Princess Diana: Accredited Access Exhibition by Anwar, Samir, and ZakHussein
Diana, about one month before William was born in 1982, at an Aston, a favorite car of Charles. Photo from Princess Diana: Accredited Access Exhibition by Anwar, Samir, and Zak Hussein
Unless you've been hibernating in the English Channel for the last 40 years, you have likely seen most of the photographs (or ones very much like them) on display at the Princess Diana (1961-1997) exhibition at Tysons Corner Mall.
It requires a royal fee to get in and only hardcore, extreme Royal watchers need apply.
Adults can buy weekend tickets for $32; seniors, $24; children, $21; or a family pass, $84. (Weekdays and groups are cheaper. Please see below.)
It takes about 30-45 minutes to walk through and look at blown-up pictures.
Some new pictures are found here and there, but are they worth the entrance fee?
The title of the display is a misnomer since many of the photographs are not of Diana but other Royals, including the now "non-Royals," Harry and Meghan, some of my favorite people.
The curator Clifton Skelliter explained to me that the pictures were taken over decades by a family of "official Royal photographers," Anwar Hussein, and his sons, Samir and Zak. Royal photographers are those who are "approved" by the Royals to take pictures of the Royal Family, pictures the photographers are then free to sell.In 2016 Anwar Hussein became the longest serving "official" Royal photographer.
When Diana's dresses and gowns come to town, now that's another story. Do write, love, with all the details when they are known.
What: Princess Diana: Accredited Access Exhibition
When: Through Sept. 8, 2022. Closed Mondays and Tuesdays.
Where: Ground floor, Tysons Corner, across from H&M, near Barnes & Noble.
How much: Prices range from $25 (weekdays) to $46 (weekends), adults; $20 to $35, seniors, military and students; $17 to $31, children; $68 to $84, family of 2 adults and 2 children; groups of 10 or more, less, all with audio guide and some with a souvenir program which sells at the show for $25.
Metro station: Tysons Corner
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