Desc: Lady Di: Before Royalty: Directed by Jordan Hill. With Paul Burrell, King Charles III, Katie Nicholl, Princess Diana. In 1980, an innocent nursery school teacher would go from anonymity to worldwide super stardom practically overnight. Everyone knows the story of Lady Diana Spencer, the naive girl that became a Princess and almost became a queen. In this documentary we take a look at the story of the country girl before Buckingham Palace, meet her friends, the people who knew her and visit the school where she spent her childhood. This is the story of Lady Di, Before Royalty.