Diana rejected Oprah’s interview requests, saying she was only after ‘sensationalism’

Princess Diana was pursued by Oprah Winfrey just like her son and daughter-in-law Prince Harry and Meghan Markle were. However, her sense of humour had saved her from dropping bombshells. 

Royal historian Robert Lacey claimed in his updated edition of the book Battle of Brothers, that the late Princess of Wales “never had much time for” Winfrey.

Lacey said that the broadcaster was determined to bag an exclusive interview with Diana and had even flown all the way to London to get her to agree to it.

Right at the time when Winfrey was to dine at the Palace with the princess, she had recently shown off her weight loss with her new diet.

Keeping that in mind, Diana had asked her personal chef Darren McGardy to prepare his special tomato mousse.

As Winfrey was digging into the food, she had reportedly asked the royal: "Diana, how do you stay so slim eating rich food like this?"

Diana explained that she ate small portions and worked out regularly.

It was explained by Lacey that Diana had asked her chef to give her the fat-free version of the dish and serve Oprah a full-fat version with heavy cream and mayonnaise.

"Diana never did tell the truth. Diana felt very uncomfortable with Oprah. She thought that Oprah was only after sensationalism - like when she interviewed Fergie about her book, and all she wanted to talk about was Diana,” wrote Lacey.