First pics of Kristen Stewart as Princess Diana in Spencer movie revealed ahead of new biopic

THE first photo of Kristen Stewart as Princess Diana in the upcoming movie Spencer has been unveiled.

Filming for the new biopic, which will take place in both Germany and the U.K., has just gotten started.

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Kristen Stewart stars as a young Princess Diana in the new movie SpencerCredit: PA:Press Association
With principal photography on the Pablo Larraín-directed film getting up and running, the first official photo of Kristen, 30, as the late Diana, Princess of Wales, has been released.

The Twilight actress recreated one of the British royal’s most iconic looks in the new snapshot, posing in a red coat over a black turtleneck with a tie detailing.

She capped off the outfit with a broad-brimmed black hat adorned with a net veil covering the front of her face as she looked off to the side.

Kristen’s blonde hair is styled short with slight waving as it comes down around her chin.

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The first photo from the upcoming biopic shows the actress re-creating Lady Di’s iconic Christmas Day 1993 look

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The movie, Spencer, is named after Diana’s maiden nameCredit: Getty Images – Getty
Lady Di wore a very similar look while attending Christmas Day services at Sandringham Church in 1993.

During the holiday services, she was also seen wearing black gloves and holding onto a bouquet of yellow flowers.

The late royal died on August 31, 1997 in a car crash at the age of 36 while fleeing from the paparazzi in a tunnel in Paris, France.

The new biopic will focus on Prince William and Prince Harry’s mother near the end of her life, just as she’s deciding to leave her husband, Prince Charles, and their marriage behind them.

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The film will focus on her decision to leave her husband, Prince CharlesCredit: Getty Images – Getty

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Twilight and Charlie’s Angels actress Kristen was announced in the lead role last JuneCredit: Getty Images – Getty
The two ended up getting divorced in 1996, just a year before her death.

The film’s writer Steven Knight told Variety: “Working on the script has been a pleasure. I think it’s a different perspective on a story that we don’t all know well, but we all feel we now are a part of it.

“And I just found the whole thing fascinating. To talk to people who knew her and to try and get a view of this person — who this person really was — who was an ordinary person in extraordinary situations, is the way I think of her.”

Aside from Kristen, the Spencer movie – named after Diana’s maiden name –  also includes Timothy Spall, Sally Hawkins and Sean Harris in its cast.

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Some British royal fans were ‘perplexed’ by the castingCredit: Getty Images – Getty

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Others are ready to give the 30-year-old actress a chanceCredit: Getty Images – Getty
British royal were left outraged when the casting news of Kristen playing a young Princess Diana was first announced last June.

Many admitted they had been left “perplexed” by the choice.

“UM you could find a British actress,” tweeted one irate royal fan, with another adding: “Can we just leave Diana alone. I think she’s suffered enough.”