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Making royal waves as a philanthropic icon

In the fifth episode of Diana, the princess exits her marriage to Prince Charles and turns towards humanitarian causes close to her heart. As press interest in Diana peaks, no one could have predicted what was to come. Watch "The Price of Freedom" on Sunday, November 7 @ 9 PM ET.

For more background on Diana:

• Watch this virtual panel hosted by CNN Senior Writer Lisa Respers France, featuring Julie Montagu, Viscountess Hinchingbrooke and Bidisha Mamata, British broadcaster and filmmaker. 
• View this video explaining how Diana was a pioneer in celebrity activism. 
• Subscribe to the Royal News newsletter written by CNN's Royal Correspondent Max Foster and Lauren Said-Moorhouse. They send a weekly dispatch with updates on the Windsors, helping you make sense of the history and traditions that make this monarchy unique. Sign up here.
• Listen to the podcast Royally Obsessed, featuring Diana executive producer Emma Cooper, and check out some fun facts below. 

This is Life recommendations to add to your bookshelf 📚

While you're watching the new season of This is Life, make sure to open Keep Watching each Monday for hand-curated recommendations from host Lisa Ling! After seeing last night's episode "American Militias", Lisa recommends reading:

• Right-Wing Resurgence: How a Domestic Terrorist Threat is Being Ignored by Daryl Johnson

• Them: Adventures with Extremists by Jon Ronson 
• Unruly Americans and the Origins of the Constitution by Woody Holton
• Liberty Is Sweet: The Hidden History of the American Revolution by Woody Holton

Watch the fifth episode of This is Life on Sunday, November 7 @ 10 PM ET. In "Chicago's History of Violence", Lisa takes a journey back in time to question the concept of "Black on Black" crime. Is it a result of deliberate and systematic actions toward an oppressed group? 

The original Succession

If you've been enjoying season three of the HBO Max hit Succession - a provocative, funny series where power, politics and money are top of mind for a high-powered media family - check out our Original Series about one of the most famous successions of all time: The Windsors. 

In the first episode, we learn about the aftermath of King George V's death in 1936. In an unprecedented event, his successor King Edward abdicates the throne — throwing the monarchy into chaos. Edward shocks the people of England by choosing to marry the American socialite Wallis Simpson and turning his back on the British empire. Who eventually becomes the successor we know today? None other than Queen Elizabeth II. Watch history unfold with select episodes on CNNgo.