6 things that Princess Diana has always done during New York's visit
The great apple has always treated the princess as a queen.
princess diana Was no doubt the princess of the people, but when she visited the city of New York, she was welcomed - and treated like a queen. Everybody of charity workers in Hollywood Stars wanted to meet the princess and she sparked a lot of enthusiasm whenever she touched in Manhattan. As the most famous woman in the world during the pre-internet age, it is surprising to learn that Diana was able to stay a little below the radar by turning her head to the hotspots of the city like the four seasons and The Carlyle Hotel. Here are the six little little-known things Diana whenever she grabs the big apple with her presence of treat. And for more the fine princess,Learn the secret story behind his famous "revenge dress".
1 She stayed at her favorite hotel.
The luxuriousCarlyle Hotel On the top side is the favorite place of Diana to stay every time she visited the city of New York. In a tribute touching at his end mother,Prince William andCatherine, Duchess de Cambridge, I chose to stay at the hotel for their inaugural visit to Manhattan in December 2014.
Jennifer Cooke, director of communications at Carlyle, saidPeople At the time, "the duke and the duchess, I think I am definitely stayed here at Carlyle because Princess Diana was used to staying here and she loved this hotel very well. I heard it to say. That in the lobby he had heard so much about this hotel over the years and they were really happy to be here. "
2 She lunch with her media flies.
A seat with Diana was one of the most sought after interviews in the world. After his head and disastrous manufacturing interview withMartin Bashir For BBCPanorama (Of which she then said that she regretted doing), the princess never made another single television interview. But that did not stop some of the biggest names in the media.Barbara Walters andOPRAH WINFREY Diana continued would have been pursued in vain. A few months before his death, while in the city for the auction of Christie of his dresses in June 1997, Diana lunch withTina Brown, who was the publisher ofThe New Yorker, andAnna Wintour,publisherVogue, in the four seasons. Brown has largely written lunch over the years. One of the main discussion topics: Diana's summer plans.
The princess told the two publishers that as a single parent, it was difficult to find something exciting to do with her sons compared to whatPrince Charles Could offer, like the greatness of balmoral and other royal holiday spots. She told them to take the boys on board on boardMohamed Al Fayed's Yacht in the south of France. It was on the yacht that made it possible to present Diana to his son,Dodi FayedAnd put the wheels moving for a tragedy that would always change the British royal family.
3 She has always been time for charity.
Diana knew that, wherever she was going, the press followed, so when she arrived in Manhattan, she always assured to draw attention to charities and causes she cared for the most . Over the years, she visited many charitable institutions and health institutions from the city, including theHenry Street Regulation, a social service agency, and theHarlem Hospital Center, where she visited the pediatric aid room to more than one occasion. During his last visit to New York, in June 1997, she metMother Teresa, The founder of the missionaries of charity, the missionaries of the Charity Residence in the Bronx. The nun would die a few months later in September-the day before in front of Diana's funeral.
Diana was a favorite of the crowd of fashion and one of his best friends was the endLiz Tilberis, who was the editor ofHarper Bazaar. The princess sowed the crowd by wearing a silhouette of hug dress and hair slipped when she presented a reward to the Creators of America's fashion designers at Lincoln Center during a two-day visit to the city in January 1995 . A year later in December, she accompanied Tilberis to the rewards held the metropolitan museum of the art where she turned heads in a one-way evening dress designed by her honleyJohn Galliano, who was then at the bar of the design house Christian Dior.
Its highest profile mode was the auction of Christie, "dresses" in June 1997. While it did not attend the real auction, which generated $ 3.25 million for The charities of cancer and AIDS, it was the attraction of STAR at a VIP reception before the sale 23 June, whereLord Handlip, President of Christie's International, andChristopher BafourPresident of Europe of Christie, welcomed a reception for the city list of the city, including Wintour andJoan Rivers, with potential bidders who had paid large dollars for an overview of the princess that night.
5 She bought.
Diana loved shopping and engaging in a lot of retail therapy in New York. Among his favorite luxury outposts in the city: Bergdorf Goodman, Tod's and Lana Marks, the handbag store of the noun, belonging to Marks, who was a friend close to the princess. And for a deeper stake in Diana's wardrobe, here'sPrincess Diana would never wear.
6 She had secret meetings with celebrities.
That's not all that Diana did during his visits was documented by Paparazzi still present. In 1995, she had a secret top meeting with Carlyle withJohn F. Kennedy, Jr. The Son of the end of the president (and the nearest we had due to the royalty on this side of the pond) met Diana in the hope of convincing her to be on the cover of her brilliant political magazine,George. The Princess and Kennedy had never crossed trails before and she looked like friends she was curious about him (and found it very attractive). She agreed to meet him (but she had no intention of agreeing to be photographed).
At the time, Diana was separated from Charles and tilted photographers off the outside of the hotel hoping to get the money from the decade. But they were stationed at the wrong door. The photographers assumed that both enter the hotel through the less visible side inlet of Carlyle. But they were foiled when Diana and JFK Jr. walked at the main entrance without a single camera that manages to capture the two icons together on the movie.
Diane Clehane is a journalist and author of New YorkImagine Diana andDiana: the secrets of his style.
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