A reflection of the modern times.

Rating: 8/10 (1 March 2008)

Many of us remembered the day when Diana, Princess of Wales, died. The woman who was being called 'the People's Princess' by the then-Britain Prime Minister Tony Blair. Her death had triggered quite a response in the UK and around the world. But how did royal family reacted?
Tony Blair (Michael Sheen) had been elected as the new prime minister of the country, and he had created history by being the youngest in the 20th Century to be elected to 10 Downing Street. Months later into his term in office, something happened which would shook the world. The Princess of Wales had died in a car crash in Paris. Almost immediately, the entire nation was in grief and it was evident in the newspapers' reaction to the princess's death. But somehow, there was no word or statement from the royal family with the media wanting to know what they have to say of it.
Chronicling the immediate seven days since the death of the People's Princess, The Queen goes behind how the Prime Minister managed to convince HM Elizabeth II on how to express her and the royal family's reactions to the death of the country's most popular monarch of our time. Royal protocol don't always work in modern times where people want instant reactions. A sad but true fact of the society of today.
What stands out for me is how Michael Sheen portrays Tony Blair. He is almost like the real McCoy. Helen McCroy as Cherie, the wife of Tony...the likeness is almost there. Helen Mirren's portrayal of the Queen herself had me almost convinced for a while she is the real thing.