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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
Lifestyle
Jenny Garnsworthy

Kurt Russell reveals he once offered his home to Princess Diana

  • Hollywood actor Kurt Russell revealed he once offered his property as a private retreat for Diana, Princess of Wales, and her two young sons, Prince William and Prince Harry.
  • Russell recounted meeting Diana and Charles, then the Prince of Wales, at the 1991 premiere of the film Backdraft, where he was seated between them.
  • He told Diana that if she ever wanted a discreet place to go, he would help arrange it.
  • Diana subsequently brought Prince William and Prince Harry to stay at Russell's unspecified property for a week, though Russell himself was not present at the time.
  • Prince Harry has since told Russell that he remembers the visit as “one of the really fun times they had.”

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