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There was a Titan clash with the people’s princess.
Princess Diana not only fascinated the public, but also apparently made Hollywood heavyweights a weak knee. In his new book, “Diana World: Obsession” Author Edward White explores how the late Princess of Wales not only shaking the monarchy, but also influenced pop culture decades after her death at the age of 36 in 1997.
One story White shares in his book about the Diana Effect claims that Sylvester Stallone and Richard Gere almost toeed toe at Elton John’s house in the 90s. The book description comes from John’s husband, David Furnish.
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Sylvester Stallone (left) and Richard Gere (right) were fighting Princess Diana in the 90s, author Edward White in his book Diana World. (Michael Putland/Getty Images/Tim Graham Photo Library Getty Images/Collection Christofel/Aramie)
Fox News Digital contacted Stallone, 78, and Gere, 75, for comments. When fans previously asked Stallone about the alleged incident in an old Instagram post, the actor replied “full manufacturing.” Biography.com It has been reported.
“It’s a story [also] From Elton’s autobiography, “White told Fox News Digital.”He invited Sylvester Stallone. And Richard attended a house party where Diana was also there. So, since it’s Elton John, everyone in the room would have probably been like an A-list celebrities or a large family of European royals. ”
“That’s why they showed up,” White shared. “According to Elton John, Sylvester Stallone showed up with the intention of picking up Diana.
Sylvester Stallone from “Rocky IV” on the other side of Dolph Lundglen as Ivan Drago. (United Artist/Getty Images)
“Sylvester Stallone came in and saw Diana in a deep conversation with Richard Gere,” White insisted. “He felt that Stallone was angry and angry as he got mad in the evening because Richard Gere was just controlling.
Elton John (left, seen alongside David Furnish here) first shared his account in his 2019 autobiography, “I.” (CAA’s Natasha Campos/Getty Images)
“At one point, Sylvester Stallone’s feelings made him better, from what Elton John said,” White continued. “Then he ran to Richard Gere. They had to separate. That was these two Alpha men, fighting for women who were, honestly, probably not the chance.”
Richard Gere with his girlfriend at the time, Cindy Crawford. They were married from 1991 to 1995. (Brenda Chase/Online USA, Inc./Getty Images)
John originally shared his account in his 2019 book, “Me.” According to the singer, Gere and Diana were digging deep into the conversation in front of his pad’s fireplace, which changed the atmosphere of the party.
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Princess Diana and Prince Charles separated in 1992. Their divorce was finalized in 1996. (Dave Bennett/Getty Images)
“I couldn’t help but notice the strange atmosphere in the room, just like the rest of us chatted,” John recalled as Biography.com quoted.
“Judging by the looks he kept shooting at them, Diana and Richard Gere’s new-blooming friendship was completely unsettling with Sylvester Stallone. He might have been at the party with the explicit intention of picking up Diana just to find plans for the evening.”
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“Now it appears Richard Guerre and Diana have been very stolen from each other,” John wrote.
Richard Gere was discovered in a deep conversation with the Princess of Wales. (Art Zerin/Getty Images)
According to John, the guests headed to the dining room for meals. However, Gere and Stallone were significantly missing. John said he then sent furniture to find a man.
“He came back with them, but he wore a rather grey look,” John wrote.
Princess Diana is seen wearing the famous “revenge” dress in 1994. (Jane Fincher/Getty Images)
“It seems he’s discovering Sylvester Stallone and Richard Zia in the hallway, squaring each other, clearly trying to solve Diana’s differences by playing a fistfight,” John wrote.
Edward White’s book, Dianaworld: An Obsession, is now available. (WW Norton & Company)
The outlet shared that Furnish was able to break the situation in time for dinner.
Sylvester Stallone and Richard Gere were not the only ones who were fascinated by Magnetic Princess Diana. What you can see here is John Travolta’s unforgettable dance with the royal family. (Photo by Pete Souza/The White House via Getty Images)
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Princess Diana captivated both common people and celebrities. (Photos by Tim Graham Photo Library via Getty Images)
John, 78, writes that Diana “appeared to be completely out of place” by it.
According to Biography.com, Sylvester Stallone calls the incident “complete manufacturing.” (Getty Images)
Tessa bare of Valnald’s children’s charity claimed on another occasion that Stallone was clear as much as many others were keen on Diana’s presence.
Princess Diana attends and presents the award at Bernad’s Champion Chander of the Year Ceremony at the Dorchester Hotel in London around 1993. Hollywood actor Sylvester Stallone also attended the event. (Kent Gavin/MirrorPix/Getty Images)
According to Edward’s book, Baring said during lunch in London that Stallone “really, really wanted to come and sit next to the Princess of Wales.”
“We didn’t let him do that, but we had him sit next to the child who was sitting next to the Princess of Wales,” said Baring, as White’s book quoted.
Here, a young woman from Diana Spencer is seen here after her engagement to former Prince Charles. (Chris Jackson/Getty Images)
“Burling recalls this opportunity as Diana felt like she was placing a movie star and including a child, touching on her own desire to find the latest gossip, asking questions about his love life, asking them as if asking them on Tracy’s behalf.
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Princess Diana died in 1997 after being injured in a car accident. She was 36 years old. (Terry Fincher/Princess Diana Archive)
Stallone and Zia were not the only stars reportedly longing to spend the night with the princess.
White’s book also explained how to do that. Queen’s frontman Freddie Mercurymanaged to disguise himself as Diana and sneak up from the palace, heading for “one of London’s most famous gay bars.”
Princess Diana is here when she arrived for dinner in Washington around 1996. (AP photo/Denispakin)
“There are these stories of royals slipping down among common people in disguise. They live like one of us, so they have this magical experience,” White told Fox News Digital. “By dressing up with male drugs and going out, she felt embraced by a marginalized community. She felt like an outsider, right or wrong, and they were so embraced by her that she felt an affinity with them.”
According to “Dianaworld”, Princess Diana sneaks into the gay bar with the help of Freddie Mercury of Queen. (Pete Still/Redferns/Getty Images)
“I think she was very happy to take the risk,” White continued. “I came back to most of her identity again while I was studying the book. She took the most incredibly boldest risk. She never stopped thinking about things very often… But she also thought she felt that she wasn’t living properly unless she took Rias.”
“You can claim it Engaged to Prince Charles When I was 19, I only met him a few times and didn’t know much about what I was expecting from her, it was a pretty huge gamble,” White said.
Like many royals before her, Princess Diana manages to sneak out of the palace. (Tim Graham Photo Library via Getty Images)
In his book, White cited Cleo Locos’ memoirs. He claims that she spent the night with Mercury, Diana and Kenny Everett after the princess persuaded her to take her to the royal Voxon Tavern. Everett warned the princess that the venue was “not for you… full of hairy gay men.”
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British comedians Kenny Everett and Cleo Locos on June 9, 1988. (B. Gomer/Express/Getty Images)
“But Diana is persistent, so Everett helped disguise herself with a man’s drug. She thrusts her hair into a camouflage army jacket, a leather hat and dark aviator sunglasses,” Locos quotes in White’s book.
“For at least one night, she was pretending to be someone else who could discover herself,” wrote Edward White. (Tim Graham Photo Library via Getty Images)
“After scrutinizing her on half-light, we decided that the most famous icon in the modern world might just turn out to be just like that.
White wrote that the disguise worked.
Reports show Princess Diana was never caught. (David Levenson/Getty Images)
“It was ridiculously outrageous, so oddly exciting. No one, nobody, nobody, recognized Diana.”
White writes that the group reportedly stayed for a drink and left. Diana quietly returned to Kensington Palace. The next day, I sent Everett’s clothes back.
