Bryan Adams has nothing but nice words “straight from the heart” when it comes to Princess Diana.
The singer (64) showered the late princess with praise while in a new interview for The Sunday Times.
“We had a lot of really, really good conversations, I have to tell you. It’s actually weird and surreal to think about,” he recalled to the outlet. “I really liked Diana a lot, she was an amazing woman and a super-big inspiration.”
“Meeting her is truly one of the greatest things that ever happened to me,” he added.
Bryan Adams denies that he and Princess Diana were anything but good friends
He said he met the princess on a plane after he co-wrote and released a song called “Diana” — which many believe was inspired by the princess’ 1981 marriage to Prince Charles.
Bryan Adams and Princess Diana.
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“I said, ‘I used your name in a song once,’ and Diana said, ‘Yeah, I know, very funny. Actually, I’d like to hear it again,’ he recalled. “So I sent a copy to Kensington Palace, got an invitation to tea and that’s how we became friends.”
Their friendship grew over time, he said. “When I went to the circle for the first time [Kensington Palace] it wasn’t, like, ‘I really need to talk to someone,’ and you don’t go into someone’s life wanting to know everything in the first 10 minutes,” he continued. “It was, ‘Let’s have a cup of tea.’ But later, the more we became friends, the more I found out what was really going on.”
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Adams said the lyrics to “Diana” were “boy humor” and noted that the original inspiration behind the song was from “that guy who [had] broke into the queen’s bedroom and sat on her bed smoking.” However, he noted that he “retired [the song] after Diana died out of respect for her and her boys.”
When the “All for Love” rocker was also asked if he tried to save Princess Diana from her fate, he replied “Maybe, a little bit.”
Adams previously denied rumors that he and Diana were “once in a romantic relationship” in one episode Watch what’s happening live with Andy Cohen in 2018, saying he characterized his friendship with her as “great friends”.
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“Friends with benefits?” Cohen asked, to which Adams replied, “She’s just … we were good friends.”
Adams sparked speculation that he had feelings for Princess Diana after posting “Diana.” The song’s lyrics were about a woman named Diana who Adams called “the queen of all my dreams.” In the song, he professed his love for the woman and implied that her husband – never named – was not good enough for her as he begged her to leave him.
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