Princess Diana’s crush on George Michael made Wham! star ‘uncomfortable’

died in a Paris car crash.HBO Max’s upcoming documentary, “The Princess,” will dive into the world’s “unhealthy obsession” with the late royal, incorporating archival footage from Diana’s life and death.Unidentified voices in the trailer note that “the princess has been the best thing to happen to the monarchy in centuries.” The mystery voice in the teaser also says, “The prince realizes that he’s taking second place,” presumably about Charles, who was infamously miffed by her worldwide fame.The doc will take a deep dive into the tumultuous marriage of Diana Spencer and Prince Charles, the role the media played in her life, her legacy and her relationship with her two sons, Prince William and Prince Harry.“A hallowed and tormented marriage is giving the media and its public nothing else to talk about,” a voice says.The trailer also cuts to background whisperings saying: “We have an unhealthy obsession [with her] and it’s the media that’s causing the problems.”“When you put a modern person into an ancient institution, they will be destroyed. At a certain point, the British people don’t want to hear anymore,” explained another voice.The film will premiere on August 13, ahead of the 25th anniversary of Diana’s passing.

Princess Diana’s tumultuous years in the spotlight have been captured in a new lens. On Wednesday, HBO released the first trailer for the upcoming documentary,, which will examine the media’s portrayal of the People’s Princess, from the time she was thrust into the spotlight as Prince Charles’ wife, to her time as a working royal and the aftermath of her untimely death. “The relationship of Diana and Charles, the Prince and Princess of Wales, was tabloid fodder for nearly two decades, the subject of almost daily headlines in the 24-hour news cycle,” the press release reads.

Princess Diana’s tumultuous years in the spotlight have been captured in a new lens. On Wednesday, HBO released the first trailer for the upcoming documentary,, which will examine the media’s portrayal of the People’s Princess, from the time she was thrust into the spotlight as Prince Charles’ wife, to her time as a working royal and the aftermath of her untimely death. “The relationship of Diana and Charles, the Prince and Princess of Wales, was tabloid fodder for nearly two decades, the subject of almost daily headlines in the 24-hour news cycle,” the press release reads.

Girls’ club! Duchess Kate didn’t waste any time getting to know sister Pippa Middleton’s newest bundle of joy, daughter Rose.

Prince Harry was warned by his three times married uncle, Earl Spencer, to reconsider his marriage to Meghan, an author has claimed. The revelations come in the book 'Revenge: Meghan, Harry and the War between the Windsors', which has seen author Tom Bower speaking to 80 people who know Harry and Meghan personally, to unpick the truth behind the couple.Claims made by the author range from how Meghan failed to get on with Harry's friends to the changes the palace forced the writers of Suits to make after the couple's relationship became public knowledge. READ MORE: Meghan and Harry may have quit social media ‘as favour’ to Queen - commentator One story from Bower's book suggests that Diana, Princess of Wales's brother, Earl Spencer, was asked to speak to his nephew about his closeness with Meghan.

A new book on royal couple Prince Harry and Megan Markle has recently hit shelves - and it has made some explosive claims against the Duke and Duchess of Sussex.

He may be the third in the line of succession to the British throne, but even Prince George has been given a special nickname by his peers at school.The young prince, who recently celebrated his ninth birthday, studies at Thomas's Battersea in south west London along with his younger sister Princess Charlotte, seven. At school, George is reportedly known by initials, PG, which is also believed to be what his parents, the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge, call him at home.

In Saturday 23 July night’s episode of Unseen Bits of the hit ITV2 show Love Island, the Islanders were seen having a chat about the Royal Family and Danica Taylor admitted to “not knowing” who Princess Anne is. The Unseen Bits episode often sees Islanders passing the many hours they have to kill in the villa and viewers get a glimpse of the somewhat random conversations that helps them pass the time.

Prince Harry "wouldn’t have married Meghan Markle" if Princess Diana was alive, The Queen’s former aide has strongly claimed. In an exclusive interview with GB News on Friday 22 July, The Queen’s former Press Secretary Dickie Arbiter also hit out at the BBC as pressure grows on them to apologise for the Martin Bashir scandal.

