

BBC Two - Modern Times, The Shrine

How a shrine dedicated to Princess Diana came to be erected in Kensington Palace Gardens.

Documentary tracing how the shrine dedicated to the late Diana, Princess of Wales, came to be erected in Kensington Palace Gardens during the aftermath of her death.

First transmitted in 1997, this documentary traces how the shrine dedicated to the late Diana, Princess of Wales, came to be erected in the middle of Kensington Palace Gardens during the aftermath of her death. It explores how the shrine became a central symbolic hub to facilitate an outpouring of national grief and follows members of the British public who have made pilgrimage visits to the site as a way of expressing their grief and paying homage to the late princess.

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