Prince Harry Remembers Diana’s White House Dance As He Accepts ‘Living Legend’ Award From John Travolta
deadline.comPrince Harry paid tribute to his mother Princess Diana on Friday night as he collected his ‘living legend of aviation’ award from John Travolta.
The Daily Mail reports that Harry, being recognised for his work as a helicopter pilot and gunner in the British Army, took to the stage at the Beverly Hills Hilton, where he spoke to Travolta of the actor’s famous dance with his mother at the White House in 1985.
Harry said: “I was just a one-year-old when you danced with my mum at the White House and now look at us.” Travolta also remembered the famous occasion, saying: “Now I see you again under a new circumstance, on a new stage.” Harry added: ‘The only thing left to do is… not dance together but fly together.’ Harry served for 10 years in the military, rising to the rank of Captain, and later founded the Invictus Games for wounded military personnel and veterans.
He told the audience: “For me, flying has been a transcendent experience. A close encounter with magic, an invitation to both protect freedom… and to feel free, and, funny enough, an opportunity to ground oneself, without actually being grounded. “I find my flight training — which was over the course of three years— to be one of life’s greatest lessons.
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