The images have become legendary: John Travolta and Lady Diana, dancing at the White House at a dinner hosted by Ronald and Nancy Reagan.
If the scene looks like a fairy tale from the outside, this was also the case for the main person concerned.
In an interview with
Esquire
, the
Pulp Fiction
star
spoke about how this magical evening had marked him.
“Think about the decor.
We were at the White House.
It's midnight.
The scene is like a dream.
I approach her, touch her elbow, invite her to dance.
She turns around and gives me that captivating smile, just a little sad, and accepts my invitation.
And we were there, dancing together like in a fairy tale, ”the star recalled.
"Who can imagine that something like this will happen to them one day?"
I was smart enough to write that in my memory as a magical, really special moment, ”he added.
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If John Travolta seems to have been marked for life by this event, it is apparently the Princess of Wales herself who insisted on having the privilege of dancing with the one who became known for his frenzied dance steps in
The Fever Saturday evening
.
“I didn't think they would ask me to dance with her. I had the great privilege and honor to do it, and I figured there had to be a reason for doing this and that I'd better give it my all. It meant leading the dance right and making sure we had fun. It was the easy part, but just greeting Diana appropriately, being confident and asking her to dance was a complicated task, ”he confessed.
John Travolta had already spoken about this moment in an interview in 2007. “I am very honored to have been able to live this experience, and I know for a fact that this is the highlight of his stay in the United States. United, her favorite moment.
So I feel like I made her life better, she made my life better, and I'm really sorry she's not here, ”he said, as
People
recalls
.
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