Elton John’s Memoir Reveals A Side To Princess Diana That The Public Never Really Saw
It was no secret that Elton John and Princess Diana were friends — nor was it a secret that they eventually fell out. But no one was ever really sure what caused the rift — until the pop icon finally spoke out. In his autobiography Me, Elton dished the dirt about the feud between himself and Diana. And what he had to say left fans of both of them stunned.
The famous insider
That wasn’t all. Me also contains explosive revelations about what Diana and the rest of the royal family were like behind closed doors. And as someone who ended up making his way into the royal inner circle, Elton had been a witness to some surprising scenes — ones the royals wouldn’t have wanted him to talk about.
Dirt about Diana
The autobiography caused quite a stir when it was released — perhaps because Elton also chose to spill some eyebrow-raising secrets about Rod Stewart. But when it came to Diana, he was gentle with her. Even when the star spilled the beans on the feud between him and the princess, it was clear that he misses his old friend.
Once close buddies
Elton and Diana first ran into each other in 1981, at a 21st birthday bash for Prince Andrew. They stayed in touch after that fateful meeting as well and grew to become very close. And eventually the pop star and the princess had something big in common. AIDS awareness and research were causes dear to both their hearts.
Love for her sons
Elton got to know Princes Harry and William, too. And in 2018 he wrote a piece for Time magazine honoring Harry as one of the Time 100 that year. “I first met an extremely shy and sweet Prince Harry at a private lunch at Kensington Palace, given by his mother Princess Diana for Gianni Versace and me many years ago,” the star revealed.
