11. Diana Got Her Exercise Indoors Whenever Possible
If you watched Season 4 of The Crown, you probably noticed how she rolled around the palace in roller skates while listening to Duran Duran. In a Vanity Fair interview, a producer of The Crown, Oona O’Beirn, said that the princess did, in fact, roller skate throughout Buckingham Palace. In a biography called The Diana Chronicles by Tina Brown, it was said that she would ride a bicycle through the halls. England is notoriously rainy, so it’s understandable why she would want to get some exercise.
When weather permitted, Diana would skate outside. Tabloid magazines showed images of Diana skating through the park on a regular basis. In The Crown, the scene of her skating was really meant to show her sense of fun, even when she was in such a serious situation. She was also just a teenager at the time. As Prince Charles says in the show, “She’s just a child”.