Oct 22, 2009 11:02 am US/Eastern
CBS 3, CW Philly Celebrate The Life Of Princess Di
PHILADELPHIA (CBS 3) ―
Eyewitness News Anchors Susan Barnett and Chris May welcome British royalty to Philadelphia as hosts of Diana: A Celebration, a look inside the stunning exhibition now on display at the National Constitution Center. The half-hour special will air Tuesday, October 27, at 7:30 p.m. on CBS 3 with a second broadcast on The CW Philly at 10:30 p.m.
Diana: A Celebration captures Princess Diana's elegance and majesty through never-before-seen photos, compelling interviews with Diana's brother and a tour of the Althorp estate in Great Britain. Home movies from Diana's childhood, rare jewels, personal letters and the memorable wedding gown are a few of many historical artifacts explored throughout Diana: A Celebration.
CBS 3's Anne-Marie Green and Pat Ciarrocchi will join Barnett and May to unfold the mystery and wonder that was Diana's life. Her story is told most notably through the people who knew her best. Barnett interviews Charles Spencer, Diana's brother, to chronicle the life of "The People's Princess." Local artist Nelson Shanks, who became a close friend and confidant to the princess, sits down with May to recount painting Diana's official portrait that now hangs in her family's ancestral home. Other noteworthy contributors to the special include Tina Brown, author of The Diana Chronicles, and Mary Robertson, close friend of Diana and author of The Diana I Knew.
Diana: A Celebration is produced by Christina Hagegeorge. Rich Edwards serves as the executive producer. Mike Henry is the editor for the special.
Diana: A Celebration will be rebroadcast throughout the run of the exhibit at the National Constitution Center. Due to the extraordinary interest in the exhibit, the special will also be broadcast in numerous markets including New York (WCBS-TV), Boston (WBZ-TV), Pittsburgh (KDKA-TV), Baltimore (WJZ-TV), Harrisburg-Lancaster-York (WGCB-TV) and Wilkes Barre-Scranton (WOLF-TV).
CBS 3 (KYW-TV) and The CW Philly 57 (WPSG-TV) are part of CBS Television Stations, a division of CBS Corporation.
Diana: A Celebration, an exhibition about the life and work of the Princess of Wales is on display at the National Constitution Center through December 31, 2009. The National Constitution Center, located at 525 Arch St. on Philadelphia's Independence Mall, is an independent, nonpartisan, nonprofit organization dedicated to increasing public understanding of the U.S. Constitution and the ideas and values it represents. The Center serves as a museum, an education center, and a forum for debate on constitutional issues. The museum dramatically tells the story of the Constitution from Revolutionary times to the present through more than 100 interactive, multimedia exhibits, film, photographs, text, sculpture and artifacts, and features a powerful, award-winning theatrical performance, "Freedom Rising". The Center also houses the Annenberg Center for Education and Outreach, which serves as the hub for national constitutional education. Also, as a nonpartisan forum for constitutional discourse, the Center presents – without endorsement – programs that contain diverse viewpoints on a broad range of issues. For more information, call 215-409-6700 or visit
www.constitutioncenter.org.
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