Buckingham Palace is on alert after an unexpected plan by broadcasters made the possibility of events that took place behind palace walls making it to the screen.
Angela Kelly, one of the closest confidantes of Elizabeth II in her later years, is having her story filmed and producers have found a way to get round a potential confidentiality issue.
Her account of life behind palace doors is being made into a drama rather than a documentary and that means a lot more freedom for film makers.
A documentary, which could have included interviews with Angela Kelly, could have breached confidentiality rules as it would be presented as a factual account of the many years that the former dresser shared with Elizabeth II.
As a fictional telling, there is much more wriggle room as it will be billed as ”based on true events” but the line between what is real and what has been created for dramatic effect will be blrred.
The Daily Mail’s Richard Eden reports that the film will be called ”Trouble” and is set to be created b a BAFTA winner, Jeremy Brock. His agent, Chralotte Knight, confirmed to Richard Eden that he has been commissioned to ”write and original screenplay for Fox-Searchlight about the friendship between Elizabeth II and Angela Kelly”.
Angela Kelly was Elizabeth II’s dresser for many years and the two shared a strong bond. Ms Kelly created many of Elizabeth II’s outfits in her later years and ws so close to the Monarch that she wore her shoes in for her.
During the life and reign of Elizabeth II she enjoyed a grace and favour home and travelled the world with her boss. Since Elizabeth II’s death, she has ceased to be a royal employee.
The story of her time with the late Queen covers some of the most controversial moments in the life of the longest reigning Monarch in British history. Angela Kelly was an eyewitness to the turbulence of the last years including the controversy around Elizabeth II’s second son, Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor, and the consequences of the departure of Harry and Meghan from the Royal Family.
Buckingham Palace hasn’t commented on the film.
