Director vanoti: "Zita raDiana harina kumbotaurwa mufirimu. Iyi nyaya ingori yeiyo Duchess yeVakadanana uye haachazopfuura. Iye pachezvake aive munhu anonakidza uye ini ndaive akakosha kuratidza hupenyu hwake pasina kuenzanisa. Asi pandakangopedza basa rangu, vatengesi vakasarudza kushandisa zita rekuti Diana kukwezva vanoona uye vadzosera mari ye studio. Iri ndiro basa ravo. Zviito zvavo hazviratidzi mafungiro edu nezvehupenyu hwevakadzi ava. "
Keira Knightley, basa rekuita raDuchess vanobvumirana nemukuru. Anoti: "Ini ndaingova nemakore gumi nematatu apo Diana akafa. Handizive nyaya yake, ndakanga ndisipo. Pakutanga akadzidzisa basa reGeorgiana, haana kumbobvira amufananidza naDiana. Hapana anoisa mabasa akadaro pamberi pangu. "
Amanda mukuru, munyori wezvinyorwa akataura pamusoro peizvi izvi: "Pandakanyora script, ndakavimba neupenyu hweDuchess. Pamwe vane fariro dzakafanana, asi ini ndinokahadzika kuti akafirawo mutsaona yemotokari. " Musiyano mukuru pakati peDiana kubva kuhama yake kuti haana kumbobvira atora mistress yemurume wake Camille Parker ndiro, uye Georgiana aigona kunyange kuita hushamwari nemakwikwi ake.
Kunyangwe zvarakaita sei, ivo vagadziri vevaridzi uye kushambadzira kune iyi firimu vanoramba vachikwezva vechidiki vane zita remurwi wemufi.