The Rocketman singer was close friends with the princess prior to her death in August 1997.
The pair’s friendship is said to have begun after Elton was reportedly hired to perform at Prince Andrew’s 21st birthday celebrations in 1981.Elton performing a rewritten version of his song Candle In The Wind as a tribute to Diana, Princess of Wales, at her funeralElton and Diana went on to work together helping to raise awareness of AIDS.for helping to smash stigma surrounding the disease when she publicly shook hands with a patient in 1987.
“She knew the disease could not be communicated by hand. Her gesture meant nobody should be left behind. She did not distinguish between ‘us’ and ‘them’.” Speaking at a Princess of Wales memorial lecture, he added: “I like to think she would be proud and astonished if she could see the progress that has been made since she left us.”
Elton has regularly supported Diana’s sons William and Harry over the years and attended both their royal weddings alongside his husband, David Furnish.
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