Kristen Stewart felt Princess Diana gave her ‘sign off’ for Spencer role

Actor who plays the Princess of Wales in critically lauded drama says there were moments during the shoot when it felt as if Diana was ‘trying to break through’Kristen Stewart has spoken about getting a “sign-off” from Diana, Princess of Wales for her performance in the biopic Spencer, recently premiered to considerable acclaim at the Venice and Telluride film festivals.In an interview with the LA Times after the film’s North American premiere at Telluride, Stewart said she had some “spooky, spiritual feelings making this movie”, which takes place over three days during the 1991 Christmas break, when Diana was staying at Sandringham house.

“Even if I was just fantasising.

I felt like there were moments where I kind of got the sign-off.”

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