'That said a lot' Christopher Biggins on moving moment during ‘date’ with Princess Diana
express.co.ukPrincess Diana, whom he described as “extraordinary and sadly missed.” The I’m A Celebrity… Get Me Out Of Here! winner explained how his friendship with musical theatre sensation Liza Minnelli had led to a meeting with the late Princess of Wales.He recalled how Liza had once invited him to watch her perform at the Royal Albert Hall, asking him to accompany “a girlfriend of hers” to the live show.
However, the actor, who has been in showbusiness for more than 50 years, could never have guessed who he would be spending the evening with.
He said: “I went to the dressing room [at the Albert Hall], and we're laughing and having a drink, a glass of wine or something.“Then, suddenly, the door goes, and I go and open it.
And standing there is Princess Diana, who is my date for the evening.“So we all have a drink. And then they say to me: 'Look, you can't go in with the lights up.So we will dim the lights in the auditorium and then you'll be taken to your seats on the front row of the stalls.“So we were standing there for about five minutes, and I'd met her once or twice before, but this was on a very personal level.Biggins went on to share Diana's emotional admission about her two sons, Prince William and Prince Harry.“And I said to her: 'I've just seen that wonderful picture of you and your boys on Britannia.
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