How Princess Diana’s Crush On George Michael Really Made Him Feel
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By Linda DiProperzio/July 23, 2022 12:04 pm EST
The two supported one another through hard times. George was there for Diana when she went through a messy divorce from Prince Charles, and Diana returned the favor when George lost his mother in 1997. But there was always a distance between the two, Garvin explained, because George was well-aware that Diana was smitten with him.
Princess Diana’s feelings for George Michael made him ‘uncomfortable’
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The fact that they were both such public figures also played a part in George proceeding with caution. Diana and George each had difficulty finding true friends they could trust, and the former lead singer of Wham! never wanted to do anything that would be considered exploitative towards the princess.
Still, George was devastated when Diana passed away due to injuries sustained in a car accident in Paris in 1997. He attended her funeral and admitted that he “bawled” during the service. “I had forgotten my hanky and I was really streaming,” George revealed, per Express. “I was one of the few people in that part of Westminster Abbey that was really blubbering.”
