Cert U
118 mins
BBFC advice: Contains very mild fight scene
How appropriate that, on the evening of Kate and Wills becoming parents, we should be watching a movie about a princess's desperation to be out of the public spotlight.
Mind you, nowadays it wouldn't be unusual for our young royals to be seen having a swift half and mixing with the hoi polloi at the Dog and Duck.
Thus, Roman Holiday would resonate less today than when it was released in the early 1950s.
At that time royalty was distant from its subjects and tended to be swathed in boring ceremony and, consequently, Audrey Hepburn's bid for freedom has a charm of its time.
It might be a bit out of its era (it has been re-released to mark its 60th anniversary) but that didn't stop Mrs W and I having a right good giggle.
Indeed, who couldn't love the cool post-war style of the beautiful princess (Hepburn) and the suited and booted reporter, played by Gregory Peck.
Combined with the georgeous backdrop of Rome, it is a film which, unsurprisingly, captured the hearts of the Oscar judges.
In fact, Hepburn was the first actress to win the big three - Oscar, Golden Globe and Bafta award for her role as Ann in William Wyler's movie.
She plays the impish princess who is fed up of the protocol of royal life and decides to do a moonlight flit.
Peck is Joe Bradley, who after discovering the young woman asleep in the street, takes her back to his apartment for the night (with pure intentions, of course).
The following day he realises her identity and senses the chance of the biggest scoop of his career.
Peck and Hepburn have a wonderful comic rapport and the film flashes by.
Interestingly, its innocence is noticeable compared to today's films - there is no bad language and sexual innuendo is very mild but it doesn't prevent it being an attractive and rather wonderful frippery.
Laughs: Six out loud
Jumps: none
Vomit: none
Nudity: not in the 1950s!
Overall rating: 9/10