| DIANASPENCER | Maiden name of the late Princess of Wales (5,7) |
| ELTON | Flamboyant pianist who released the tribute album Candle In The Wind 1997 for the late Princess of Wales, ... John |
| SPENCER | New film about the late Princess of Wales (7) |
| SHYDI | Prenuptial press moniker for the late Princess of Wales |
| MEGHANMARKLE | The maiden name of the Duchess of Sussex (6,6) |
| DI | Late Princess of Wales, familiarly |
| DIANA | Late Princess of Wales (5) |
| PRINCEGEORGE | Eldest child of the Prince of Wales and Princess of Wales (6,6) |
| MIDDLETON | Maiden name of the current Princess of Wales (9) |
| HOST | Emcee: the circled letters of the starred entries, in clue order, spell out the name of the late star of the puzzle's title show |
| WOODVILLE | Maiden name of the White Queen, wife of Edward IV, mother of 12 children including the Princes in the Tower (9) |
| GRACE | Late princess of Monaco |
| LECARRE | Pen name of the late espionage author who wrote 25 novels including Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy, The Honourable Schoolboy and The Constant Gardener (2,5) |
| LUCILLE | What was the name of the late BB King's guitar? (7) |
| ANTHONY | The first name of the late, great, Go-show. (7) |
| IRELAND | Bells of ------- , common name of the late summer Moluccella laevis (7) |
| MOON | What was the maiden name of the mother of lunar astronaut Buzz Aldrin? (4) |
| BOWESLYON | The maiden name of the Queen Mum, Elizabeth II's mother |
| NEE | The maiden name of the line engraver (3) |
| FERGUSON | Sarah _, maiden name of the Duchess of York (8) |
