New Princess Diana documentary to explore her relationship with Scots dance teacher

dailyrecord.co.uk:

Princess Diana's close bond with her Scottish dance teacher is to be explored in a major new documentary.Glasgow-born Anne Allan gave the late princess top-secret dance lessons for almost a decade and became one of her closest confidantes.Over hundreds of weekly one-hour lessons at a private dance studio, teacher and pupil forged a close friendship as Diana negotiated stratospheric fame, the joy of motherhood, her crumbling marriage and her struggle with bulimia.

Glasgow-based production firm Two Rivers Media and Canadian producer Sphere Media are making a 90-minute feature documentary based on Allan's memoir Dancing With Diana, which was published last year.

The film will chronicle the nine-year period from early 1981, when Allan served as Princess Diana's private dance teacher.Allan, a former ballet dancer, said: "I am thrilled that Sphere Media and Two Rivers Media have chosen to bring to screen Dancing with Diana. "As a Glaswegian that lives in Canada, this is a very special partnership for me, that I'm so looking forward to seeing realised."During my time with the Princess, I was so fortunate to witness not only Diana's profound love of dance, but a much more personal side of her."I hope that viewers of the documentary will appreciate this fresh look as well as discover a deeper understanding of just how extraordinary she was."The intimate, highly personal documentary will include never-before-seen archival material, including photographs, personal gifts and notes from the princess.

It will also feature new interviews with royal insiders, celebrities, Hollywood A-listers and several of Diana's closest friends.Seen through the lens of Allan's memories, the audience will be guided through Diana's transformation from