According to a new biography, Donald Trump “aggressively pursued” Princess Diana after divorcing Prince Charles in 1996, and after her death, “could nail her if I wanted to.” ” he claimed.
with advance copy of King: The Life of Charles III By Christopher Andersen Newsweekthe author says, in the 1990s, Diana “rejected” the romantic advances Trump made after the breakdown of his marriage to Charles.
“It didn’t help that Trump aggressively pursued Princess Diana post-divorce: an HIV test,” Andersen wrote of Trump’s relationship with Charles.
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Subsequent comments by Trump were made during interviews with radio host Howard Stern in 1997 and 2000.
Shortly after the princess died in a car accident in Paris at the age of 36, Stern said to Trump, who had various ties to both Diana and Charles in the 1980s and 1990s, “Why do people say you Do you think it’s selfish?” I asked. Did you go out with Lady Di? ”
“You could have got her? You could have nailed her,” Stern said. Daily Beast.
“I think we can,” Trump replied.
At a debate in 2000, Stern brought up the topic of Diana again, asking Trump, “Would you have slept with her?”
“Don’t hesitate,” was the reply.
After Charles and Diana’s marriage fell apart, leading to their formal separation in 1992, popular speculation began to resurface that Diana was considering moving to the United States, specifically to a property in Trump Tower. I was.
Sources speculate that the reports were made to promote Trump’s wealth holdings, but in 1994, Buckingham Palace announced that the princess was looking to buy an apartment abroad, following talks run by the royal family. denied having been. new york post.
“This report is highly speculative garbage. It is simply not true,” a palace spokesman replied. Guardian“The princess has no plans to buy an apartment in the US or anywhere else and has no plans to live outside of the UK.”
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Reports that Trump tried to win Diana’s endorsement after Diana’s divorce stemmed from an article written by her friend and broadcaster Serena Scott, who interviewed Trump in 1995.
The business moguls weren’t happy with Scott’s portrayal of him in the article and, as a result, have sent “threatening” letters addressed to her over the years, she claims. There is
In 2015, Scott wrote about having lunch with Diana, and Diana expressed concern over Trump’s approach to her.
“He threw Princess Diana at Kensington Palace with a large bouquet of flowers worth hundreds of pounds each,” Scott wrote. Sunday Times“Trump clearly saw Diana as the ultimate trophy wife.”
“As roses and orchids piled up in her apartment, she became more and more worried about what to do,” the station continued. I was starting to feel it.”
Scott then said Diana sought advice on how to handle the situation.
“‘What should I do?’ she asked. ‘He shudders at me.’
“‘Throw it in the trash,’ I advised. Diana laughed.”
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After Scott’s allegations were made public, Trump was asked by Piers Morgan on British television about his relationship with the princess in the run-up to the 2016 presidential election.
“There’s been a lot of talk lately that you were a little crazy with Princess Diana,” Morgan said.
Trump replied, “Completely false.” “It was so wrong. I read that you were calling her or something. It was so wrong.”
“I respected her, but I wasn’t interested from that point of view. But I met her once.
Mr Trump has been very likable to some members of the British royal family since he took office, writing a lengthy tribute to the late Queen Elizabeth II after her death in September and giving a new Prince Charles is “a great and outstanding successor,” he added. Dear Mum. ”
Newsweek reached out to Donald Trump’s office for comment.
King: The Life of Charles III By Christopher Andersen, published by Gallery Books of Simon & Schuster, will be released on November 8th.
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