King Charles reportedly disapproved of Princess Diana’s friendship with Michael Jackson and blocked the King of Pop from assembly Prince Harry and Prince William after their mother’s tragic loss of life.
Jun. 28 2024, Printed 10:53 a.m. ET
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Diana and Jackson, who had been two of essentially the most well-known folks on the planet within the late ’80s, bonded over the strain of the extraordinary media consideration and scrutiny they confronted.
Diana and Jackson, who had been two of essentially the most well-known folks on the planet within the late ’80s, bonded over the strain of the extraordinary media consideration and scrutiny they confronted.
“He used to speak about Diana rather a lot — he stated that she was his preferrred spouse,” Fiddes recalled. “They spent hours on the cellphone … she used to ring on a regular basis and he used to ring her on a regular basis. However Prince Charles — King Charles now — tried to place an finish to it rather a lot.”
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Princess Diana died in a automotive crash in Paris in 1997, a yr after divorcing Charles.
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Princess Diana died in a automotive crash in Paris in 1997, a yr after divorcing Charles. And when Jackson was in London a number of years later in 2002, he wished to satisfy her sons William and Harry to pay his respects.
“Prince Harry and Prince William wished to satisfy Michael,” Feddes stated. “Clearly they knew their mum was mates with Michael Jackson — she used to go to the Wembley live shows through the Dangerous period and so forth. We set it up, for Michael to satisfy them, however King Charles, we had been advised he had put a cease to it.”
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The singer was reportedly speculated to greet the younger princes on the Home of Lords, however the meet was canceled on the final minute.
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The singer was reportedly speculated to greet the younger princes on the Home of Lords, however the meet was canceled on the final minute resulting from Charles’ issues over potential “controversy.”
“We had a really official letter come by way of saying ‘Prince William and Prince Harry won’t be assembly Michael Jackson,'” Feddes defined. “That was exhausting, as a result of we needed to ship the information to him and that is sort of why he got here to London.”
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Jackson was first accused of sexually abusing a 13-year-old boy in 1993.
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Jackson was first accused of sexually abusing a 13-year-old boy in 1993. His failed assembly with the princes got here shortly earlier than Martin Bashir‘s 2003 documentary Residing With Michael Jackson led to additional allegations of kid molestation and a high-profile trial.
Feddes claimed that Prince Harry remained a fan, nonetheless: “I met him at Cheltenham racecourse. He stated ‘You’ve obtained to introduce me to Michael, I wish to discover out a bit extra about my mum.'”