{"id":5789,"date":"2025-01-09T18:39:12","date_gmt":"2025-01-09T13:39:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pni.net.pk\/us\/?p=5789"},"modified":"2025-01-09T18:40:51","modified_gmt":"2025-01-09T13:40:51","slug":"behind-the-scenes-of-diana-and-michael-jacksons-connection","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pni.net.pk\/us\/behind-the-scenes-of-diana-and-michael-jacksons-connection\/","title":{"rendered":"Behind the scenes of Diana and Michael Jackson\u2019s connection"},"content":{"rendered":"

There\u2019s a striking image of Princess Diana and Michael Jackson that\u2019s always stuck with me.<\/strong><\/p>\n

At first glance, it seems like just a moment shared between two legends, but dig a little deeper, and there\u2019s so much more to their story<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

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Did you know there was more to their bond than what meets the eye?<\/strong><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

Neither\u00a0Princess Diana<\/a>\u00a0nor\u00a0Michael Jackson<\/a> needs any further introduction \u2013 their iconic status speaks for itself.<\/p>\n

It was certainly not unimaginable that these two\u00a0larger-than-life personalities would meet, but few could have guessed that their encounter would lead to something more than just polite small talk\u2026<\/p>\n

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Diana, Princess of Wales (1961 \u2013 1997) meets singer Michael Jackson backstage at Wembley Stadium in London, before a concert by Jackson in aid of the Prince\u2019s Trust charity, July 1988. (Photo by Princess Diana Archive\/Getty Images)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Only met in person once<\/h2>\n

To begin with, Diana, affectionately known as \u201dThe People\u2019s Princess,\u201d was a big music fan. In fact, her favorite band was reportedly Duran Duran, and she loved their music, especially during the 1980s.<\/p>\n

However, Diana\u2019s record collection also featured albums by Michael Jackson, which shows that she truly enjoyed his music as well. For example, she is\u00a0said<\/a>\u00a0to have played the albums\u00a0Thriller<\/em>\u00a0and\u00a0Bad<\/em>\u00a0on repeat.<\/p>\n

MJ\u2019s music was also the reason Diana met him on July 16, 1988.<\/p>\n

That day, she and her then-husband,\u00a0Prince Charles<\/a>, attended Michael Jackson\u2019s\u00a0Bad<\/em>\u00a0tour concert at Wembley Stadium, marking both their first and last meeting.<\/p>\n

\u201cShe told me she was honored to meet me,\u201d Jackson told Barbara Walters in a 1997 interview.<\/p>\n

Michael recalled feeling incredibly nervous before shaking hands with Diana\u2014a tension you can almost sense in the photos from that day. There was a reason their first encounter felt a bit awkward and tentative.<\/p>\n

This was largely because the superstar had decided to remove the song \u201cDirty Diana\u201d from the concert setlist, worried it might upset her. The song, which is about a rock groupie, seemed inappropriate to perform with the female royal in attendance, or so he thought.<\/p>\n

\u201cI took it out of the show in honor of Her Royal Highness,\u201d Jackson\u00a0told Barbara Walters in 1997.<\/p>\n

Diana\u2019s reaction to meeting Michael Jackson<\/h2>\n

But the move didn\u2019t sit so well with Diana.<\/p>\n

Diana asked Michael if he was going to perform \u201cDirty Diana\u201d during the meet-and-greet before the show. He replied that he had removed it from the setlist because of her presence. However, she insisted that he perform it, encouraging him to go ahead and sing the song. Ultimately, Michael performed the song.<\/p>\n

Michael Jackson was clearly a big fan of Diana and held a great deal of respect for her.<\/p>\n

\u201dI thought the princess was just wonderful,\u201d Jackson told reporters at the time.<\/p>\n

Knowing how much she adored her sons, Michael also gifted her two miniature tour jackets for her children, Princes William and Harry.<\/p>\n

Diana, an avid pop music fan, was said to have danced during the whole concert while Prince Charles remained seated.<\/p>\n

Was Michael Jackson in love with Diana?<\/h2>\n

What many might not have anticipated was that their first encounter in 1988 would ignite the start of an incredibly powerful bond.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe were very close,\u201d Jackson told German media in 1999. \u201cShe was extremely close by phone\u2026 I was still married to Lisa Marie [Presley]. Diana woke me up usually late at night\u2026 mostly after three in the morning! And then she held me for hours on the telephone. She talked mostly about her children, and the press.\u201d<\/p>\n

Michael claimed that Diana would keep him on the phone for hours.<\/p>\n

\u201dLisa Marie used to get so jealous she would go into the other room, pick the receiver and listen in,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

