Diana did, however, have CDs by Michael Jackson in her record collection, indicating that she really genuinely liked his music. She reportedly listened to the albums Thriller and Bad repeatedly, for instance.
Diana also met MJ on July 16, 1988, because of his songs. That day was the first and only time she and her then-husband, Prince Charles, met up at Wembley Stadium to see Michael Jackson’s Bad tour performance.
In a 1997 interview with Barbara Walters, Jackson said, “She told me she was honoured to meet me.” Before shaking hands with Diana,
Michael remembers feeling very uncomfortable, a tension that is nearly palpable in the pictures taken that day. Their first meeting seemed a little hesitant and uncomfortable for a reason.
The main reason for this was because the diva was concerned that the song “Dirty Diana” may offend her, therefore she chose to take it from the performance lineup.
He felt it was unacceptable to sing the song, which is about a rock groupie, with the female monarch present. “In 1997, I removed.
