Princess Diana‘s introduction to the press in 1980 was dominated by headlines calling her “Shy Di.” The former Lady Diana Spencer was only 19 years old when she was thrust into the media spotlight as then-Prince Charles’ girlfriend. However, Queen Elizabeth’s former press secretary had a different view of the soon-to-be Princess of Wales. He claimed there was “nothing shy about her.”
Princess Diana keeps her head down in a 1980 photo, earning her the nickname of ‘Shy Di’ | Hulton Archive/Getty Images In one year, Princess Diana went from meeting then-Prince Charles to marrying him
While Princess Diana had met then-Prince Charles informally when she was 16, just three years later, her demeanor sparked his romantic interest. The meeting took place at Philip de Pass’s house in Sussex.
“He’d just broken up with his girlfriend, and his friend Mountbatten had just been killed. I said it would be nice to see him.
Princess Diana keeps her head down in a 1980 photo, earning her the nickname of ‘Shy Di’ | Hulton Archive/Getty Images In one year, Princess Diana went from meeting then-Prince Charles to marrying him
While Princess Diana had met then-Prince Charles informally when she was 16, just three years later, her demeanor sparked his romantic interest. The meeting took place at Philip de Pass’s house in Sussex.
“He’d just broken up with his girlfriend, and his friend Mountbatten had just been killed. I said it would be nice to see him.
- 3/24/2023
- by Lucille Barilla
- Showbiz Cheat Sheet
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