People: Jun. 28, 1982

In the modern Grimm idiom, all storybook romances make hot story properties. So, well ahead of a real-life heir, a script has been conceived and delivered, and filming has begun, on Charles and Diana: A Royal Romance, a two-hour movie to be aired by CBS later this year. Since most of the authentic locales for the tale (places like Buckingham Palace and Windsor Castle) are currently occupied and unavailable for film production, the movie is being shot in the mansions of Long Island, Connecticut and upstate New York. Prince Charles is portrayed by...

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