Whether or not the late-night calls truly happened remains unconfirmed. According to Diana\u2019s friends who spoke with The Express, Jackson reportedly never had Diana\u2019s private number. If he called Kensington Palace, staff were instructed not to connect him to the princess.<\/p>\n

But what we do know is that the two shared similar experiences and a passion for the same causes.<\/p>\n

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Prince Charles and Diana, Princess of Wales (1961 \u2013 1997) meet singer Michael Jackson backstage at Wembley Stadium in London, before a concert by Jackson in aid of the Prince\u2019s Trust charity, July 1988. Jackson is presenting the Prince with a cheque for the charity. (Photo by Princess Diana Archive\/Getty Images)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Both Diana and MJ were deeply engaged in civic causes. When they first met, the humanitarian Jackson had donated $188,000 to the youth-oriented Prince\u2019s Trust charity and an additional $126,000 to the children\u2019s charity at London\u2019s Great Ormond Street Hospital.<\/p>\n

The couple also shared a similar taste in jewelry. Both Michael and Diana were clients of one of England\u2019s leading fashion jeweler, Butler & Wilson.<\/p>\n

But was there something deeper than just friendship and shared values?<\/p>\n

Jackson\u2019s former bodyguard, Matt Fiddes, confirmed the late-night calls, even claiming that the singer was \u201cin love\u201d with Diana.<\/p>\n

Fiddes, who worked closely with Jackson for a decade, said:<\/p>\n

\u201c[Jackson] felt she was the only person in the world who could understand his life in terms of not being able to go anywhere, and the media stories that got out of hand\u2026 The intrusion into the private life, having no privacy whatsoever, the children being hounded.\u201d<\/p>\n

How did Michael Jackson react to Diana\u2019s death?<\/h2>\n

What also united Michael Jackson and Princess Diana was their shared experience with paparazzi. Both were likely among the most photographed individuals for many years.<\/p>\n

Diana was constantly in the spotlight, and her persona contrasted with the royal family always drew interest from tabloids and photographers alike. Similarly, Michael Jackson\u2019s life story and ever-changing appearance made him a prime target for the media.<\/p>\n

The pair are said to have remained friends until Diana\u2019s tragic death in 1997.<\/p>\n

When Michael learned of her passing, he was devastated. According to\u00a0The Express<\/em>, the news reportedly hit the star so hard that he fainted and had to be revived with smelling salts upon hearing of her passing.<\/p>\n

He also postponed a performance on his HIStory tour. The singer was set to perform a concert in Belgium before an audience of 60,000 people, but the organizers reported that Jackson was so stunned by Diana\u2019s death that he was unable to go on stage.<\/p>\n

In a sad twist of fate, Diana had died just two days after Michael\u2019s 39th birthday.<\/p>\n

When he returned to the stage after a couple of days, he paid tribute to his late friend. He expressed, \u201cIn my heart, I was saying, \u2018I love you, Diana. Shine. And shine on forever, because you are the true princess of the people.\u2019\u201d<\/p>\n

Did Michael Jackson go to Diana\u2019s funeral?<\/h2>\n

However, Michael did not attend Diana\u2019s funeral. Instead, he went to a\u00a0memorial service<\/a>\u00a0for her in Los Angeles, where he told reporters that he wanted to be there to \u201chonor my friend who is no longer here\u2026 I love her.\u201d<\/p>\n

Dressed in black, sporting a black fedora and a red armband, Jackson arrived at the church in Los Angeles surrounded by an entourage of bodyguards. He was one of 1,000 guests in attendance.<\/p>\n

Michael Jackson spoke fondly of Diana on several occasions after her death. In 2003, he expressed his feelings once again, calling her \u201cone of the sweetest people I\u2019ve ever known, because we could relate to each other.\u201d<\/p>\n

He continued, \u201cWe shared something in common, with the press. I don\u2019t think they hounded anyone more than her and myself. And we had a relationship, where we would call each other late at night\u2026 just cry on each other\u2019s shoulders, how hard and difficult and how mean the tabloids can be.\u201d<\/p>\n

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Diana, Princess of Wales (1961 \u2013 1997) meets singer Michael Jackson backstage at Wembley Stadium in London, before a concert by Jackson in aid of the Prince\u2019s Trust charity, July 1988. (Photo by Princess Diana Archive\/Getty Images)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

It\u2019s quite fascinating to watch Diana and Michael Jackson together. Sadly, they\u2019re both gone before their time under strange circumstances. The photographer capturing that iconic moment likely didn\u2019t realize the historic significance of what would be Diana and Michael\u2019s only meeting. Yet, in hindsight, the image reflects the first tentative steps of a bond that would grow stronger with time.<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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