Also blue-blooded: What the actress who first played Princess Diana looks like

The luxurious royal wedding of Diana Spencer and Prince Charles took place in 1981, and the following year a TV movie dedicated to their romance, The Royal Romance of Charles and Diana, was released.

The role of Diana was played in it by Katherine Oxenberg, who was then 21 years old – she was the same age as the princess. For a young girl, it was her acting debut.

Katherine was born in New York but grew up in London. And she herself belonged to the European royal family. Oksenberg was the daughter of HRH Princess Elisabeth of Yugoslavia and the granddaughter of Prince Paul, Prince Regent of Yugoslavia. By the way, the actress was named after Russian Empress Catherine II.

It is curious that exactly ten years later Oksenberg will play Diana again – already in a film devoted to her unsuccessful marriage with Charles called “Charles and Diana: Unhappily Ever After”.

Oksenberg graduated from Harvard University, then began working as a model and performed for glossy magazines. She was best known for her role in the cult 1980s television series, Dynasty. However, his film career continues today. She is also an active women’s rights activist. She has two children with her ex-husband Casper Van Dien and an illegitimate daughter, India, who is also an actress.

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