BBC bosses are braced for further humiliation over the Princess Diana scandal – thanks to popular Netflix drama The Crown.The new series will reflect “what is now known’’ about the circumstances that led to the Panorama interview with the princess and how she was treated.The 1995 TV grilling by former BBC reporter Martin Bashir made global headlines as the Princess of Wales spoke openly about her marriage to Charles and revealed all about his lover Camilla Parker Bowles.READ MORE: Prince Harry branded 'disloyal and rude' for Netflix deal after The Crown backlashDiana famously said: “There were three of us in this marriage, so it was a bit crowded.”Last year, a report by Lord Dyson concluded the BBC covered up “deceitful behaviour” by Bashir to secure the interview.It led to calls from the Duke of Cambridge for it never to be aired again.And on Thursday (July 22), the broadcaster was forced to make a grovelling apology and pay big damages to former royal nanny Tiggy Legge-Bourke.It was revealed Bashir made up allegations that she had an affair with Prince Charles as part of his plot to “trick” Diana – who died in 1997 – into giving him an interview. Scriptwriters working on the fifth series of The Crown, due later this year, have worked new details about the Diana chat into their storyline.For more of the latest showbiz news from Daily Star, make sure you sign up to one of our newsletters here.A source close to the show said: “It will reflect what we now know about how the interview was obtained and how Diana was treated.”Dominic West will play Charles, with Elizabeth Debicki as Diana.The BBC recently agreed it would no longer broadcast clips from Bashir's interview.

BBC director general Tim Davie has pledged to "never" air Princess Diana's "Panorama" interview on the network again and urged other broadcasters to follow suit. Diana was interviewed by journalist Martin Bashir 27 years ago for the network’s "Panorama" program. An independent investigation conducted by Lord Dyson found that the public broadcaster "fell short of the high standards of integrity and transparency which are its hallmark." The report also found that Bashir used "deceitful behavior" to gain access to Diana, including allegedly forging documents.

Meghan Markle demanded that Prince Harry put out a statement comparing her to his late mother Princess Diana — way back when they had just started dating?! Yet another shocking claim from the bombshell book everyone is talking about.

“deceitful behavior” that Bashir, 59, used to procure the 1995 tell-all talk.A source close to the production revealed to the Daily Mail that scriptwriters of “The Crown” have woven in findings from the report into storylines for Season 5.“[The season] will dramatize events surrounding the ‘Panorama’ interview, given the pivotal part it played during the time period the new series covers,” the insider said.“It will reflect what we now know about how the interview was obtained and how Diana was treated,” the source noted.Diana’s brother Charles Spencer said Bashir, who no longer works for the BBC, used fake bank documents and lied about Lady Di being bugged by security services to get the interview. Watched by more than 23 million people in 1995, Diana said “there were three of us in this marriage,” referring to husband Prince Charles and his now-wife, Camilla Parker-Bowles.Once the fakery and lies were uncovered, the late Princess of Wales’ son, Prince William, asked the BBC to never air the bombshell interview again.BBC’s director general Tim Davie said in a statement on Thursday that the episode will never see the light of day in the future.

Express.co.uk about the Spice Girls’ “lovely relationship” with Prince Charles after meeting him several times over the years.The group famously first met the future king 25 years ago and he was left blushing when both Geri Horner (formerly Halliwell) and Mel B kissed him on the cheek.Pushing royal boundaries even further, Geri told Charles that she thought he was “very sexy” and gave him a pat on the bottom.Reflecting on the infamous meeting, Melanie C joked that the group would be “#MeToo’d” for their antics nowadays, although says Charles is able to “chuckle” about it now.She told Express.co.uk: “We have been very, very lucky to meet the Queen and Prince Charles, obviously we have a bit of a history with Prince Charles!“It’s so funny when that old footage pops up of when we first met Charles and he ended up covered in lipstick and having little pats on his bottom. I mean, you know, the girls would get #MeToo’d for that now wouldn’t they!  “But we do have a lovely relationship with Charles.

