It is not the first improbable declaration of love for Kevin Costner. Long before the French Minister of Culture’s statement Rachida Datiwho on May 19 launched a I will always love you totally unexpected, the one that Prince William told him took place. In an interview with the magazine Peoplethe actor and director of Horizon, An American Saga, which was presented at the last Cannes Film Festival, recalled his meeting with the heir to the throne a few years ago. “I was in England and I got a message that the prince would love to talk to me. The first thing I said was: ‘How?’ and immediately: ‘Okay.’ We met just the two of us in a room. He came over and we shook hands. The first thing he said to me was: ‘My mother had a soft spot for you.’
Without going into more details, the filmmaker shared with People his memory of this “so sweet” exchange with Prince William. To tell the truth, the actor had already spoken with Diana in the past about a possible “collaboration on the sequel to The bodyguard“, according to People. Everything happened thanks to Sarah Ferguson, the ex-wife of Prince Andrew and Duchess of York. “Suddenly things began to happen after others, very discreetly, because I work like that.” […] It was adorable. Sarah organized everything. Sarah was very good, because she could have said, ‘I’m a princess too. ‘And what about me?’ But she didn’t do any of that. And Diana and I started talking.”
A bodyguard and a princess with a tragic destiny
In a previous interview published by GuardianKevin Costner gave some details about the conversation he had with Diana: “She was extremely sweet on the phone when she asked me questions. She asked me if there was going to be a kissing scene. She said it in a very respectful way. I think she was a little nervous. because every aspect of his life was totally controlled. I responded: “Yes, it may be, but we will do everything possible to make sure everything goes well.”
In 2012, Frank Farmer revealed some of the plots that would have taken place if Princess Diana had starred in the sequel to The bodyguard: “The plot involved his character protecting Diana from stalkers and paparazzi before they began to have a romantic relationship,” explained the British newspaper. The actor said that he received the first script for the film on August 30, 1997, the day before the car accident that killed the princes’ mother. William and Harry.
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