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Princess Dianawas exquisite. We were both wearing Bruce Oldfield gowns that night. She was in silver lamé with big shoulder pads, and I was in white silk, also with big shoulder pads. The next day the tabloids all hadDynasty Di meets Alexis.She was called Dynasty Di a lot because some of the clothes that she wore were quite similar to what I wore onDynasty.
I met her five or six more times after that, and she was always exceedingly charming, very down-to-earth, very real, not at all stuffy. She asked about the paparazzi because there was an absolute barrage on the red carpet. She said, “Oh my God, is it always like this?” I said, “You’ll get used to it.” She said, “I don’t know if I will.”
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I think she brought the royal family into the 21st century. She was extremely modern. She was the first person to hold the hands of AIDS patients and walk along the road where there had been landmines. There wasn’t anyone else like her.
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She would be 60 years old now. When I think of all the life that she could have lived, it’s just very sad. I cried for days after hearing she had died. The only other person, other than my parents, whom I was so upset about was President Kennedy when he was assassinated. She was very natural and unaffected and real. I think that that has rubbed off on her sons, particularlyPrince William, and also I think thatPrincess Kate, the Duchess of Cambridge, is following in her footsteps. I can’t think of anybody who has been as popular. Of course,the Queenis exceedingly popular. But Diana, she was a phenomenon.
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