“We were very close,” he told German media in 1999. “She was extremely close by phone… Diana woke me up usually late at night… mostly after three in the morning!”
He added that the calls often lasted for hours, focusing on her children and struggles with the press. Jackson even claimed his then-wife, Lisa Marie Presley, became jealous of these conversations.
However, friends of Diana later disputed this, saying Jackson never had her private number and that palace staff were instructed not to connect his calls.
Shared Causes and Shared Pressures
What is clear is that Diana and Jackson shared similar experiences and values. Both were deeply involved in charitable work. Around the time they met, Jackson donated large sums to The Prince’s Trust and Great Ormond Street Hospital.
They also shared a taste in jewelry, both being clients of the same British designer, Butler & Wilson.
Jackson’s former bodyguard, Matt Fiddes, later claimed the singer was “in love” with Diana, saying she was “the only person in the world who could understand his life” under relentless media scrutiny.
