Cast
| Actor/Actress | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Helen Mirren | The Queen | This film is the fourth time that Mirren has portrayed a British queen: the first was a queen consort, Charlotte of Mecklenburg-Strelitz in The Madness of King George (1994), for which she was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress; the second was a queen regnant, Elizabeth I, in the 2005 miniseries Elizabeth I. She also played a policewoman, under cover as the Queen, in The Fiendish Plot of Dr. Fu Manchu. |
| Michael Sheen | Prime Minister Tony Blair | Sheen had previously played Blair in the Channel 4 television film The Deal, also directed by Frears and written by Morgan. He reprised his role in The Special Relationship. |
| James Cromwell | Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh | |
| Helen McCrory | Cherie Blair | Tony Blair's wife. Like Sheen, McCrory reprised this role in The Special Relationship. |
| Alex Jennings | Charles, Prince of Wales | Diana's ex-husband |
| Roger Allam | Robin Janvrin (later Lord Janvrin) | In this film, Janvrin is private secretary to the Queen, although he was the deputy private secretary at the time of Diana's death. |
| Sylvia Syms | Queen Elizabeth The Queen Mother | |
| Tim McMullan | Stephen Lamport | Private Secretary to Charles, Prince of Wales |
| Mark Bazeley | Alastair Campbell | Director of Communications and Strategy for the Prime Minister |
| Douglas Reith | Lord Airlie | Lord Chamberlain |
| Robin Soans | Equerry | |
| Lola Peploe | Janvrin's Secretary | |
| Tom Hanks | Himself | Archive footage (uncredited) |
| Steven Spielberg | Himself | Archive footage (uncredited) |
| Tom Cruise | Himself | Archive footage (uncredited) |
| Nicole Kidman | Herself | Archive footage (uncredited) |
| Dodi Fayed | Himself | Archive footage (uncredited) |
| Bill Clinton | Himself | Archive footage (uncredited) |
| Diana, Princess of Wales | Herself | Archive footage (uncredited) |
| Anthony Debaeck | Catholic Priest | |
| Trevor McDonald | Newsreader | ITV newsreader, covered Diana's death |
| Jake Taylor Shantos | Prince William of Wales | Diana's sons |
| Dash Barber | Prince Harry of Wales |
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