Posted on 09/12/2006 12:19:42 PM PDT by gopwinsin04
Diana Wanted to Become America's First Lady
Paul Burrell with Princess Diana. (ABC News)
By KATE SNOW
NEW YORK, Sept. 12, 2006 — In his new blockbuster book, "The Way We Were," Paul Burrell says that Princess Diana had ambitions to become the first lady of the United States.
"She knew a billionaire in America, and she suggested to him that if they were together. … His yearning to run in politics could lead to the White House, that one day she could be the first lady and she'd visit Britain on a state visit," Diana's former butler and confidant said to "Good Morning America's" Kate Snow in an exclusive interview.
Burrell said that in the mid-1990s Diana had dreamed of following in the footsteps of stylish first ladies.
"She's been a huge fan of Jackie Onassis for years, and a huge admirer, too, of Nancy Reagan and Hillary Clinton. But Jackie Onassis had the edge. And she fantasized about redecorating the White House," Burrell said.
"It wasn't a fantasy. It could have been a reality. It really could. They would have been a golden couple."
While the mystery man in New York had political connections, he was not the love of Princess Diana's life.
Neither was Prince Charles or Dodi Al Fayed, Burrell said, who dismisses claims that Diana was engaged to Fayed when they died in a Paris car crash.
"She was not going to marry Dodi Al Fayed, because there was someone else in her life. She had a soul mate, and she'd fallen in love with someone else," he told Snow.
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Trump
I guess the money could actually blind her when it had to......
How come Katie Couric didn't lead with this story last night?
She fantasized about redecorating the White House?
So much for the lady who spent her whole life working hard for the people.
I immediately thought of Bloomberg too. Is he married?
SOROS.
I guess Trump was between wives then...
Like I said, I guess the money could actually blind her when it had to...... ;-)
Gates?
John John
Ross Perot?
Seriously, I miss Diana. She was a hero to most girls my age (10 when she married). Wasn't until years later we learned there isn't a 'happily ever after'. Especially with a cad like the horse loving Charles.
The butler can say pretty much anything he wants, since she's not here to defend herself. Cad.
Anyway, last I heard she was preggers with Dody's baby.
Was John John a billionaire? The list of New York billionaires in the political game is pretty short...
Michael Dell
Fortune was estimated at 850 M in 1990, so yes, probably was. Especially considering the 90s boom.
She was descendant from George Washington right?
They did have a vy serious fling or so I have heard. I think you are correct.
I'm not trying to trash the thread, I understand that passing it by is an option. But this is a legit question. What is the fascination with Diana? It's like a huge cult. I just don't understand, could someone enlighten me?
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