Controversial German director Christoph Schlingensief plans to make a feature film about the last hour in the life of Diana, Princess of Wales reports UK Teletext.

Schlingensief revealed that 12 hours of footage has already been shot including scenes at the Ritz hotel in Paris. German actress Jenny Elvers-Elbertzhagen has landed the part of Diana.

"In London, we will have to work secretly because Diana is sacrosanct - and everybody goes jittery the minute you just mention her name. Jenny is my Princess Di because, like Di, she presents a projection surface for longings. She resembles Diana as both of them seem to be within reach, but never are." he said.

The film will include the actual car crash - "It can probably never be exactly clarified what happened in that hour of her death. Art has the freedom to interpret this".