The King of Pop - Michael Jackson - is and remains a timeless legend. However, he tragically gained a lot of attention due to his sudden death in 2009, when the then 50-year-old died of an overdose of the anaesthetic propofol. His last words before his death, for example, were recently publicised.
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Apart from the famous singer and entertainer, there are only a few who have won people over so much in recent decades - but Princess Diana, the tragically deceased ex-wife of the current British King Charles III, is certainly an exception.
Connected by a similar fate
As reported by the magazine Bunte, the two celebrities felt a strong bond, particularly due to their similar fates. 'We could understand each other,' Michael Jackson is believed to have once said, according to Bunte.
We shared common ground with the press. I don't think they pursued anyone like they did her and I.
The two are said to have spoken very often on the phone and exchanged ideas. According to l'essentiel, Michael's eldest son Prince, who, along with his siblings, still hasn't received their inheritance, also recalls that his father had nothing but loving and appreciative words for the princess. He explained:
He felt, as he explained to me, that he connected with her in a way that he didn't really have with other people. They both just wanted to be good people and be there for their children.
The first meeting
The two met backstage at a charity concert at Wembley Stadium in 1988 - and Princess Diana even embarrassed the pop singer at first. Lady Diana asked whether Michael also intended to perform the song Dirty Diana. He replied in the negative and explained that he had not included this song in his setlist out of respect for the Princess. Lady Diana regretted this very much, as the story goes Dirty Diana was her favourite song.
Her tragic death in a car accident in Paris in 1997 took its toll on the entertainer, as he himself later recounted in interviews. For a while, he couldn't deal with it at all. Later, he even played a concert in her honour.
This article has been translated from Oh!MyMag DE.
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Sources used:
Bunte: Treffen zweier Legenden: Als Diana nach ihrem Lieblingssong fragte, wurde Michael Jackson verlegen
90s90s: Listing: Lady Diana und ihre Lieblingsmusiker
L'essentiel: Michael Jackson hatte «so viel Synergie» mit Diana
