Diana
Discover breaking news about Princess Diana, with comment and analysis from the team at Marie Claire.
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Princess Diana Wrote That Her Honeymoon Was a “Tremendous Success” In a Letter to Her Family’s Former Housekeeper—Despite Finding Cufflinks Given to Prince Charles by Camilla Parker-Bowles
Nine letters written by the former Princess of Wales are predicted to net upwards of $25,000 at auction today.
By Rachel Burchfield Published
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Cardi B Channels Princess Diana
Pixie cut and all!
By Julia Gray Published
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Kevin Costner Confirms That a Sequel to ‘The Bodyguard’ Was Happening with Princess Diana Starring Opposite Him—and That, After Her Death, “It Got Kind of Ugly” Between Him and the Royal Family
“The royal family kind of turned on me a little bit.”
By Rachel Burchfield Published
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Princess Diana "Kind of Fancied" Kevin Costner, Per Prince William
This is in the running for fun fact of the century.
By Iris Goldsztajn Published
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Princess Diana’s Brother Charles Spencer Hires the Same Divorce Lawyer That Prince Charles Used In His 1996 Divorce from Diana
Fiona Shackleton, known as the “steel magnolia” of lawyers, also represented Prince Andrew in his divorce from Sarah Ferguson the same year.
By Rachel Burchfield Published
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Lip Readers Decode the Advice Queen Elizabeth Gave Princess Diana on the Buckingham Palace Balcony the Day Diana Married Prince Charles
Lip readers have also deduced what Charles said to his bride while at the altar at St. Paul’s Cathedral 43 years ago this summer.
By Rachel Burchfield Published
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Princess Diana’s Wedding Dress Designer Knew the Moment Diana Asked Her to Design Her Gown That Her Life Was “Never Going to Be the Same Again”
Elizabeth Emanuel detailed the design process, noting that Diana didn’t “have any idea” about what she wanted her now-iconic dress to look like.
By Rachel Burchfield Published
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Princess Diana Was Underprepared and Had No Idea What She Was Getting Into When She Married Prince Charles, Friend Says: “She Was Just Trying To Do Her Best”
At the same time, neither the Firm nor Charles knew what on earth to do with Diana’s immense star quality, either.
By Rachel Burchfield Published
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Prince Harry Takes After His Mom Princess Diana During Visit With Wounded Nigerian Soldier
"I got chills seeing Harry like this, the spitting image of Diana."
By Danielle Campoamor Published
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Princess Diana Didn’t Just Dance with John Travolta During That Famous Night at the White House—She Danced with Tom Selleck, Too
“I gotta say, she seemed to be having the time of her life,” Selleck said of their turn on the dance floor in 1985.
By Rachel Burchfield Published
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Princess Diana’s First Work Contract—Which Includes a Fib from Diana Herself Written In Her Own Handwriting—Sells at Auction for a Staggering Sum
The then Lady Diana Spencer wrote she was looking to start work as “soon as possible” back in May 1979.
By Rachel Burchfield Published
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Princess Diana Only Attended One Met Gala and Was, Unsurprisingly, the “Belle of the Ball”
Her “elegant, but revealing” John Galliano for Dior silk slip dress, worn to the event in 1996, is loaded with symbolism—and almost didn’t happen.
By Rachel Burchfield Published
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Diana Spencer, Then 19, Started Sobbing in the Ladies’ Room As She Asked Princess Grace of Monaco for Advice About Marrying Royalty
As their stars collided that night in March 1981, neither the former Grace Kelly nor the future Princess of Wales had any idea that they’d both someday die far too young in the same manner.
By Rachel Burchfield Published
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Princess Diana Revealed to a Royal Author the Real Reason Why Her Marriage to Prince Charles Ended Not Long Before She Died in 1997
And no, it apparently wasn’t Camilla Parker-Bowles.
By Rachel Burchfield Published
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Michael J. Fox Recalls Being a "Fake Yawn and Arm Stretch Away From Being on a Date" With Princess Diana
The actor says it was one the most "surreal" moments of his Hollywood career.
By Danielle Campoamor Published
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Princess Diana Told Queen Elizabeth Through Tears That Her Then-Husband Prince Charles Was “A Nightmare” and That She “Hated” Him, Royal Author Claims
Ingrid Seward’s new book examines the relationship between mother and son, Her late Majesty and her heir, Charles.
By Rachel Burchfield Published
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Princess Diana Would Be "Absolutely Distraught" Over the State of Prince William and Prince Harry's Relationship, Expert Claims
She wanted them to have each other's backs.
By Iris Goldsztajn Published
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Prince Harry Is Reportedly “Worried” About Sister-in-Law Kate Middleton After Seeing Mother Princess Diana and Wife Meghan Markle Endure Similar Public Vitriol
Harry and Kate were once famously close.
By Rachel Burchfield Published
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Prince William Is “Very Sensitive” About Kate Middleton Being Hounded by the Press Like His Mother Princess Diana Once Was: “He’s Seeing Elements of That Being Repeated Again”
The couple is particularly hurt by rumors of their marriage being in trouble, according to reports.
By Rachel Burchfield Published
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Despite Being 5,000 Miles Apart, Prince William and Prince Harry Still Couldn’t Bear to Attend an Event at the Same Time—Even One That Honored Their Mother Princess Diana
Their separate appearances at the Diana Awards were carefully timed so that William, onsite in London, had zero opportunity to interact with Harry, calling in from California.
By Rachel Burchfield Published
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Kate Middleton's Photo Fail on Mother’s Day Yesterday Actually Wasn’t the Only Surprise We Got from the Royal Family
Princess Diana’s niece Lady Kitty Spencer, after keeping her entire pregnancy a secret, announced that she is a new mom on social media yesterday.
By Rachel Burchfield Published
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Princess Diana Carried This Dior Handbag So Much, Dior Renamed It for Her
The story of the Lady Dior bag is one worth knowing.
By Rachel Burchfield Published
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With Days to Go, Princess Diana Nearly Called Off Her Wedding to Prince Charles—Until This Key Player Intervened
“As far as Diana was concerned, the royal wedding was off.”
By Rachel Burchfield Published
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Sophie Turner Has Officially Broken Out Her Revenge Dress
She's taking cues from the Princess Diana playbook.
By India Roby Published
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Prince Harry Jokingly References an Iconic Moment Between Princess Diana and an A-List Actor as He Receives Award in Beverly Hills
Meghan Markle wasn’t at her husband’s side, as one of the couple’s two children unexpectedly “became unwell.”
By Rachel Burchfield Published
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Prince Harry Gave Nephew Prince Louis a $10,000 Copy of a Beloved Children’s Book Inspired by Princess Diana
A royal expert predicts that Louis hasn’t read it yet—for a valid reason.
By Rachel Burchfield Published