The Queen led tribute to her great-grandson Prince George on his ninth birthday on Friday 22 July.The 96 year old monarch’s tribute to the young Royal was posted on Friday on the official Royal Family Instagram page, with the caption: “Happy 9th Birthday Prince George!” along with a cake emoji.The words accompanied a photo of the Queen with Prince George, who fondly calls the monarch ‘Gan Gan’, as the pair sat on a balcony together at Buckingham Palace at the end of the Platinum Pageant on The Mall last month. Prince George’s grandfather, Prince Charles, 73, and the Duchess of Cornwall, 75, joined the Queen in sending their birthday praise.

Princess Diana.The People's Princess reportedly loved to give children gifts that were noisy and tricky for their parents to assemble.It was typical of the cheeky and fun-loving nature of the princess who once gave her then teenage son William a birthday cake in the shape of a pair of boobs.Following her tragic death in August 1997, Diana's long-time friend Julia Samuel decided to carry on her pal's tradition.Godmother to both Prince George and Prince William, Ms Samuel described how she still buys 'impossible' toys for the family that William then spends days attempting to put together with cautious assembling.It may not especially please George's parents, but is all in good spirits.Ms Samuel said: “I do to George what [Diana] did to us, which is give impossible toys that are really noisy and take a lot of making.“I come in slightly tipped by the size of the present that William then has to spend days putting together."And then put all the machinery together and it makes awful tooting noises and lights flashing and all of that. That makes me laugh and it makes George laugh."The traditional noisy homage to Diana is expected to take place again this year on July 22 when Prince George celebrates his ninth birthday.The young royal - third in line to the throne - was born at St Mary's Hospital in Paddington to The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge on July 22, 2013.He was introduced to the world the following day when he was just over 24 hours old.Ms Samuel said George is amazing, funny, feisty and cheeky."God she [Diana] would have loved him so much.

Prince George of Cambridge, turns nine on today, on Friday, July 22. Third in the line of succession to the British throne, behind his grandfather Prince Charles and father Prince William, the young royal is quite high up in the line for the throne.

Prince George is no different.He is turning nine years old today (July 22) and in celebration there is one tradition set by Princess Diana that the Royal Family enjoys – except for Prince William.George has enjoyed a whirlwind of a childhood, being born into one of the most famous families in the world.He has also been caught in the middle of the public eye since his birth, as millions have seen him grow from a baby, through school and into the young royal he is now.Born in 2013, he was the focus of media attention even before his birth because the government introduced a Succession to the Crown Bill in the House of Commons to help end sex discrimination.It meant that no matter the sex of the first-born in the Royal line of succession, they would grow up to take the throne, male or female.In the end it made no difference for George, but even though he is a trend-setter in that regard, he certainly keeps to some traditions, especially for his birthday.The tradition actually started with Princess Diana and has been continued by her close friend and the future king’s godmother, Julia Samuel.Each year, she buys George an ‘impossible’ gift, one that William will then spend the next few days painstakingly assembling.She said: "I do to George what [Diana] did to us, which is give impossible toys that are really noisy and take a lot of making."William then has to spend days putting together.

Prince George is all smiles ahead of his ninth birthday! Kate Middleton and Prince William on Thursday shared a new picture of George to tout his birthday on Friday. "George is turning 9!" the couple wrote on Twitter, along with a birthday cake and balloon emoji. George was photographed on a beach in a light-blue polo shirt as he closely resembled his father.

BBC has agreed to pay substantial damages to former royal nanny Alexandra Pettifer, previously known as Tiggy Legge-Bourke, after “false and malicious” claims that she had an affair with Prince Charles and terminated a pregnancy.

The BBC has vowed “never” to broadcast Princess Diana’s 1995 Panorama interview with Martin Bashir again following the “shocking” revelation of how it was obtained, the corporation’s director-general has said. An inquiry led by Lord Dyson found the BBC covered up Mr Bashir’s “deceitful behaviour” to secure his headline-making interview with the Princess of Wales and “fell short of high standards of integrity and transparency.” The report said that the journalist was in “serious breach” of the BBC’s producer guidelines when he faked bank statements and showed them to Diana’s brother Earl Spencer to gain access to her.